“Don't panic” ICO tells British firms after data sharing deal with US is torpedoed by top Euro court
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Data Privacy Complaints Soar As Breaches Rise
“Protect our data” demand consumers, as the ICO watchdog receives record number of complaints
DCMS Assumes Data Protection Policy Responsibility And ICO Sponsorship
Responsibility and oversight for privacy protection moves from the Ministry of justice to the Departmen for Culture, Media and Sport
ICO Finds Reports Of Nuisance Calls And Texts Up 12 Percent
ICO annual report also highlights prosecutions following serious cases of customer data breaches by TfL employees and businesses
Camden Council’s Cloud Plans Face Three Distinct Barriers
Cloud World Forum: What does the government look like in the cloud?
FoI Requests Show Businesses Are Vastly Under-Reporting Stolen Devices To The ICO
Freedom of Information (FoI) requests submitted to ICO and UK police show just 1 in 10 stolen devices with personal data are being reported
ICO Fines South Wales Police Over Sex Abuse Evidence Loss
DVDs containing an interview with a victim went missing from a desk, and the loss was unreported for two years
TalkTalk Admits Customer Account Data Breach
TalkTalk says small but significant number of customers are affected but stresses no payment details have been stolen
Google To Change Privacy Policy, ICO Confirms
Google agrees to alter its UK privacy policy after escaping a fine by Information Commissioner
Footwear Retailer Escapes Fine For Customer Data Breach
The ICO has given shoe retailer Office a warning over last year's security incident, but stopped short of a fine
Human Error Blamed For Increasing Number Of Data Breaches
ICO figures obtained in a FoI reveal that humans not machines are responsible for 93 percent of data breaches
Hackers ‘Spying On British Webcams And Baby Monitors’
ICO warns on Russian-based website showing live feeds from around the world, and urges consumers to set up password protection