Information Commissioner
Make haste with the analogue-digital switch, urges EC
News Viviane Reding, information society and media commissioner for the EC, said she wants EU countries to have made the move by 2012. The European Commission has called for EU members to speed their... [30 Oct 2009]
First ID card watchdog named
News The Home Office was unable to provide any further information on how the commissioner's investigations might be carried out. Those distributed to foreign nationals will be covered by the... [14 Sep 2009]
Google seeks to appease Europe with digital books copyright deal
News On the first day of the events, Viviane Reding, the EU's commissioner for information society and media, and Charlie McCreevy, commissioner for the bloc's internal market, said in a... [08 Sep 2009]
Unencrypted details of 43,000 pupils on stolen laptop
News By allowing unencrypted data to be downloaded onto the laptop, the council breached data protection laws, according to the Information Commissioner's Office. Wigan Council has agreed to encrypt all data... [07 Sep 2009]
Facebook faces lawsuit over privacy concerns
News In July, an investigation by Canada's privacy commissioner suggested Facebook is unconcerned with members' privacy and called on it to do more. Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart expressed concern that while... [18 Aug 2009]
Tories plan to revamp NHS IT gets grim diagnosis
News Under the Bill, the privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner, will gain the power to carry out unannounced spot checks on data handling at public sector bodies, while private sector companies will... [10 Aug 2009]
Photos: UK's ID card revealed
Photo An Identity Commissioner will be appointed to oversee operation of the service and report annually on how government and authorities are making use of the cards and the integrity of information collected... [30 Jul 2009]
Cheat Sheet: The Police Central e-crime Unit
Cheat Sheet Even the Association of Chief Police Officer's lead on e-crime, deputy assistant commissioner Janet Williams, thinks the 30-man unit based within London's Metropolitan Police Service needs more cash. The strategy will... [20 Jul 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Open info for all?
Comment Following a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and a decision by the Information Commissioner, upheld by the Information Tribunal, that Ofcom must... [20 Jul 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. N3 doesn't... [07 Jul 2009]
BT shelves Phorm rollout plans
News The UK government and independent watchdog the Information Commissioner's Office investigated and found no violation of UK data protection laws in the first two BT trials. BT has shelved plans to... [06 Jul 2009]
Mobile directory - invasion of privacy or invaluable service?
Comment The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has acknowledged the privacy concerns but has given the service the go ahead. The ICO specifically pointed to the fact that the mobile numbers are not given... [25 Jun 2009]
When will organisations pay for data breaches?
Comment The role of the Information Commissioner's Office (or ICO) as the independent body charged with policing and enforcing data protection legislation is to promote good practice and ultimately, as the... [02 Jun 2009]
NHS warned: It's time to beat the breaches
News The Information Commissioner's Office is putting pressure on the NHS to improve data security at its facilities, following a string of breaches. The Department of Health confirmed on Tuesday that it had... [26 May 2009]
Data watchdog prepares web privacy code
News The Information Commissioner's Office plans to launch a public consultation about how businesses can build privacy technology into online web services, as it prepares to introduce a code of practice next... [26 May 2009]
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