The ICO issued 17 financial penalties in 2020, with a total value os £42.4 million. The majority of the money relates to two GDPR penalties imposed on Marriott International (£18.4 million) and British Airways (£20 million) for major data breaches. Ticketmaster’s (£1.25 million) was the next-biggest fine, while the remaining 14 standing at £500,000 or less.
What is this page?
You are reading a summary article on the Privacy Newsfeed, a free resource for DPOs and other professionals with privacy or data protection responsibilities helping them stay informed of industry news all in one place. The information here is a brief snippet relating to a single piece of original content or several articles about a common topic or thread. The main contributor is listed in the top left-hand corner, just beneath the article title.
The Privacy Newsfeed monitors over 300 global publications, of which more than 5,750 summary articles have been posted to the online archive dating back to the beginning of 2020. A weekly roundup is available by email every Friday.
