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ICO Unlikely To Re-Probe Google Despite Street View Findings
The ICO looks set to let Google off again, even after findings show workers knew what they were doing when collecting user data
NHS Hit With Its First Data Breach Fine
An NHS body in Wales gets hit with a £70,000 fine after sensitive data is sent to the wrong patient
Infosec: Information Commissioner Denies Private Sector ‘Pussyfooting’
The commissioner tells TechWeekEurope there is no bias towards the private sector, despite figures that would suggest otherwise
Infosec: One In 10 Second-Hand Hard Drives Keep Personal Data
ICO research confirms the fact that valuable data is still on many hard drives even after they are supposedly wiped
Student Loans Company Red Faced Over Mass Email Blunder
The SLC sends out thousands of email addresses to the wrong people
ICO Slaps Cheshire East Council With £80,000 Fine
The Information Commissioner has fined Cheshire East council £80,000 for not properly protecting personal data
ICO To Crack Down On Rule Breakers In 2012
ICO says austerity is no excuse for flaunting its rules and warns companies not to cut corners in 2012
ICO Warns Of Location Privacy Issues
The ICO used a speech this week to warn that attention must be paid to individual's location privacy
Powys Gets Biggest ICO Fine Yet For DPA Breach
Powys County Council slammed for over-sharing child-protection case details
ICO Fines Councils For Breach
Some council staff don't know the difference between internal and external email, the ICO has found
Southwark Council Found Guilty Of Data Breach
ICO would have fined Southwark for losing records lost in a skip, if the case wasn't two years old
ICO Demands Jail Sentence For Web Gambling Sting
The Information Commissioner has fined a man for selling the personal details of online bingo players
Facebook Faces Irish Data Protection Probe
Facebook is bracing itself for a data protection audit in Ireland that could result in an £87,000 fine
ICO Censures Manchester Hospital For Data Breach
A Manchester hospital has lost information about patient treatments in the latest NHS data breach scandal
ICO Censures Lancashire Police For Data Breach
Lancashire Police, formerly the haunt of ex-Met boss Paul Stephenson, has been cited for breaching the DPA
ICO Warns Businesses Over Data Protection Audits
Private businesses are either refusing or are reluctant to undergo a data protection audit, the ICO says
ICO Warns NHS Over Ongoing Data Breaches
The ICO has censured five NHS organisations for data breaches and said it must do more to protect data
ICO Slaps Two Charities Over Data Breaches
Two charities breached data protection rules by failing to encrypt computer equipment that was then stolen
High Street Banks Flout Data Protection Rules
A study from the Which? Money has warned that British banks are regularly breaching data protection rules
ICO Slaps ACS:Law With £1,000 Data Breach Fine
The bad news continues for ACS:Law after the ICO issued it with a £1,000 fine for lax IT security
ICO To Investigate UK Effects Of Sony Data Breach
The Information Commissioner's Office is investigating Sony's data breach to see if there is a case to be answered
Spammers And Cold Callers Face £500,000 Fine
The Information Commissioner will be cracking down on unwanted email and phone marketing from 25 May
ICO Probes CEOP Over Unencrypted Data Breach
A breach at the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre has triggered an ICO investigation
M&S Customer Details Exposed In Epsilon Breach
The aftermath of the Epsilon breach is now reaching UK shores, with M&S customer data reportedly exposed
ICO Raps Local Council Over Lost Memory Stick
Cambridgeshire County Council has been found guilty of breaching the Data Protection Act after losing a memory stick
ICO Hits Two Councils With £150,000 Fine
Two councils have been hit with hefty fines for losing unencrypted laptops containing sensitive personal data
ICO Gets Tough On Information Access Laws
The Information Commissioner's Office has issued its first demand under the Freedom of Information Act
Information Commissioner Rejects MP’s Criticism
The Information Commissioner insists the Google WiSpy incident was handled correctly
ICO Named ‘Keystone Kops’ Over WiSpy Investigation
Members of the Information Commissioner's Office have been labelled as Keystone Kops by a Tory MP for their investigation of Google