The UK’s data watchdog has acknowledged that COVID-19 is causing massive disruption to the way organisations are operating, and suggested that it will take a soft-touch approach towards organisations unable to meet statutory data protection requirements during the outbreak. The ICO also said that it will not “penalise” organisations that are unable to handle information or data requests in a timely manner — welcome news as many firms’ ability to process and action GDPR requests will be severely limited as resources are diverted to ensuring newly remote workforces are bedding in to working from home.

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