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News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) investigated the FCO after Channel 4 News alerted it to the fact personal details belonging to visa applicants were accessible by anyone visiting certain websites. [14 Nov 2007]
Data breaches misunderstood by gov't, say Lords
News The government did say it would consider finding "more formal ways" of reporting security breaches to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) but only "when problems arise". Erroll said the committee thinks the government is reluctant to grant... [01 Nov 2007]
Data breach notification laws are 'just the start'
News Speaking at a keynote panel at the RSA Conference Europe 2007, Christopher Kuner, partner and head of the international privacy and information management practice at US-based law firm Hunton & Williams, said: "Notification is a useful first step... [23 Oct 2007]
SMEs in dark over data protection
News Small and medium-sized enterprises are not as aware of the principles of the Data Protection Act as larger organisations, according to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). Only 22 per cent of SMEs surveyed are aware the Act requires them to... [11 Oct 2007]
Experts call for data breach legislation
News David Evans, deputy information commissioner with the ICO, said: "The idea that the IT director is responsible does not reflect the fact that we are happy to hand out or own information. But it's not just the corporate world which should be held... [14 Sep 2007]
Privacy watchdog clamps down on DVLA data sharing
News Data protection watchdog the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has published guidelines outlining how motorists' personal data can be used by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). Phil Jones, assistant commissioner at the ICO, said... [04 Sep 2007]
Cheat Sheet: Data Protection Act 1998
Cheat Sheet And back in May, the information commissioner demanded the ICO be given more power to check if companies are complying with the DPA. If there are reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence is being committed, the Information Commissioners Office... [28 Aug 2007]
Students warned: Protect your personal data
News By safeguarding their personal information at a time when they are likely to be invited to sign up for new services and societies, students can lower their risk of falling victim to identity theft, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has... [20 Aug 2007]
Data sharing shake-up on the cards
News A shake-up of the way organisations share personal information could be on the way following the publication of a new set of guidelines by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). The ICO's framework code of practice for sharing personal... [14 Aug 2007]
Know your data rights, says watchdog
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has published new guidelines for individuals to better understand how and why organisations use their data under the current Data Protection Act.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we are... [08 Aug 2007]
Watchdog eyeing up CCTV
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued a new set of guidelines for the use of CCTV, now open for public consultation. Jonathan Bamford, assistant commissioner at the ICO, said it is clear CCTV has public support, due to its crime... [03 Aug 2007]
CEOs blamed for "horrifying" data blunders
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) received almost 24,000 enquiries and complaints concerning personal information and prosecuted 16 individuals and organisations in the past 12 months, according to its annual report for 2006/07.silicon... [11 Jul 2007]
Orange pulled up by privacy watchdog
News Orange and Littlewoods have been found to be in breach of the data protection act (DPA) by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). If the two companies continue to fail they could be subject to further ICO action which could lead to unlimited... [22 Jun 2007]
Barclays faces call centre probe
News Barclays Bank faces an Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) investigation over allegations of customer privacy breaches. The ICO move follows a nine-month investigation by the BBC's Whistleblower programme into working practices at the bank's... [26 Apr 2007]
Private dicks fined for data 'blagging' from DWP
News The company, Infofind, "blagged" information on 250 individuals from the government unit in an attempt to trace debtors, in order to sell the details on to a finance business, according to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). [24 Apr 2007]
