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Data breach at Virgin prompts encryption order
News According to the Information Commissioner's Office, the individuals' data went missing after an unencrypted CD was lost by Virgin Media. The loss, which occurred in May, constitutes a breach of the... [30 Sep 2008]
Regulators cracking down on outsourcers
Comment Along with the FSA, the Information Commissioner's office (ICO) is also coming down hard on outsourcers. The ICO has announced that Marks & Spencer has breached the information security requirements imposed by the... [09 Sep 2008]
Home Office loses data on 84,000 prisoners
News David Smith, deputy commissioner for UK data protection watchdog the Information Commissioner's Office, said in a statement: "It is deeply worrying that after a number... [22 Aug 2008]
Privacy watchdog to get power to raid
News The government said it is important the information commissioner is able to enforce the Data Protection Act in a rapidly changing environment. The government launched... [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... [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... [25 Jun 2008]
Outlawed: Reckless loss of data
News David Smith, deputy information commissioner, welcomed the laws, saying in a statement: "This change in the law sends a very clear signal that data protection must be a priority and that... [12 May 2008]
Brits get more data security savvy
News An Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) survey has found eight out of 10 people are now taking more care with their personal information. Deputy information commissioner, David Smith, said as more... [19 Mar 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... [21 Feb 2008]
Poll: Execs should be jailed for data loss
News The poll follows on from the HM Revenue & Customs loss in November 2007 of two CDs containing the details of 25 million people and a flurry of reported incidents since.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign recently... [14 Feb 2008]
Editor's Blog: Another blow to identity fraudsters
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... [06 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... [31 Jan 2008]
ICO: Make 'reckless' data loss an offence
News In a document submitted to government, information commissioner Richard Thomas called for the Data Protection Act (DPA) to be amended to include a penalty for... [31 Jan 2008]
Stolen M&S laptop contains 26,000 pension details
News Mick Gorrill, assistant commissioner at the ICO, added in a statement: "It is essential that before a company allows personal information to leave its premises on a laptop there are adequate security procedures in place... [25 Jan 2008]
MoD admits to more laptop thefts
News He added that Sir Edmund's review would look at concerns raised by information commissioner Richard Thomas on why a database of this size was kept on one machine. Fox said: "This seems like a systemic failure, not a... [22 Jan 2008]
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