The ICO’s Data Protection Practitioners Conference 2021 was organised online on 5 May. Elizabeth Denham, Information Commissioner welcomed the audience by saying that privacy is now mainstream. “Those of you who have been in the profession for a little while will recognise that people are finally interested in what we do – saying you’re a data protection regulator isn’t the conversation killer it once was.”

She explained the importance of trust in the use of Covid-status certification schemes and stressed they will only work if the public can see that their personal data is being used responsibly.