UK Data Watchdog Fines Leave.EU, Eldon Insurance

The UK data protection regulator (the Information Commissioner’s Office – ICO) launched a wide-ranging investigation into the use of personal information for political purposes following the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica affair. It resulted in the publication of a lengthy report titled ‘Democracy disrupted? Personal information and political influence’ in July 2018, and a fine on Facebook set at the maximum amount possible – £500,000 ($645,000).