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Information Commissioner’s Office won’t go soft on charities on data compliance

23 February 2010 | Paul Gershlick

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...

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(ISC)² warns new big fines are finally bringing data security to boards’ attentions

19 February 2010 | Paul Gershlick

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...

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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

1 comment 10 February 2010 | Paul Gershlick

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...

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Coroners and Justice Act brought into force to allow Information Commissioner to inspect premises for data protection breaches

9 February 2010 | Mark Weston

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...

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School admits to loss of laptop containing sensitive personal data of over 1,000 pupils and staff

22 December 2009 | Paul Gershlick

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...

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Information Commissioner wants powers to inspect organisations’ use of data…

15 December 2009 | Paul Gershlick

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...

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Patient records turn up as gift wrapping paper at shop

14 December 2009 | Paul Gershlick

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...

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Information Commissioner gets broader enforcement powers as Coroners and Justice Bill receives Royal Assent…

3 December 2009 | Mark Weston

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...

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Government launches consultation on new powers for ICO to issue a maximum £500,000 fine for data protection breaches…

2 December 2009 | Samantha Lloyd

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...

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