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RSS ICO act£500,000 fine coming for businesses that lose data?
News From next year, the privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) will be able to fine companies that recklessly or maliciously breach the Data Protection Act (DPA). As well as being... [12 Nov 2009]
NHS network: Time to get secure
Comment Now that the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is promising to get tough on NHS security breaches, it's time for health trusts to secure their networks for transferring patient data. Implementing security helps... [07 Jul 2009]
Calls for gov't Phorm investigation rejected
News However, the ICO told silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK on Tuesday that while it could enforce the Data Protection Act, it had no remit to enforce other privacy laws, such as the Regulation of... [21 May 2009]
EC slams UK over BT trials uproar
News Asked for comment, the ICO gave ZDNet UK a statement in which it said: "The ICO regulates and enforces the Data Protection Act, Freedom of Information Act and Privacy... [14 Apr 2009]
Hospital bitten by watchdog over stolen laptops
News Last month the ICO also took enforcement action against Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University NHS Trust and Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust for breaching the Data Protection Act. The... [06 Feb 2009]
Info watchdog: Home Office guilty of data protection breach
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) will now require the Home Office to sign a formal undertaking to ensure the government department will process information "securely" in the future. Any contractor processing... [23 Jan 2009]
Privacy tsar to fine firms recklessly losing data
News The MoJ proposals also allow the ICO to demand information to determine Data Protection Act (DPA) compliance in cases where a warrant has been served and to set a deadline for organisations to provide... [25 Nov 2008]
Multimillion pound boost for privacy watchdog
News Thomas also hinted that the ICO's powers could be further strengthened in the near future and revealed figures that showed the ICO has received 277 reports of data breaches since November 2007. Thomas... [29 Oct 2008]
Data breach at Virgin prompts encryption order
News The loss, which occurred in May, constitutes a breach of the Data Protection Act, according to the ICO. Virgin Media has been ordered to encrypt all portable media that is used to move data after it lost... [30 Sep 2008]
Regulators cracking down on outsourcers
Comment The ICO has announced that Marks & Spencer has breached the information security requirements imposed by the Data Protection Act 1998. Along with the FSA, the Information Commissioner's office... [09 Sep 2008]
Privacy watchdog to get power to raid
News The government launched its consultation on the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) powers and funding following the Data Sharing Review, which recommended that the ICO be given more money and... [17 Jul 2008]
Probe into loss of 21,000 hospital patient details
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) will investigate whether Colchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust breached the Data Protection Act when it failed to encrypt 21,000 patient details. [30 Jun 2008]
HMRC and MoD face action over data blunders
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is taking enforcement action against HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for breaching the Data Protection Act. Two government... [25 Jun 2008]
Phorm defends 'traffic-analysis' methods
News On Tuesday the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) issued a statement on Phorm's activities, in which it said any allegations of Ripa non-compliance were a matter for the Home Office, rather than the... [11 Apr 2008]
Brits get more data security savvy
News The ICO advises concerned consumers to refer to the Data Protection Act which, among other things, states organisations should always say what they plan to do with information and always keep it up to date. [19 Mar 2008]
