The wide definition of personal data in the Information Commissioner’s Office’s (ICO’s) proposed code of practice for journalists is unworkable and poses a “serious danger” to journalism, editors from three major British publications said.
In a joint letter to the Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan and Justice Secretary Dominic Raab, three editors from The Daily Telegraph, The Times of London, and Mail newspapers called on the government follow the steps of Germany, Sweden, Australia, and New Zealand and exempt journalism from data protection laws in its proposed Bill of Rights.
