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ICO welcomes call to prevent 'surveillance society'
Committee report which appeals to the government to minimise data and prevent snooping is endorsed by the Information Commissioner.
Data watchdog issues stark warnings
The Information Commissioner condemns government database expansion plans, with particular venom reserved for the MoD and HMRC after data breaches.
Infosec 08: Officials held responsible for data security
Senior members of government are set to be held responsible for data breaches, according to the Information Commisssioner.
All 84,000 prisoner details lost on unencrypted memory stick
A USB stick containing around 130,000 prisoner and ex-offender details goes missing from private contractor PA Consulting.
Data breaches have damaged public confidence
A data sharing review has called for a new approach to raise people’s view of private and public sector companies’ ability to safeguard their...
Boots security worker loses data on 34,000 people
Data tapes stolen out of security subcontrator's car included banking information related to the firm's dental plan.
Data watchdog calls for tougher EU laws
The Information Commissioner has criticised current European data protection law, launching a new assessment into its strengths and weaknesses.
The Data Protection Act, ten years on
As the UK’s main data security law turns ten, IT vendors and lawyers question if it’s still fit for purpose in today’s increasingly networked...
Police must delete old data
The ICO’s ruling that there is no justification for holding old criminal record data has been upheld by the Information Tribunal.
Millions of bank details sold on eBay
A computer was bought for £35 on eBay which contained around a million bank records.
ICO tells M&S to get encrypted
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has found the high street retailer in breach of the Data Protection Act after a laptop was stolen last...
Information Commissioner outsources IT for £7 million
ICO signs five-year outsourcing contract with Alfred McAlpine.
Keep data breach laws tough, says ICO
The Information Commissioner has called on the government to not water down penalties for deliberate data breaches.
Information Commissioner needs more power
ICO should be given more power to help battle data security breaches, according to speakers at a Westminster eForum event in London today.
ICO wants more power, money
Information Commissioner Richard Thomas tells government he needs more money and spot check powers - and challenges ID card plans.
ICO looks into Phorm
After being approached by the online advertising firm before the launch of their Open Internet Exchange product, the Information Commissioner's...
ICO calls for criminal responsibility for lost laptops
The Information Commissioners' Office is looking to make fine those who knowingly or recklessly flouting data protection rules, such as a doctor...
Scotland against sound on CCTV, says ICO
Almost three-quarters of people surveyed in Scotland have come out against CCTV cameras which record conversations, according to research by the...
ICO: Consumers more cautious with data
Recent data losses have changed how UK consumers manage their personal data, according to a survey from the Information Commissioner's Office.
ICO: 94 data breaches in six months
The data watchdog said two-thirds of the data breaches reported to it since November have been from the public sector.