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Information Commissioner’s Office approves NHS Trust’s wide application of duty of confidentiality exemption to freedom of information laws

14 October 2010 | Mark Weston

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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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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Information Commissioner’s Office sounds warning for estate agents

15 September 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Estate agents have been warned: the Information Commissioner’s Office is looking to check you out. The ICO – the regulator in charge of enforcing data protection law in the UK – has warned estate...

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ICO gives Google minor ticking off for its interception of wireless data during Street View data gathering

11 August 2010 | Mark Weston

The Information Commissioner’s Office has given Google a ticking off but went on to say that no further action was necessary after the UK’s data protection regulator had investigated the search engine...

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Information Commissioner’s Office set to get tough with public bodies that fail to comply with Freedom of Information Act

23 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Information Commissioner’s Office – the UK’s information regulator – is set to get tough with public bodies that fail to comply with the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The Act gives people...

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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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Information Commissioner calls for prison sentences for data breaches, as data complaints to the regulator rise

16 July 2010 | Mark Weston

Christopher Graham, the Information Commissioner, has called for prison sentences to deter the illegal sale and purchase of people’s data. Graham, who is in charge of regulating data in the UK, said...

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Government launches public consultation on data protection laws

14 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Government has launched a consultation with the public to ask for their opinions on the country’s data protection laws and whether the position can be improved. The consultation has a wide remit...

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European Commission gives UK Government two month ultimatum to make Data Protection Act comply with EU Data Protection Directive requirements

2 July 2010 | Mark Weston

The European Commission has laid down a two month ultimatum in which the UK Government must comply with the Commission’s requirements to ensure that the UK’s Data Protection Act 1998 properly complies...

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Google’s Street View cars have been recording people’s wi-fi communications in error

25 May 2010 | Mark Weston

Google has been involved in more controversy over its Street View service, as its cars have been inadvertently collecting the contents of wireless communications from people’s unsecured wi-fi networks...

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Latest news and views tagged ICO

Information Commissioner’s Office approves NHS Trust’s wide application of duty of confidentiality exemption to freedom of information laws

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

Information Commissioner’s Office sounds warning for estate agents

ICO gives Google minor ticking off for its interception of wireless data during Street View data gathering

Information Commissioner’s Office set to get tough with public bodies that fail to comply with Freedom of Information Act

Information Commissioner issues code of practice for online behavioural advertising

Information Commissioner calls for prison sentences for data breaches, as data complaints to the regulator rise

Government launches public consultation on data protection laws

European Commission gives UK Government two month ultimatum to make Data Protection Act comply with EU Data Protection Directive requirements

Google’s Street View cars have been recording people’s wi-fi communications in error

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