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UK businesses receive privacy guidance on secure document disclosure

( July 31, 2025, 09:52 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: UK companies and public sector authorities today received new guidance on how to disclose documents securely. The UK’s privacy regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office, has included details on how to check spreadsheets for hidden personal information and reduce the risk of a data breach. The ICO suggested that recent breaches — such as the Ministry of Defence's high-profile leak of Afghan personal data — prompted the update, as they involved “documents being disclosed without proper checks.”Statement follows. Full guidance attached....

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