Britain's data protection watchdog has fined Scottish charity Birthlink £18,000 for destroying approximately 4,800 personal records containing irreplaceable adoption documents to create space within their filing cabinets.
In a controversial decision that has sparked widespread criticism, the UK's data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), announced that it would not take enforcement action against the Ministry of Defence.
The NSW Government has awarded Aristotle Metadata a new three-year contract to continue hosting its central metadata platform following a competitive tender process.
Australia's privacy regulator will intensify scrutiny of artificial intelligence use, facial recognition technology and government messaging apps as part of its regulatory priorities for 2025-26.
Western Australia will implement state-based privacy legislation for public sector organisations from July 2026, establishing new compliance obligations for government agencies and contracted service providers.
