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Information Commissioner's Office released guidance for consumer Internet of Things products and services

On 11 June 2026, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) released the guidance for consumer Internet of Things products and services following a consultation that ran from June to September 2025 and included an associated impact assessment. The …

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
technological consumer goods, software provider: other software, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2025-06-16
in consultation

On 16 June 2025, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) opened a consultation on draft guidanc…

2025-09-07
processing consultation

On 7 September 2025, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) closes its consultation on draft g…

2026-06-11
adopted

On 11 June 2026, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) released the guidance for consumer Int…