The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office has released its annual report for 2017–18. According to an ICO news release, data protection complaints are up 15 percent, and self-reported breaches are up 30 percent. It has also issued the "largest number and amount of civil monetary penalties in our history," including 26 penalties totaling 3.28 million GBPs and 19 criminal prosecutions with 18 convictions. "This is an important time for privacy rights, with a new legal framework and increased public interest," Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham said. She also noted that "New laws and high profile investigations have helped put data protection and privacy at the centre of the UK public’s consciousness like never before." 
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