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Information Commissioners Office<\/h1>\n

What does Information Commissioners Office mean?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Information Commissioner is the UK's data protection commissioner and heads the UK's data protection authority, the Information Commissioners Office. Like all other supervisory authorities, the Information Commissioners Office is an independent body responsible for the protection of personal data and access to information held by public authorities and other public bodies.<\/p>\n

Practical example<\/h2>\n

The Information Commissioners Office plays an important role in day-to-day business, for example when it comes to the protection and legally compliant processing of personal data.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Information Commissioner is the UK's data protection commissioner and heads the UK's data protection authority, the Information Commissioners Office. Like all other supervisory authorities, the Information Commissioners Office is an independent body responsible for the protection of personal data and access to information held by public authorities and other public bodies.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-41241","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nInformation Commissioners Office - Ailance<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Information Commissioners Office: Definition im Datenschutz, typische Risiken & Beispiele \u2013 DSGVO\u2011Bezug. 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