ICO launches six-week call for evidence on agentic AI data-protection risks
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The ICO launched a six-week call for evidence on agentic AI data-protection risks, drawing developers, deployers, and security/privacy experts into a public consultation that will shape future safeguards for autonomous systems. The process focuses on how organizations manage personal-data risks as AI systems become more autonomous, with responses due by November 20.
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ICO launches six-week call for evidence on agentic AI data-protection risks
Industry Or Public Sector UpdateThe UK Information Commissioner’s Office launched a six-week call for evidence on how organizations are managing the data protection risks of agentic AI, seeking views from developers, deployers, and AI security and privacy experts. The consultation set a November 20 response deadline and came alongside the regulator’s enquiries with OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and the UK’s AI Security Institute about recent agentic AI testing and deployment.
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- Major AI Firms Pledge Data Protection Changes Following UK Privacy Watchdog Push — www.infosecurity-magazine.com — 09.10.2026 11:00
- Major AI Firms Pledge Data Protection Changes Following UK Privacy Watchdog Push — www.infosecurity-magazine.com — 09.10.2026 11:00