richard thomas commissioner
Security expert slams Home Office data-sharing guide
News Information commissioner Richard Thomas welcomed the code, writing in its foreword that "fraud prevention is a key priority for the public and private sectors alike". I welcome this... [10 Oct 2008]
Exclusive: 2008 Agenda Setters revealed
News UK information commissioner Richard Thomas features as the most impressive debut on the list, coming in at number three for his strong stance against data breaches in the public and... [07 Oct 2008]
Viviane Reding
AS Profile The scope of her brief is such that she's setting political and administrative agendas across a spectrum of issues of increasing importance - from digital inclusion to data privacy and protection, with one panellist even dubbing her "the... [07 Oct 2008]
Richard Thomas
AS Profile Richard Thomas has dominated headlines this year, from punishing government departments for a tide of data breaches, to fighting proposals for a super database of UK communications.... [07 Oct 2008]
Email and web snoop plans slammed - again
News The proposals have already faced harsh criticism from privacy campaigners and opposition political parties, while Information Commissioner Richard Thomas recently spoke out against plans... [04 Sep 2008]
£68m 'snooping' database: Little impact on serious crime
News Information Commissioner Richard Thomas recently spoke out against plans to retain communications records in a centralised database. Home Office proposals for phone, email and internet... [13 Aug 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... [12 Aug 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 18.07.08
Round-Up And this week comes the news that Information Commissioner Richard Thomas has been granted yet more power by the government. No sooner had that been announced, that... [18 Jul 2008]
Privacy chief fights UK-wide database
News Speaking at the launch of the Information Commissioner Officer's Annual Report 2008 Information Commissioner Richard Thomas said the rumoured database of UK phone and... [15 Jul 2008]
UK must overhaul data sharing rules
News Whitehall has neither the framework nor the leadership to properly protect the public's personal data, a review by Information Commissioner Richard Thomas and Mark Walport, director of... [11 Jul 2008]
HMRC and MoD face action over data blunders
News Following the reports Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas, said in a statement: "The reports that have been published today show deplorable failures at both HMRC and MoD. Increased... [25 Jun 2008]
House of Lords backs data loss law change
News It follows calls by the Information Commissioner Richard Thomas for the criminalisation of reckless data loss earlier this year. Losing personal data took a step closer to becoming a... [28 Apr 2008]
UK hit by 100 data breaches in six months
News Richard Thomas, the Information Commissioner, said it was "particularly disappointing" the HMRC breaches have not prevented other security breaches from occurring, and said the... [22 Apr 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... [03 Apr 2008]
ICO: Data theft laws must not be axed
News Information Commissioner Richard Thomas said that responsible media should not fear that the legislation would block the release of information in the public interest.... [01 Apr 2008]
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