UK Court Orders Bank Employee to Pay Fine for Illegally Accessing Statements

UK Court Orders Bank Employee to Pay Fine for Illegally Accessing Statements

The ICO believes that those who commit such crimes should be sent to prison

UK’s ICO Publishes Anonymization Code of Practice

UK’s ICO Publishes Anonymization Code of Practice

Data anonymization must be done properly in order to avoid incidents

ICO Issues £50,000 ($79,000) Fine to Prudential for Customer Account Mix-Up

ICO Issues £50,000 ($79,000) Fine to Prudential for Customer Account Mix-Up

The agency wants to send a message to all organizations

Manchester Police Fined for Exposing Details of 1,000 People Linked to Investigations

Manchester Police Fined for Exposing Details of 1,000 People Linked to Investigations

A Civil Monetary Penalty of £150,000 ($241,000 or 184,000 EUR) was imposed

ICO Set to Fine Two Marketers Responsible for Sending Out Millions of Spam Texts

ICO Set to Fine Two Marketers Responsible for Sending Out Millions of Spam Texts

Here's a video in which Director of Operations Simon Entwisle details spam calls and texts

  • Security
  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • September 27th, 2012
ICO to Businesses: You Are Responsible for Data Even If It’s Passed to the Cloud

ICO to Businesses: You Are Responsible for Data Even If It’s Passed to the Cloud

The ICO has released a guide for companies that want to use cloud services

ICO to Investigate Online Security Practices of Tesco

ICO to Investigate Online Security Practices of Tesco

The buzz caused by the findings of an expert have drawn the attention of authorities

UK Data Privacy Official Joined Google After the Street View Investigation

UK Data Privacy Official Joined Google After the Street View Investigation

The official was working with the ICO during the investigation but has now switched sides

ICO 2011/12 Report: Monetary Penalties and Fight Against Illegal Marketing Calls

ICO 2011/12 Report: Monetary Penalties and Fight Against Illegal Marketing Calls

The fines issued by the organization add up to $3.1 million (2.5 million EUR)

UK Regulator Re-Opens Google Street View Investigation

UK Regulator Re-Opens Google Street View Investigation

Google has revealed several more documents from the FCC investigation

Theresa May MP, ICO and UK Supreme Court Sites Attacked by Hacktivists

Theresa May MP, ICO and UK Supreme Court Sites Attacked by Hacktivists

The hackers protest against the monitoring law, extraditions and much more

ICO: Many Fail to Delete Personal Data Before Selling Storage Devices

ICO: Many Fail to Delete Personal Data Before Selling Storage Devices

If not removed, the data can be misused by fraudsters

Toshiba Exposes Details of Competition Participants, Flaw Blamed

Toshiba Exposes Details of Competition Participants, Flaw Blamed

The flaw was in the incremental numbering of competition entrants registration URL

Incoming 2012: The Last Guardian

Incoming 2012: The Last Guardian

A personal game about feelings that might never come out

UK Met Police Shares 1,000 E-mail Addresses, Human Error Blamed

UK Met Police Shares 1,000 E-mail Addresses, Human Error Blamed

You can easily share information by mistake if you're not careful

Fumito Ueda Confirms The Last Guardian Is Still in Development

Fumito Ueda Confirms The Last Guardian Is Still in Development

Developer does not clarify his own role going forward

UK Councils Receive Monetary Penalties After Mixing Up Email Recipients

UK Councils Receive Monetary Penalties After Mixing Up Email Recipients

An employee sent information to the wrong address five times

 
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