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It's a Miracle 2 by 3.0.2

It's a Miracle 2 by 3.0.2

...and our hearts. In this extraordinary second volume of real-life stories, Richard Thomas has carefully selected dozens of all-new tales from the successful... Read more

24 August, 2010

Former ICO head urges data-protection 'step change'

Former information commissioner Richard Thomas has called for a 'step change' in data protection and greater... Read more

8 July, 2009 by Kable

Privacy tsar: 277 data breaches since November

...year. In a speech to the RSA Conference Europe 2008 on Wednesday, Richard Thomas said that 277 data breaches had been reported since last November... Read more

29 October, 2008 by Tom Espiner

Watchdog: HMRC did breach data laws

...is clear that there was a breach of data-protection requirements," said Richard Thomas, the information commissioner. After the disclosure of the breach, the government... Read more

18 December, 2007 by Tom Espiner

Bosses sign pledge to protect personal data

...none from central government, have signed a promise to protect personal information. Richard Thomas, the information commissioner, launched the 10-point Personal Information Promise on... Read more

30 January, 2009 by Kable

Privacy watchdog to get power to fine for data loss

...a response to the Data Sharing Review — carried out by information commissioner Richard Thomas and Wellcome Trust director Mark Walport — published on Monday, the ministry... Read more

25 November, 2008 by Kable

Peer proposes data super-watchdog

...being amalgamated into one authority, said Lord Erroll, as is would make Richard Thomas, the Information Commissioner, less of a "target" if his office makes... Read more

5 September, 2008 by Tom Espiner

Labour tech tsar attacks gov't comms-database plan

...faced criticism from privacy campaigners and opposition political parties, while information commissioner Richard Thomas recently spoke out against plans to retain communications records in a... Read more

5 September, 2008 by Nick Heath

Privacy tsar: Gov't comms database 'a step too far'

...of the Information Commissioner's Office's Annual Report 2008, information commissioner Richard Thomas said the rumoured database of UK phone and internet communications would... Read more

16 July, 2008 by Nick Heath

Critics attack 'dangerous' gov't comms-snooping plan

The government is set to invite ISPs to tender for a controversial scheme that would see all internet and telephone communications monitored Read more

15 July, 2008 by Tom Espiner

Information commissioner to act against HMRC, MoD

...two government organisations over data-loss incidents. In an announcement on Wednesday, Richard Thomas said he will take action against HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) for... Read more

25 June, 2008 by Tom Espiner

Whitehall reports 30 data losses since November

...had reported 50, and the private sector had reported 41. Information commissioner Richard Thomas said that, while levels of understanding about the need to safeguard... Read more

24 June, 2008 by Tom Espiner

Watchdog rules out punishment over Phorm trials

...Act, should be taking action, but was not. "It's surprising, given Richard Thomas' [the information commissioner's] warnings that we are sleepwalking into a... Read more

9 June, 2008 by Tom Espiner

Media lobbying 'watered down' data-misuse laws

...Speaking at the Infosecurity Europe conference in London on Tuesday, information commissioner Richard Thomas used his platform to berate "certain sections of the media" for... Read more

23 April, 2008 by Matt Loney

UK nears 100 data breaches in six months

...includes a wide range of personal details, including financial and health records. Richard Thomas, the information commissioner, said it was "particularly disappointing" that the HMRC... Read more

23 April, 2008 by Steve Ranger

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