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News Skipton Financial Services (SFS) has been found to have been in breach of the Data Protection Act by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) - but has escaped without any punishment. The ICO said SFS should have taken steps to encrypt the... [21 Feb 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Laptop losses, mobile ads, gas-guzzler charge, Vista backtrack…
Comment And the ICO still won't be given any teeth. What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. [21 Feb 2008]
Data breaches: No more than normal
News HM Revenue & Customs' loss of 25 million details of people claiming and receiving child benefit was the catalyst for a surge of data-loss reports, an ICO spokesperson told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk. [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]
Editor's Blog: Another blow to identity fraudsters
Comment Seven months after we launched our Full Disclosure campaign calling for a rethink of legislation in this area, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is now asking that knowingly or recklessly breaching the Data Protection Act should be made... [06 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. The powers of the ICO are limited. For the most part, the ICO cannot impose a penalty for a... [31 Jan 2008]
Stolen M&S laptop contains 26,000 pension details
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has threatened the retail giant with possible prosecution after the unencrypted data on a laptop was stolen from a contractor in April 2007. The ICO served the enforcement notice on 23 January after M&S... [25 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]
Carphone Warehouse in data protection breach
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said the Carphone Warehouse, and its sister company TalkTalk, could face the possibility of an unlimited fine if their data protection and compliance systems are not brought up to scratch within 35 days... [16 Jan 2008]
Commons' committee calls for reckless-data-loss laws
News The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) welcomed the calls to make significant security breaches a criminal offence and reiterated its support for the government decision to give the ICO power to inspect an organisation without having to get... [03 Jan 2008]
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]
Downing St responds to silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign
News In November, Prime Minister Gordon Brown gave the ICO the power to conduct spot checks on government departments, in light of the HM Revenue & Customs breach which saw 25 million child benefit claimants' details 'lost in the post' - making it the... [10 Dec 2007]
Debate ID cards 'or scrap them'
News Each government department using personal information should say how they are accessing personal information, while the powers of the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) should be strengthened, for example to include the ability to audit... [07 Dec 2007]
CIO Essentials: Vista, Kindle and data breaches
News ICO: HMRC breach - where were the tech safeguards? Our CIO Essentials feature puts you in the picture. Each week a leading IT chief picks his or her top stories from the past seven days and explains why they matter. [27 Nov 2007]
