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Lords take fresh look at data security
News As a result, the government - in line with the committee's recommendation - increased the powers of the Information Commissioner to inspect organisations holding sensitive data on members of the public. [22 Feb 2008]
Data breaches: No more than normal
News The Information Commissioner's Office has said that the rash of data-breach reports in the past five months is due not to more data breaches - but to more people admitting to them. HM Revenue & Customs' loss of 25 million details of people claiming... [18 Feb 2008]
Poll: Execs should be jailed for data loss
News The poll follows on from the HM Revenue & Customs loss in November 2007 of two CDs containing the details of 25 million people and a flurry of reported incidents since.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign recently made a breakthrough when the... [14 Feb 2008]
silicon.com victory in Full Disclosure data campaign
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is asking that "knowingly or recklessly" breaching the Data Protection Act (DPA) could be made a criminal offence, as part of a series of amendments to the act. [31 Jan 2008]
ICO: Make 'reckless' data loss an offence
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has called for amendments to UK data-protection laws, including making "reckless" data breaches an offence. Nevertheless, said Townsend, the publicity surrounding data protection at the moment is "at... [31 Jan 2008]
Gov't fails to keep court data locked up
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has said it will scrutinise the department's security procedures and has asked for a copy of Bloomfield's investigation before deciding what action to take. [23 Jan 2008]
MoD admits to more laptop thefts
News He added that Sir Edmund's review would look at concerns raised by information commissioner Richard Thomas on why a database of this size was kept on one machine. Browne said Sir Edmund would co-operate with the investigation into the loss of 25... [22 Jan 2008]
Stolen MoD laptop contains 600,000 records
News The loss is being investigated by the office of the information commissioner Richard Thomas, who said in a statement: "This latest incident is a stark illustration of the potency of personal information in a database world. [21 Jan 2008]
Command tech to save firefighters' lives
News The system is expected to be fully installed by London Fire Brigade by April and brigade deputy commissioner Roy Bishop said: "This is an opportunity to provide even greater support to our front line staff and principal officers managing incidents... [04 Jan 2008]
Commons' committee calls for reckless-data-loss laws
News Information commissioner Richard Thomas said: "These new arrangements will not be burdensome or onerous for organisations, they are a vital step to ensure there is proper protection for personal information. [03 Jan 2008]
Data encryption brought into focus by HMRC
Comment Since that catastrophic incident, the Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas, has come forward to warn that several other public bodies have now admitted they too have lost personal data. The Information Commissioner's Office expects that an... [21 Dec 2007]
Top 10 government IT stories of the year
News The Information Commissioner's Office ruled that the data held in Swansea can only be passed on to third parties for legitimate uses, such as crime detection. This happened before the loss of child benefit claimants' personal data by HMRC brought... [19 Dec 2007]
Millions of L-driver details "gone missing"
News Kelly said the Information Commissioner's Office had been informed of the loss and, while being concerned at the scale of the breach, had deemed it unnecessary to contact individuals involved as there appeared to be "no substantial risk" connected... [18 Dec 2007]
Gov't needs greater accountability to "ensure security", says Darling
News Darling said the Information Commissioner's Office, as well as being given powers to "spot check" public-sector organisations, would receive "new sanction under the Data Protection Act to take account of its principles, to ensure sensible data... [18 Dec 2007]
Business warning over data security
News In the wake of the HMRC data debacle, organisations must act to safeguard public confidence in data gathering - and that means considering the impact of new IT systems and technologies on individuals' privacy, says data watchdog the Information... [11 Dec 2007]
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