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ICO targets spam with new enforcement powers

10 May 2011 | Mark Weston

The Government has announced that people or organisations that send spam emails could be fined up to £500,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). This would be for serious breaches of the...

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High Court rules that anonymised data is not exempt from publication even where category involved small number of people – Department of Health v Information Commission, High Court

5 May 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Department of Health has lost a battle to prevent the disclosure of statistics showing the numbers of annual abortions undertaken under the category of situations where two registered medical practitioners...

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Information Commissioner investigates Sony PlayStation data theft loss

3 May 2011 | Mark Weston

The Information Commissioner is investigating the circumstances surrounding the loss of millions of people’s personal data, after Sony admitted that its PlayStation Network had faced a hack attack by...

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Liverpool NHS signs written promise to Information Commissioner’s Office after failing to have written contract protecting data with business helping with its office move

13 April 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Liverpool NHS has breached the Data Protection Act after the medical history of 31 children and their relatives was lost during an office move. The Information Commissioner’s Office objected to the fact...

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Information Commissioner attacks proposed new Surveillance Camera Commissioner role

17 March 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Government has announced that it is proposing a new code of practice to regulate the use of CCTV networks and vehicle automatic number plate recognition systems. There will also be a new Surveillance...

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Hounslow Council fined £70,000 simply for failing to have written contract in place with data processor

3 March 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Information Commissioner’s Office – the UK’s data protection regulator - has fined two more councils a combined £150,000 following the theft of two laptops containing sensitive personal data...

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Former Information Commissioner says EU data protection law not fit for purpose

18 January 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Richard Thomas, who had been the UK’s Information Commissioner between 2002 and 2009, has called the European Union’s data protection laws not fit for purpose. He said that they have not kept pace...

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Data Protection law not fit for purpose!

15 January 2011 | Mark Weston

Information Commissioner tells parents to take photos as normal at seasonal school events

10 December 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Information Commissioner has advised parents to continue taking photos for the family albums when their children appear in school plays and other seasonal performances. He says that the event is often...

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Information Commissioner’s Office uses new £500,000 fining powers under the Data Protection Act

30 November 2010 | Mark Weston

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) – the regulator of data protection in the UK - has issued the first fines under the new powers given to it to punish serious breaches of the Data Protection...

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Latest news and views tagged Information Commissioner

ICO targets spam with new enforcement powers

High Court rules that anonymised data is not exempt from publication even where category involved small number of people – Department of Health v Information Commission, High Court

Information Commissioner investigates Sony PlayStation data theft loss

Liverpool NHS signs written promise to Information Commissioner’s Office after failing to have written contract protecting data with business helping with its office move

Information Commissioner attacks proposed new Surveillance Camera Commissioner role

Hounslow Council fined £70,000 simply for failing to have written contract in place with data processor

Former Information Commissioner says EU data protection law not fit for purpose

Data Protection law not fit for purpose!

Information Commissioner tells parents to take photos as normal at seasonal school events

Information Commissioner’s Office uses new £500,000 fining powers under the Data Protection Act

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