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Europe

EU proposes radical data protection refresh

The EC does as expected in proposing 24-hour breach disclosure rules and heightened powers for regulators like the ICO.

By Tom Brewster, 25 Jan 2012 at 15:16

Public Sector/News

Data Security

ICO: Private email is subject to FOI

Guidance suggests organisations should update communications policies.

By Miya Knights, 19 Dec 2011 at 12:18

Public Sector/News

web cookies

ICO ticks websites off over cookie compliance

Website owners must do a better job of complying with the new cookie law, according to the ICO. <br> <br> <br>

By Maggie Holland, 14 Dec 2011 at 08:37

Security/News

Data protection

Scottish council slapped with record ICO fine

Midlothian Council is told to pay £140,000 after sending sensitive data to the wrong recipients five times in the space of six months.

By Tom Brewster, 30 Jan 2012 at 10:45

Security/News

Cookies

Are the cookie laws crumbling already?

They haven't even been enforced yet, but the cookie laws are looking a tad frail already, argues Tom Brewster.

By Tom Brewster, 19 Dec 2011 at 16:24

Security/Analysis & Insight

Data security

ICO hands its biggest ever fine to Welsh council

After two major mishaps, Powys County Council receives the biggest fine handed out by the ICO to date.

By Tom Brewster, 6 Dec 2011 at 14:41

Security/News

data protection

ICO issues more council fines

But some call into question severity of penalty for mistakenly emailed personal data.

By Miya Knights, 29 Nov 2011 at 16:17

Data Leakage/News

Fraud

Data transparency backfires as councils lose £7 million

The Government's drive for transparency has given fraudsters a helping hand in duping councils out of their money.

By Tom Brewster, 10 Nov 2011 at 11:59

Public Sector/News

2010

Security: Year in review 2010

It's been a huge year for the security industry. We look back at some of the biggest moments of 2010.

By Tom Brewster, 29 Dec 2010 at 08:00

Security/Analysis & Insight

Child data

Councils slammed for placing child data in danger

The ICO has rapped three councils for failing to protect sensitive data on children.

By Tom Brewster, 9 Jul 2010 at 11:55

Data Protection/News

Bin

MP Letwin agrees to stop dumping personal data in bins

Oliver Letwin agrees to better his data protection practices after dumping info on constituents in public bins.

By Tom Brewster, 15 Nov 2011 at 11:06

Security/News

Week in Review: Move over Vista, Windows 7 is in the works

Bill Gates may have gone, but Microsoft still has the ability to make the IT community sit up and take notice.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 31 Oct 2008 at 11:52

Fingerprint Scanners/News

Security

Five councils caught breaching data protection law

The ICO urges councils to do better after five local authorities make data protection snafus.

By Tom Brewster, 10 Feb 2012 at 15:03

Security/News

O2

O2: Sorry for giving away your phone numbers

The operator says a technical error meant website owners were shown customers' mobile numbers.

By Tom Brewster, 25 Jan 2012 at 16:02

Mobile/News

Google Street View

Google urged to up privacy again after Street View 'debacle'

The ICO wants to see privacy implemented at the design stage of any Google project.

By Tom Brewster, 16 Aug 2011 at 14:33

Data Protection/News

Stethoscope on a computer keyboard

NHS: No Hope Security?

Will the ICO’s clampdown on NHS data breaches solve the on-going problem of security or does there need to be a bigger, better solution? Jennifer...

By Jennifer Scott, 4 Jul 2011 at 10:44

Security Breaches/Analysis & Insight

EU flag

Cookie law will be ‘phased-in’ over 12 months

Despite becoming EU law at midnight, the UK Government has said the new directive for internet cookies will not come into force ‘overnight.’

By Jennifer Scott, 25 May 2011 at 17:28

IT Legislation/News

Week in review

Week in Review: All about the ICO, DEA lives on

This week, the ICO dominates security headlines, the judicial review of the Digital Economy Act is thrown out and research shows Apple could be...

By Jennifer Scott, 22 Apr 2011 at 08:30

Unified Threat Management/News

laptop security

Oldham school breaches Data Protection Act

A stolen unencrypted laptop containing 90 pupils’ details sets the ICO on the Freehold Community School.

By Jennifer Scott, 21 Apr 2011 at 12:38

Data Protection/News

Data security

Top 10 most embarrassing data breaches

Inspired by a notable security gaffe at BP, we give our rundown of the most embarrassing data breaches in recent memory.

By Tom Brewster, 1 Apr 2011 at 17:34

Security/Analysis & Insight

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