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News In a document submitted to government in January this year, information commissioner Richard Thomas called for the Data Protection Act (DPA) to be amended to include a penalty for data controllers "knowingly or recklessly failing to comply with... [03 Apr 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]
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 data controllers "knowingly or recklessly failing to comply with the principles" of the... [31 Jan 2008]
CEOs blamed for "horrifying" data blunders
News The ICO received complaints under both the Data Protection Act (DPA) and Freedom of Information Act. More than half of DPA cases required the ICO to simply provide advice and guidance, while a breach was likely to have happened in more than one... [11 Jul 2007]
Orange pulled up by privacy watchdog
News Orange and Littlewoods have been found to be in breach of the data protection act (DPA) by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). The finding relates to customer details being left open to potential fraud or retained without customer consent. [22 Jun 2007]
Private dicks fined for data 'blagging' from DWP
News The ICO said Infofind had signed an agreement with its finance client to work within the confines of the Data Protection Act (DPA) but breached it repeatedly by blagging information on individuals protected under the DPA. [24 Apr 2007]
Banks slammed over binned customer data
News A number of UK banks have been found to be in breach of the Data Protection Act (DPA) following complaints about the disposal of customer information. She added all 12 organisations have now signed an undertaking to comply with the principles of... [14 Mar 2007]
SMEs: Deal with data requests this way...
News Under the Data Protection Act (DPA) individuals have the right to request digital information relating to them which businesses store. The guidance covers a wide range of issues for SMEs including whether requests should be dealt with according to... [13 Feb 2007]
Four men jailed for data protection scam
News The long arm of the law has caught up with four scammers who have been sentenced to jail this week for sending out fake data protection notices demanding businesses pay up or risk falling foul of the Data Protection Act (DPA). [31 Jan 2007]
Businesses warned: Beware DPA scammers
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has warned UK businesses to be on the lookout for fake data protection notices. The warning comes after two men were ordered to pay back hundreds of thousands of pounds after taking fees from UK... [25 Oct 2006]
Data protection law doesn't stop crimefighters
News Companies can't use the Data Protection Act (DPA) as an excuse not to release personal information when it is needed in the fight against crime. It said an exemption under section 29 of the DPA allows organisations to give out personal information... [20 Oct 2006]
Privacy fears spark UK website censure
News A spokeswoman for the ICO said if the demands of the enforcement notice are not met then b4u will be open to prosecution under the DPA. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has ordered a website which provides personal information on UK... [04 Jul 2006]
Customer data abuse rife among UK companies
News Nearly half of UK companies could be breaching the Data Protection Act (DPA) through the misuse of customer data, according to research published on Monday. This is a breach of the second principle of the DPA, which states data should not be used... [04 Jul 2006]
How much does NHS IT chief Granger earn?
News This is despite guidance from the Information Commissioner, the UK's data protection watchdog, saying that expenses incurred in the course of official business and salary details of senior public officials can be released under the FoI Act without... [20 Apr 2006]
Reveal MPs' travel expenses, says info commissioner
News But the Commons refused to release the information, saying that under exemption section 40(2) of the legislation - which relates to personal information - disclosure would contravene the principles of the Data Protection Act (DPA). [24 Feb 2006]
