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RSS icoWatchdog eyeing up CCTV
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued a new set of guidelines for the use of CCTV, now open for public consultation. The ICO also provides guidance on when it would be appropriate to retain and disclose CCTV images - to aid a... [03 Aug 2007]
Data sharing shake-up on the cards
News A shake-up of the way organisations share personal information could be on the way following the publication of a new set of guidelines by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). The ICO's framework code of practice for sharing personal... [14 Aug 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]
Banks slammed over binned customer data
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has named 12 financial institutions that have left personal information in rubbish bins outside their premises. An ICO spokeswoman said: "Carelessly disposing of customer information does leave customers... [14 Mar 2007]
Shops 'must tell consumers how to disable RFID tags'
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has published a guidance for enterprises setting out how they must deal with individuals' data when it becomes linked to RFID tags - whether they're found attached to goods in a supermarket or on... [27 Sep 2006]
Bank data breaches probed by info commissioner
News RBS and subsidiary NatWest are being investigated by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) after a member of scamsdirect.com - a group of freelance journalists who expose fraudsters - rummaged in company bins claiming to find bank cards and... [21 Aug 2006]
Private eye made to pay £1,200 over data abuse
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) prosecuted David Sibley of Kent under Section 55 of the Data Protection Act 1998, after he relayed the personal data back to a solicitor firm. According to the ICO, Sibley was instructed to obtain data on... [13 Jan 2006]
Whitehall fights to keep ID card cost report secret
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) last month ordered the DWP to make the details of the report public after a complaint by Liberal Democrat MP Mark Oaten in 2004. Oaten had complained to the ICO after the DWP refused to release its ID... [06 Jul 2006]
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 warned chief executives to protect staff and customers... [22 Apr 2008]
UK government looks at revising flawed anti-spam law
News The Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations came into force on 11 December 2003 but the legislation has been criticised by anti-spam campaigners and data protection watchdog the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). [18 Jul 2006]
McCaw set to save Iridium from Chapter 11
News McCaw, whose McCaw Cellular business was bought by AT&T in 1994 for $11.5bn, is already an investor in US mobile operator, Nextel Communications; Iridium rival, ICO Global Communications; and 'Internet-in-the-sky' venture Teledesic, which also... [07 Feb 2000]
Students warned: Protect your personal data
News By safeguarding their personal information at a time when they are likely to be invited to sign up for new services and societies, students can lower their risk of falling victim to identity theft, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has... [20 Aug 2007]
UK companies 'flouting spam laws'
News However, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), which is the watchdog responsible for enforcing the PECR, has claimed the results of the survey do not match its own experience. While the ICO stopped short of actively disagreeing with the... [08 Jan 2007]
Data breach notification laws are 'just the start'
News Speaking at a keynote panel at the RSA Conference Europe 2007, Christopher Kuner, partner and head of the international privacy and information management practice at US-based law firm Hunton & Williams, said: "Notification is a useful first step... [23 Oct 2007]
CEOs blamed for "horrifying" data blunders
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) received almost 24,000 enquiries and complaints concerning personal information and prosecuted 16 individuals and organisations in the past 12 months, according to its annual report for 2006/07.silicon... [11 Jul 2007]
