So let& #39;s be clear: @ICOnews began a formal investigation into " #DataAnalytics for #PoliticalPurposes" in May 2017:

https://ico.org.uk/action-weve-taken/investigation-into-data-analytics-for-political-purposes/

putting">https://ico.org.uk/action-we... out an "update" in July 2018:

https://ico.org.uk/media/action-weve-taken/2259371/investigation-into-data-analytics-for-political-purposes-update.pdf

and">https://ico.org.uk/media/act... a report to Parliament in November 2018:

https://ico.org.uk/media/action-weve-taken/2260271/investigation-into-the-use-of-data-analytics-in-political-campaigns-final-20181105.pdf">https://ico.org.uk/media/act...

And in January 2019, @ICOnews was still & #39;chasing& #39; the (now insolvent) SCL Elections Ltd, i.e. Cambridge Analytica, for failure to respond to an enforcement notice on a DSAR:

https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/news-and-events/news-and-blogs/2019/01/scl-elections-prosecuted-for-failing-to-comply-with-enforcement-notice/

while">https://ico.org.uk/about-the... clearly stating that its & #39;investigation& #39; was still ongoing:

Through 2019, @ICOnews handed out a few more related fines https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten"> & even managed to get @facebook to cough up... £500k:

https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/news-and-events/news-and-blogs/2019/10/statement-on-an-agreement-reached-between-facebook-and-the-ico/

It">https://ico.org.uk/about-the... consulted (briefly) & "reminded" political parties to behave in #GeneralElection2019:

https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/news-and-events/news-and-blogs/2019/11/information-commissioner-reminds-political-parties-they-must-comply-with-the-law-ahead-of-general-election/

But">https://ico.org.uk/about-the... has pretty much...

...said nothing since then; there& #39;s certainly nothing on the & #39;investigation& #39; page:

https://ico.org.uk/action-weve-taken/investigation-into-data-analytics-for-political-purposes/

nor">https://ico.org.uk/action-we... on its official feed:
https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/news-and-events/news-and-blogs/

So">https://ico.org.uk/about-the... why are we hearing that there& #39;ll be no final report?!

Is that true, @ICOnews? If not, when can we expect to see...

...it published? And if it is true, please explain why we won& #39;t.

Oh, while you& #39;re at it, and regardless of the report, please publish a full breakdown of what this 3 YEAR & #39;& #39;investigation& #39; with no final report cost the British public.

Regulators have to be #accountable too!

Here is @ICOnews confirming to @EmmaLBriant that the investigation into SCL/CA has "concluded", with no intention to publish any further report "into this matter":

https://twitter.com/EmmaLBriant/status/1299116574910095360?s=19

But">https://twitter.com/EmmaLBria... that does not speak to the *wider* & #39;investigation& #39; that clearly continued AFTER...

... @ICOnews& #39; last legal action against SCL/CA.

Has the *entire* & #39;investigation& #39; into " #DataAnalytics for #PoliticalPurposes" been dropped? (It wasn& #39;t just about SCL/CA, after all...)

Will @CommonsDCMS be demanding answers? And will the #ICO not even notionally & #39;finish the job& #39;?

..."at the discretion of the Commissioner" is hardly a sufficient excuse for not publishing a full account of this "completed" investigation - especially one still so clearly in the #PublicInterest.

While we& #39;ve come to expect little from @ICOnews, this sets the bar to a new low!