# News

What has changed in data protection, AI governance and cyber security, in plain English.

- [Which websites did AI cite on AI governance?](https://theassurancedesk.com/news/ai-answers-ai-governance-sources-october-2026.md): AI governance, 13 October 2026. Our October snapshot shows which websites appeared in answers to selected UK questions about AI governance.
- [The ICO led our data protection citation snapshot](https://theassurancedesk.com/news/ai-answers-data-protection-sources-october-2026.md): Data protection, 13 October 2026. The regulator appeared most often in our October answers to selected UK questions about data protection help.
- [Which websites did AI cite on ISO certification?](https://theassurancedesk.com/news/ai-answers-iso-certification-sources-october-2026.md): AI governance, 13 October 2026. Our October snapshot shows which websites appeared in answers to selected UK questions about ISO certification.
- [Expert views: less data, safer AI](https://theassurancedesk.com/news/experts-week-5-11-october-2026.md): AI governance, 13 October 2026. Daniel Solove and Lisa Forte raise questions worth asking before you collect personal data or put AI to work.
- [UK data protection: what changed in September 2026?](https://theassurancedesk.com/news/uk-data-protection-september-2026.md): Data protection, 13 October 2026. A look back at the regulator’s new structure, TikTok’s withdrawn appeals and the debate about smart glasses.
- [AI answers on the EU AI Act: 1 official source in 111](https://theassurancedesk.com/news/ai-answers-eu-ai-act-official-sources.md): AI governance, 2 October 2026. AI answers can help you find names, and for what the EU AI Act asks of you, the official sources come first.
- [The ICO became the Information Commission on 30 September 2026](https://theassurancedesk.com/news/ico-becomes-the-information-commission.md): Data protection, 29 September 2026. A board replaced a single commissioner at the top of the UK regulator, and its powers, its work and the ICO name carried on.

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