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Latest Information Commissioner's Office articles

FOI request reveals Google delay in deleting UK Street View data

View of a sunrise in a street of terraced houses
Freedom of Information request shows that information commissioner Christopher Graham seeks removal of remaining Google data
20 Dec 2010

The week in quotes - 17 Dec 2010

Wind-up mouth
Some of the IT industry's most influential figures comment on this week's top stories
17 Dec 2010

TalkTalk to go ahead with anti-malware system

TalkTalk Logo
Despite much criticism and controversy, TalkTalk will launch trials of the virus alert system in the next few weeks
26 Nov 2010

Quotes of the Week - 26 November 2010

This week the ICO used its power to fine organisations for breaching the Data Protection Act, and SAP was ordered to pay Oracle $1.3bn
26 Nov 2010

One in five data breaches is an inside job

New KPMG report also reveals that a quarter of all data losses in first six months of 2010 occurred in the health sector
26 Nov 2010

ICO uses its powers to fine for the first time

Employment services company A4e and Hertfordshire County Council fined for exposing sensitive data
24 Nov 2010

Public sector tops private sector in its awareness of data protection

Public sector tops private sector in its awareness of data protection
12 Nov 2010

Computing video podcast: Tech Talk episode 11

Join Tech Talk for a rundown of the week's top IT news stories, and a debate on the government's interception modernisation programme. Is it an infringement on our civil liberties?
02 Nov 2010

Civil liberties groups outraged by commercial use of CCTV

'Internet Eyes' web site encourages the public to spy on one another for profit
04 Oct 2010

Tech Talk news 8: Analysis - open source versus proprietary software

Join Tech Talk for an overview of the week's top IT news stories. This week's debate is on open source software versus proprietary. Can open source deliver the same functionality more cheaply?
01 Oct 2010

ISP Association comments on TalkTalk warning

Following TalkTalk's rebuke from the ICO, the ISPA encourages members to provide safety assurances for their users
07 Sep 2010

Tech Talk news 5: Analysis - IT self service, is it a good idea?

Join Tech Talk for an overview of the week's top IT stories, and a debate on IT self-service. Will it provide value?
27 Aug 2010

Yorkshire Building Society breaches Data Protection Act

ICO finds building society in breach of law over inadequate information security
26 Aug 2010

Patient records left at bus stop

The ICO has found an NHS Trust to be in breach of the Data Protection Act
25 Aug 2010

ICO to ensure data protection laws are upheld at DWP

Department is considering liaising with store card organisations and Nectar in bid to prevent fraud
12 Aug 2010

ICO to target delays in Freedom of Information responses

Failure to comply may see public bodies reported to parliament
21 Jul 2010

Deference for government and companies has gone, says ICO chief

And this is causing an increase in workload for the body
16 Jul 2010

Businesses are conspiring to conceal data leaks from the ICO

Many are consulting law firms to determine just how much they can get away with
15 Jul 2010

Many NHS trusts not secure enough to access the Spine

Report suggests that 10 per cent of trusts are on amber alert for their handling of data security
12 Jul 2010

New UK data protection laws could burden business

And UK only has two months to comply
24 Jun 2010

Call for ban on physical transfer of digital files

Never say “the disc is in the post”, recommends report
03 Jun 2010

Security Definitive Guide pt3: Damage limitation

Jon Fell, Struan Robertson and Iddo Goldfarb of law firm Pinsent Masons explain what an organisation should do in the event of a data breach, and offer advice on how to avoid one in the first place
27 Apr 2010

Is the data watchdog about to pounce?

Experts believe the Information Commissioner’s Office is itching to use its new power to impose hefty fines for data breaches. Martin Courtney reports
18 Mar 2010

Privacy watchdog to have power to fine £500,000

Fine will only be issued in the most severe cases
13 Jan 2010