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RSS dpaBusinesses warned: Beware DPA scammers
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has warned UK businesses to be on the lookout for fake data protection notices. The warning comes after two men were ordered to pay back hundreds of thousands of pounds after taking fees from UK... [25 Oct 2006]
Data protection law doesn't stop crimefighters
News Companies can't use the Data Protection Act (DPA) as an excuse not to release personal information when it is needed in the fight against crime. It said an exemption under section 29 of the DPA allows organisations to give out personal information... [20 Oct 2006]
Outsourcing Abroad - What's the Impact on Personal Data?
White Paper There are, however, some major risks associated with choosing this strategy: potential damage to the organisation's reputation if the strategy is poorly managed, opening the organisation up to breaches of the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) as well... [06 Oct 2006]
Privacy fears spark UK website censure
News A spokeswoman for the ICO said if the demands of the enforcement notice are not met then b4u will be open to prosecution under the DPA. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has ordered a website which provides personal information on UK... [04 Jul 2006]
Customer data abuse rife among UK companies
News Nearly half of UK companies could be breaching the Data Protection Act (DPA) through the misuse of customer data, according to research published on Monday. This is a breach of the second principle of the DPA, which states data should not be used... [04 Jul 2006]
How much does NHS IT chief Granger earn?
News This is despite guidance from the Information Commissioner, the UK's data protection watchdog, saying that expenses incurred in the course of official business and salary details of senior public officials can be released under the FoI Act without... [20 Apr 2006]
Certance Shares the "Secret" to Cost-Effectively Designing Enterprise-Class Features Into SMB Solutions: Standards-Based Intel Storage Building Blocks
White Paper This case study explains the design "Secret" behind the successful introduction of the Certance DPA (Data Protection Architecture), a highly versatile, cost-effective data protection platform for the SMB segment. [23 Mar 2006]
Reveal MPs' travel expenses, says info commissioner
News But the Commons refused to release the information, saying that under exemption section 40(2) of the legislation - which relates to personal information - disclosure would contravene the principles of the Data Protection Act (DPA). [24 Feb 2006]
DVLA to sell driver and vehicle data to private sector
News The UK's Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is looking to boost profits by selling data products and reports to the private sector, based on information held in its databases. The data will be sold in DVLA-branded reports but will be... [24 Aug 2005]
Leader: Put down the six-inch nails
Leader The organisation also said it would provide control units - one which it claimed to have wiped - to undergo the most thorough of independent tests, in order for companies to ensure they are compliant with the DPA. [18 Feb 2005]
ID cards: "This is not a Big Brother database"
News The UK's data protection watchdog, the Information Commissioner, last month said he did not believe the ID card Bill would be compliant with the UK's Data Protection Act (DPA). The government has again hit out at critics of its controversial... [01 Dec 2004]
Leader: Blunkett should rethink ID card "folly"
Leader Second, the way these companies use this personal data is regulated by the UK's Data Protection Act (DPA), which is enforced by the Information Commissioner. The Information Commissioner today said he doesn't believe the current plans for the ID... [17 Nov 2004]
Data protection? We've heard of it, say SMEs
News Nearly all SMEs are aware of the Data Protection Act (DPA) and most of them are rather fond of it, according to a new research report from the Information Commissioner's Office. Figures contained in the report show that 99 per cent of small and... [05 Nov 2004]
IT consulting: Compliance both complex and costly
Comment Simon Halberstam, partner and head of e-commerce law at specialist IT law firm Sprecher Grier & Halberstam LLP, says "be mindful of the DPA", explaining that the consultancy is often classified as the data processor under the DPA and the company... [19 Oct 2004]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: The best route to compliance
Comment Meantime, we have to demonstrate that we are adherent to the opposing forces of the various data protection acts (DPA) and freedom of information bills according to either our own or a customer's geography. [17 Sep 2004]
