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National fraud reporting centre to arrive next year
News The AGO hopes the centre will go live by summer 2009 and is in talks with the Information Commissioner's Office and other national bodies about the proposals. The National Fraud Strategic Authority will become operational later this year and... [28 Apr 2008]
Fibre connectivity set to change, says EC
News Speaking at the Communication Management Association's annual conference in London, Ken Ducatel, a member of information commissioner Viviane Reding's cabinet, said the recommendation would be issued before the summer. [28 Feb 2008]
Laptop theft breaks data protection law
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. Assistant Commissioner Mick Gorrill said although it isn't... [21 Feb 2008]
Data breaches: No more than normal
News The Information Commissioner's Office has said that the rash of data-breach reports in the past five months is due not to more data breaches - but to more people admitting to them. The Financial Services Authority fined Norwich Union £1.26m in... [18 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]
Are UK data laws fit for purpose?
News He said: "The Information Commissioner should be given more powers to carry out security audits where they have reason to believe that standards are not being met and there should be the ability to fine organisations to the level that the... [23 Nov 2007]
ICO: HMRC breach - where were the tech safeguards?
News In the wake of the largest-ever data breach to hit the UK, the Information Commissioner's Office has criticised the apparent lack of technological safeguards in government departments and called for "privacy-enhancing technologies" to be built... [23 Nov 2007]
Missing: 25 million child benefit records
News Privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner's Office, the Financial Services Authority and the Serious and Organised Crime Agency have also been notified. A Metropolitan Police investigation into the missing discs is ongoing and Darling said... [20 Nov 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]
Data breach rules 'creating uncertainty for execs'
News Some companies follow the information commissioner's best practice tip to contractually oblige outsourcers to immediately notify the information commissioner of a security breach, while others do not. [24 Jul 2007]
Leader: A £1m message that goes out nationwide
Leader The Information Commissioner was informed and the Financial Services Authority (FSA) investigated. When it comes to regulatory fines, especially those issued to companies for information abuse, one often feels disappointed. [14 Feb 2007]
Stolen laptop leaves Nationwide red-faced
News Authorities, including the police and the Information Commissioner, have been informed about the loss of the data. Along with other authorities including the Information Commissioner and the police we considered when and how Nationwide should... [14 Nov 2006]
Net snooping rules challenged in court
News Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy, for instance, said she had "concern that an approach like the one we adopt today is not without legal risk". Even without the FCC rules, which are scheduled to take effect in spring 2007, police have the legal... [30 Jan 2006]
UK banks escape punishment over India data breach
News The UK's data protection watchdog the Information Commissioner (IC) warned at the time that the banks could face prosecution for a criminal breach of the Data Protection Act. Banking watchdog the Financial Services Authority also showed little... [13 Jan 2006]
Cheat Sheet: Freedom of Information Act 2000
Cheat Sheet Drink a lot of coffee, prop up your eyelids with matchsticks and prepare yourself for five years' of work and a slap on the wrist from the Information Commissioner for being slow. These lists have been signed off by the Information Commissioner... [12 Sep 2005]
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