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United Kingdom: Published ICO guidance for data protection by default in software

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Published ICO guidance for data protection by default in software

On 13 March 2023, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published new guidance for data protection by default in software. The guidance aims to enable UX designers, product managers and software engineers to embed data protection into their products and services during the development phase. For this purpose, the guidance outlines key privacy considerations for each stage of product design and provides relevant resources.

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Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: other software
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority

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2023-03-13
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On 13 March 2023, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published new guidance for data prote…