ico information commissioner in news
Multimillion pound boost for privacy watchdog
News Thomas also hinted that the ICO's powers could be further strengthened in the near future and revealed figures that showed the ICO has received 277 reports of data breaches since November 2007. Thomas... [29 Oct 2008]
CEOs told - take responsibility for 'toxic' data
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) also revealed it is currently investigating 30 serious cases of data breaches and has received 277 reported breaches since the HMRC's loss of... [29 Oct 2008]
EU privacy law shake-up to force data breach confessions
News Hustinx went on to say that the powers of the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) were lagging behind equivalents in the rest of Europe and welcomed consultations to give the... [28 Oct 2008]
Data breach at Virgin prompts encryption order
News The loss, which occurred in May, constitutes a breach of the Data Protection Act, according to the ICO. According to the Information Commissioner's Office, the individuals' data went... [30 Sep 2008]
Lib Dems banned from automated calling
News The Liberal Democrats have been found to be in breach of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) following an investigation... [26 Sep 2008]
Consumers reluctant to give financial details online
News In reaction to the results, Information Commissioner Richard Thomas said in a statement: "If organisations fail to meet their data protection obligations they not only risk enforcement action by the... [12 Aug 2008]
Google Street View cleared by UK privacy watchdog
News But now the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has said it is "satisified" the search giant is taking steps to protect privacy. Officers from the ICO met with... [31 Jul 2008]
Privacy watchdog to get power to raid
News The government launched its consultation on the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) powers and funding following the Data Sharing Review, which recommended that the... [17 Jul 2008]
Privacy chief fights UK-wide database
News The ICO received 24,851 enquiries and complaints concerning personal information in 2007/2008. The ICO's annual report also revealed it had issued nine enforcement notices for data... [15 Jul 2008]
Privacy concerns over Google Street View
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk that it will be in touch with Google over concerns that people will be too easily recognisable,... [09 Jul 2008]
ICO: Data breach law moves closer
News But he cautioned against notification on every data breach, saying it was important the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) did not become swamped with "minor incidents". Smith also... [03 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 to encrypt 21,000... [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 Act.... [25 Jun 2008]
Government racks up 100 data breaches
News There have been 30 data losses in central government, 50 in public sector organisations and 17 in local government, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) confirmed. Wills told... [24 Jun 2008]
UK hit by 100 data breaches in six months
News Organisations continue to lose sensitive personal data - despite high profile cases such as the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) data breach, and the Information Commissioner Office (ICO) has... [22 Apr 2008]
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