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ICO Concerned Over ‘Guesswork’ Surrounding EU Data Privacy Laws

British companies are perplexed by proposed EU rules to boost privacy, says the ICO

12 years ago

UK And EU Watchdogs Launch Probes Into Google Privacy Policy

ICO and others initiate action after French regulator says Google is not complying

12 years ago

ICO: Europe Didn’t Do A Good Job Of Ganging Up On Google

Divided regulators meant Google was not punished properly for taking private Wi-Fi data, the ICO tells us

12 years ago

Google Faces Punishment After Failing To Answer European Privacy Regulators

Google's controversial privacy policy could land it with a fine in Europe

12 years ago

ICO Slaps Nursing And Midwifery Council With £150k Fine

ICO calls the midwife after courier loses DVDs

12 years ago

Sony Slapped With £250k Fine For 2011 PSN Breach

Sony plans appeal but isn't getting much sympathy from the security community

12 years ago

ICO Slams Local Government As It Hands Out More Data Breach Fines

ICO fines on local councils close to hitting £2 million

12 years ago

Spam Texter Says £440,000 Fine ‘Is ICO Publicity Stunt’

Two men who allegedly ran a spam texting firm feel the wrath of the information commissioner

12 years ago

Plymouth Council Fined £60k After Printer Gaffe

Council worker picks up the wrong documents and posts them

12 years ago

Businesses Consider Abusing ICO Data Breach Fine ‘Loophole’

Companies can avoid a data breach fine if they pretend they didn't know about the problem, TechWeekEurope understands

12 years ago

Bank Account Mixup Lands Prudential With £50k Fine

Firm fined after a mixup involving customers with the same name and birthday

12 years ago

Why Coca-Cola Should Have Admitted It Was Hacked

Coca-Cola was reportedly hacked in 2009 and is still keeping quiet about it. Such reticence hurts all of us, says…

12 years ago

ICO Slaps Stoke City Council With Hefty Data Breach Fine

Council gets massive fine after emails are sent to the wrong person,

12 years ago

O2 Attracts Most Data Breach Complaints In All Of Britain

Exclusive: An FOI request reveals O2 has attracted more data protection complaints in one year than Google and Sony combined

12 years ago

Manchester Police Slapped With £120,000 Data Breach Fine

Manchester police caught napping by the ICO

12 years ago

ICO Praises Private Sector Security

The ICO says the private sector is leading the way in data protection, but is it basing its claims on…

12 years ago

ICO Announces £250k Fines For Spam Texts

Watchdog announces first ever fines for spam texters

12 years ago

ICO Warns Businesses Over Data Protection In The Cloud

Businesses are responsible for the security of their data, even when it is held on cloud providers' infrastructure, says ICO

12 years ago

ICO Dishes Out £250,000 Fine After Outsourcing Nightmare

Scottish council says it may appeal a massive fine for an outsourcer's recycling gaffe

12 years ago

Web Firm Provokes ICO Over ‘Ridiculous’ Cookie Law

Cookie law sends firm cookie as it asks ICO to sue it for breaching the regulation

12 years ago

UK Data Breach Reports Spike 1000 Percent In Five Years

State of UK security shown to be worsening

12 years ago

The Only Way Is Out After Essex Data Breach

Joey Essex looks on in dismay...

12 years ago

ICO Probes Tesco Security Issues

Tesco now facing pressure from the data protection watchdog

12 years ago

Security Snafus Escalate As ICO Warnings Up 48 Percent

The ICO is baring its teeth some more, but still imposing minimal fines

12 years ago

ICO Pressures Charities To Open Doors For Data Protection ‘Check Ups’

The ICO doesn't want to fine charities, so is encouraging them to take advantage of free help

12 years ago

Health Trust Fined £175k After Website Gaffe

Torbay Care Trust says it is disappointed by the fine, but it will pay up

12 years ago

ICO Reopens Google Street View Data Slurping Inquiry

Google faces fresh investigation in the UK over Street View, as ICO sends an angry letter to the tech giant

12 years ago

ICO Fines Council £90k After Children’s Data Disclosed

Council is fined £90,000 for two separate breaches

12 years ago

ICO Receives 64 Cookie Complaints In Three Days

The ICO confirms 64 complaints have been made over cookies, just two days after the law was enforced

12 years ago