information commissioner
Top lawyer clinches Information Commissioner role
News A high-level lawyer at one of the world's largest law firms has been chosen to be the next Information Commissioner. He will take over from current Information Commissioner Elizabeth France in December. [25 Jul 2002]
Government email deletion under scrutiny
News The Office of the Information Commissioner is investigating the Cabinet Office for deleting millions of emails days before they would be made available to the public. A spokesperson for the Information Commissioner's Office said: "If the emails... [23 Dec 2004]
Government ordered to release secret ID card report
News Following the DWP's refusal to release the controversial report the MP complained to the data protection watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office, which considered the decision under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act, even though... [09 Jun 2006]
Watchdog readies crackdown on data cheats
News The Information Commissioner's Office is refocusing its time and effort on companies that seriously and persistently flout rules on protecting personal information and thus cause real harm. Deputy information commissioner, David Smith, said in a... [22 Nov 2005]
Downing St responds to silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign
News Organisations are to get guidance from data protection watchdog the Information Commissioner on notifying their customers of a security breach. The response said: "The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) acknowledges that there are occasions... [10 Dec 2007]
Protect workers from snooping bosses, say unions
News Union chiefs in the UK are today urging the new Information Commissioner to resist employer lobbying and publish the delayed code of practice on the monitoring of staff email and internet use. The new Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas, took... [09 Jan 2003]
'Stump up the cash to beat spam' government told
News The UK government has been urged to make sure that the Information Commissioner has the financial muscle to prosecute the worst spammers. The UK government can only hope to win its war on spam if it provides the Information Commissioner with the... [20 Jun 2003]
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). Both companies have signed a formal undertaking with the Information Commissioner to comply with the principles... [22 Jun 2007]
Youngsters told: Wise up with social networking
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has warned that young people are putting themselves at risk with the information they post on social networking sites and blogs. David Smith, the deputy information commissioner, said the cost of posting... [23 Nov 2007]
Reveal MPs' travel expenses, says info commissioner
News MPs' travel expenses must be released by the House of Commons under the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act, the information commissioner has ordered. But the commissioner said he does "not accept" that the requested information would contravene the... [24 Feb 2006]
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 without any punishment. Assistant Commissioner Mick Gorrill said although it isn't... [21 Feb 2008]
Data watchdog blasts secrecy over ID cards
News The man who will be an integral part of the UK's proposed ID card rollout - Information Commissioner Richard Thomas - has slammed the government's plans. The Information Commissioner will give his official response to the scheme in July. [09 Jun 2004]
ICO: HMRC breach - where were the tech safeguards?
News In the wake of the largest-ever data breach to hit the UK, the Information Commissioner's Office has criticised the apparent lack of technological safeguards in government departments and called for "privacy-enhancing technologies" to be built... [23 Nov 2007]
SMEs: Deal with data requests this way...
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has published advice on data protection for small and medium-sized enterprises. Information commissioner Richard Thomas has called for tougher penalties for people who misuse data and supported the recent... [13 Feb 2007]
Gordon Brown orders data security spot checks
News The government has agreed to data security spot checks across all departments by the Information Commissioner following the loss of 25 million records of child benefit recipients by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). [22 Nov 2007]
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