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Top lawyer clinches Information Commissioner role
News Richard Thomas, currently director of public policy at Clifford Chance, will be responsible for upholding the Data Protection Act and ensuring from government freedom of information. Thomas' appointment was confirmed by the Queen yesterday. [25 Jul 2002]
Commons' committee calls for reckless-data-loss laws
News Information commissioner Richard Thomas said: "These new arrangements will not be burdensome or onerous for organisations, they are a vital step to ensure there is proper protection for personal information. [03 Jan 2008]
ID cards won't comply with data protection laws
News Information Commissioner Richard Thomas was speaking at an Institute of Public Policy Research conference in London today. Thomas cited the example of the UK's previous paper-based ID card scheme during World War II, which was initiated to enforce... [17 Nov 2004]
Monitoring staff - what you should and shouldn't do
News Information Commissioner Richard Thomas today started his move to make companies' compliance with the Data Protection Act easier and simpler. An automatic ten points to Mr Thomas. Thomas said: "We've moved away from the intense detail of the... [11 Jun 2003]
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]
Data thieves facing two years in prison
News Information Commissioner Richard Thomas had proposed tougher penalities and today said in a statement that "a custodial sentence will act as a deterrent". The previous penalty stipulated for the charge in the Data Protection Act 1998 was a fine. [07 Feb 2007]
silicon.com victory in Full Disclosure data campaign
News Information Commissioner Richard Thomas believes an unlimited fine would be an appropriate penalty for the new offence, according to the document Data Protection Powers and Penalties. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is asking that... [31 Jan 2008]
Watchdog gets more than 1,000 FoI complaints
News But information commissioner Richard Thomas said most public bodies and departments are complying with requests for information. Around half of the FoI complaints made to the IC involve procedural issues and Thomas said this shows some public... [13 Jul 2005]
Full Disclosure - silicon.com launches data breaches campaign
Comment As the information commissioner Richard Thomas recently pointed out, there is a "frankly horrifying" roll-call of banks, retailers and government departments that have admitted serious security lapses. [16 Jul 2007]
Give us more power, says data protection watchdog
News But giving evidence before the Home Affairs Select Committee, information commissioner Richard Thomas called for stronger powers to allow his office to carry out inspections and audits. Thomas said it is essential that before new surveillance... [01 May 2007]
ID thieves face porridge threat
News The government's change in tact follows a warning by the UK's data protection watchdog information commissioner Richard Thomas earlier this year, in the report What Price Privacy? Under the current law, breaches of the Data Protection Act can only... [25 Jul 2006]
SMEs: Deal with data requests this way...
News Information commissioner Richard Thomas has called for tougher penalties for people who misuse data and supported the recent legal change which means data thieves now face up to two years in prison. Under the Data Protection Act (DPA) individuals... [13 Feb 2007]
Stolen M&S laptop contains 26,000 pension details
News The enforcement notice says the Information Commissioner Richard Thomas takes the view that damage or distress is likely as a result of personal data getting into the hands of unauthorised persons. The ICO found that M&S breached the Data... [25 Jan 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 27.06.08
Round-Up The Round-Up is a raving fan of Information Commissioner Richard Thomas. Richard! That's not good enough for Richard. Go on, Richard, belt them with your left hook, too. He's only gone and taken enforcement action against HMRC and the Ministry of... [27 Jun 2008]
Data breaches: Don't blame 'stupid' employees
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]
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