the commissioner has been elizabeth denham, and she leaves her post at the end of november. you very much indeed for speaking to the bbc�*s you've been information commissioner. since 2016, summer 2016, a particularly lively period in british politics. were you quite aware of what you were getting into, in terms of the sheer scale of the gargantuan power of, in particular, the californian tech companies that have been so much of your focus? well, i had been in the crosshairs of some of those big companies in my previous work in canada. but what i didn't know, and i think none of us knew, the massive acceleration of information, communications technologies, the take up of services online, and also the the size and scope of these companies that are bigger than nation states. and the lobbying power that comes with it, because these companies have added trillions of dollars in their power. they spend some of that money trying to stop through lobbying, trying to stop people like you from regulating them. the other thing that i've learned in this job is that big tech not only has

elizabeth denham, the uk's information commissioner for the past five years, thank you very much indeed arrived in scotland. we've seen some snow across northern areas today, but that colder air is pushing its way southwards. now, a real turnaround in fortunes when you think about saturday's temperatures and how they were up at around 15 or 16 degrees, including in the highlands of scotland. well, tomorrow's temperatures more typically around 4 or 5 celsius. it is going to feel a lot colder. now, the colder air is going to be arriving on these northerly winds, and those winds push the cold air right the way into the south. however, this is our cold front. and ahead of it, overnight, we'll stilljust be about into the milder air across the far south of england and wales, so temperatures, cardiff and london, about 6 or 7 degrees. 0therwise, further north, frost pretty widespread and there's a risk of icy stretches in scotland, where we'll continue to see frequent snow showers with some significant accumulations building up. could be some localised disruption. and for 0rkney, some very stro

for the past five years, the commissioner has been elizabeth denham, and she leaves her post at the endthe bbc. so you've been information commissioner since 2016, summer of 2016, a particularly lively period in british politics. were you quite aware of what you were getting into, in terms of the sheer scale, the gargantuan power of, in particular, the californian tech companies that have been so much of your focus? well, i had been in the cross hairs of some of those big companies in my previous work in canada, but what i didn't know, and i think none of us knew, the massive acceleration of information communications technologies, the take—up of services online and also the size and scope of these companies that are bigger than nation states. and the lobbying power that comes with it, because these companies have added trillions of dollars in their power and they spend some of that money trying to stop, through lobbying, people like you from regulating them. the other thing that i've learned in this job is that big tech not only has lobbying power, but they also have really deep pocket

for the past five years, the commissioner has been elizabeth denham, and she leaves her post at the endere getting into, in terms of the sheer scale, the gargantuan power of, in particular, the californian tech companies that have been so much of your focus? well, i had been in the cross hairs of some of those big companies in my previous work in canada, but what i didn't know, and i think none of us knew, the massive acceleration of information communications technologies, the take—up of services online and also the size and scope of these companies that are bigger than nation states. and the lobbying power that comes with it, because these companies have added trillions of dollars in their power and they spend some of that money trying to stop, through lobbying, people like you from regulating them. the other thing that i've learned in this job is that big tech not only has lobbying power, but they also have really deep pockets. so when it comes to litigating, and these companies are definitely willing to litigate against public authorities like my office, deep pockets means that ther

the commissioner has been elizabeth denham,