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The Information Commissioner’s Office has hit a clear warning to charities that it won’t go soft on them, after it required the Alzheimer’s Society to sign a formal undertaking agreeing to comply...
(ISC)² warns new big fines are finally bringing data security to boards’ attentions
Imminent fines are bringing data security issues to boards’ attentions. Those are the comments of John Colley, EMEA managing director of (ISC)². (ISC)² is a not-for-profit organisation that educates...
It’s a case of ‘Do As We Tell You’ not ‘Do As We Do’ as Labour is the latest political party caught out for flouting privacy laws when canvassing
The Labour Party has embarrassingly been told off for breaching the privacy rights of 500,000 people in a canvassing campaign, when it sent the recipients a recorded message of actress Liz Dawn telling...
Coroners and Justice Act brought into force to allow Information Commissioner to inspect premises for data protection breaches
Sections 173 to 175 of the Coroners and Justice Act has been brought into force as of 1 February. This gives the Information Commissioner – the data protection regulator in the UK – the right to inspect...
School admits to loss of laptop containing sensitive personal data of over 1,000 pupils and staff
A school has admitted storing sensitive personal data of about 1,200 pupils and staff on an unencrypted laptop, which was subsequently stolen. The Information Commissioner’s Office – the regulator...
Information Commissioner wants powers to inspect organisations’ use of data…
The Information Commissioner – the regulator in charge of enforcing data protection law in the UK - has called for powers to carry out spot checks on organisations to see if they are complying with...
Patient records turn up as gift wrapping paper at shop
Whatever next? NHS patients' paper records have turned up as packaging to wrap gifts up in at a jewellery shop! The records had originally come from Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, although the...
Information Commissioner gets broader enforcement powers as Coroners and Justice Bill receives Royal Assent…
The Information Commissioner’s Office – the body in charge of enforcing UK data protection laws – has been given greater enforcement powers, as the Coroners and Justice Bill has been passed. The...
Government launches consultation on new powers for ICO to issue a maximum £500,000 fine for data protection breaches…
The Government has launched a consultation which would provide the Information Commissioner’s Office - the UK's data protection regulator - with powers to fine organisations up to a maximum of £500,000...
Kraft/Cadbury deal prompts calls for reform of takeover laws
Italian prison sentences for Google executives for user-generated material sends shockwaves across the Internet
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Computer games designer’s failure to disclose his previous ideas meant employing company owned them – Burrows v Smith, High Court
Computer games designer’s failure to disclose his previous ideas meant employing company owned them – Burrows v Smith, High Court
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