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John Edwards resigns! A look back at his time at the ICO
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John Edwards has abruptly resigned as the UK Information Commissioner via a LinkedIn post, leaving behind a rather complicated legacy. In this episode, Robert Bateman looks back at Edwards’ four-and-a-half-year tenure. We unpack an era defined by massive platform fines, jurisdictional ping-pong, a highly convenient alignment with Home Office surveillance goals, and a surprisingly lenient approach to public sector data blunders. Was the Edwards-era ICO truly "innovation-friendly," or just inconsistently interventionist?
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The LinkedIn Departure…
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