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Round-Up The HMRC has discussed 11 data security incidents involving customer information with the Information Commissioner's Office since April 2005, has stopped data transfers unless there is a business critical need, and now demands adequate security...
[02 May 2008]
Comment But the information commissioner's powers are relatively weak, says Matthew. It's the interest of some vendors to put the fear of God into people," she says, pointing out that the legislative framework in the UK is relatively sparse when it comes...
[08 Apr 2008]
Round-Up The initiative has been delayed after the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) raised privacy concerns about the system. Planes, trains and automobiles - the title of an amusing comedy flick starring Steve Martin is also a neat segue into the...
[28 Mar 2008]
Comment This was an event being held by the mobile operator body the GSM Association (GSMA), who may not be the Mighty Finn but they had promised to rustle up Viviane Reding - European Union commissioner for information society and media and witchfinder...
[12 Feb 2008]
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]
Comment The Information Commissioner's Office expects that an organisation's security policy and practices should reflect the technology that is available. Since that catastrophic incident, the Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas, has come forward to...
[21 Dec 2007]
Comment And in the wake of the HMRC revelations it seems a number of public and private organisations have been to the Information Commissioner to confess more sins to do with data. And this week the HMRC is offering a reward of "up to £20,000" for...
[05 Dec 2007]
Comment For instance, the regulator, the Information Commissioner, does not have the power to fine errant organisations. Of course, we should not forget the government has just announced the Information Commissioner will be given the right to audit public...
[27 Nov 2007]
Round-Up At the end of this, the toothless Information Commissioner will be given a new set of dentures and the review group will publish a weighty, officious tome outlining the responsibilities of government departments in managing personal information...
[23 Nov 2007]
Leader The Prime Minister's decision to allow the Information Commissioner to make spot checks on data storage and security at government departments is welcome but it's too little too late. The original California law - known as SB 1386 - obliges...
[22 Nov 2007]
AS Profile As European commissioner for information society and media, the Luxembourger has a hand in pretty much every decision about technology legislation that takes place in Europe, whether it's to do with mobile TV standards, RFID regulation, opening up...
[12 Oct 2007]
Leader But it's not clear whether we need an ID fraud tsar - there are plenty of existing watchdogs, including the information commissioner, which already tackle parts of the problem. It's the same thing with identity fraud - although here for fuel you...
[08 Oct 2007]
Comment The report from the Information Commissioner's Office out last month highlighted that public sector organisations are still not taking the Data Protection Act (DPA) seriously enough. The Information Commissioner's Office guide will help...
[13 Sep 2007]
Comment As the information commissioner Richard Thomas recently pointed out, there is a "frankly horrifying" roll-call of banks, retailers and government departments that have admitted serious security lapses.
[16 Jul 2007]
Comment This year the e-Crime Congress, an event I helped organise, will hear from UK politicos such as Home Office minister Vernon Coaker, shadow home affairs minister James Brokenshire and information commissioner Richard Thomas.
[07 Mar 2007]
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]
Comment At the forthcoming e-Crime Congress in March, this is a subject which will be examined by Cambridge University professor Ross Anderson and information commissioner Richard Thomas, who has already warned the UK may be "sleepwalking into a...
[18 Jan 2007]
Comment Following the conviction, information commissioner Richard Thomas said he was investigating a number of organisations that have bought personal data and warned of raids and prosecutions. Hummingbird, a technology company, advocated a technological...
[22 Nov 2006]
Leader EC Information Commissioner Vivianne Reding's long overdue crusade against high roaming prices should have a knock-on effect with the airlines, making mile-high mobile a proposition even hard-up holidaymakers may consider embracing.
[09 Nov 2006]
Leader In terms of what companies should be doing to mitigate risk when it comes to lost or stolen laptops, the Information Commissioner's Office told silicon.com companies must put in place means to ensure data is not accessible if there is any chance...
[05 Sep 2006]
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