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ICO rules Google has committed a ‘significant breach’

15 November 2010 | Mark Weston

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ruled that Google committed a significant breach of the Data Protection Act after it inadvertently collected personal data when its cars were driving around...

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More control of data for Internet users

15 November 2010 | Mark Weston

As part of its attempts to strengthen data protection laws, the European Commission has recommended a revamp of privacy law in the EU to allow Internet users the ability to delete private data from the...

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Israel becomes an ‘adequate’ data protection nation

8 November 2010 | Mark Weston

Data can now be transferred to Israel freely without breaching European Union data protection law. Israel is the seventh country to have its data protection regime approved by the EU. Formal approval is...

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Information Tribunal takes limited view of data protection exemption based on restrictive interpretation of ‘personal data’

18 October 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, people anywhere in the world have the right to see information held by more than 100,000 UK public bodies about the way in which decisions are made and public...

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European Commission takes UK to court over failure to protect privacy and data

11 October 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The European Commission has announced that it is taking the UK to the European Court of Justice for failure to properly implement European Union rules protecting protection of data and privacy. The issue...

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Could law firm sending out mass letters for copyright infringement be first to incur new £500,000 fines for serious data protection breaches?…

7 October 2010 | Mark Weston

ACS:Law may be the first business to incur the recently introduced expanded fines of up to £500,000. The controversial law firm has made its name by sending out thousands of letters to alleged peer-to-peer...

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BIS consults on implementation of new E-Privacy Directive

28 September 2010 | Mark Weston

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is consulting on plans to implement a new E-Privacy Directive. The European Union law was passed in 2009 and needs to be implemented into domestic law...

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CAP Code to apply to material on own websites

8 September 2010 | Mark Weston

The CAP Code is being extended to apply to material on organisations’ own websites. The CAP Code is a code of practice governing the content of adverts and marketing communications. It is administered...

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UK businesses not confident about compliance with data protection laws and concerned for the costs involved, but vast majority think rules should be tougher

21 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick

About 50% of UK businesses think the UK’s data protection laws should be tougher, and 87% want anyone disclosing sensitive data to be required to reveal that fact. That is according to a survey of 1,200...

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Information Commissioner issues code of practice for online behavioural advertising

20 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Information Commissioner’s Office – the UK’s data protection regulator – has issued a code of practice dealing with online behavioural advertising issues. Online behavioural advertising refers...

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Latest news and views tagged data protection directive

ICO rules Google has committed a ‘significant breach’

More control of data for Internet users

Israel becomes an ‘adequate’ data protection nation

Information Tribunal takes limited view of data protection exemption based on restrictive interpretation of ‘personal data’

European Commission takes UK to court over failure to protect privacy and data

Could law firm sending out mass letters for copyright infringement be first to incur new £500,000 fines for serious data protection breaches?…

BIS consults on implementation of new E-Privacy Directive

CAP Code to apply to material on own websites

UK businesses not confident about compliance with data protection laws and concerned for the costs involved, but vast majority think rules should be tougher

Information Commissioner issues code of practice for online behavioural advertising

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