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UK Anonymous keeps up DDoS barrage on ICO

...variety of methods in attacks on the website of the UK Information Commissioner's Office over the past week, according to a spokesperson for the... Read more

16 May, 2012 by Tom Espiner

BYOD is no money-saver, says council's IT chief

...all goes wrong, the local authority may fall foul of the Information Commissioner for a breach and get a £500,000 fine."However, the council... Read more

27 April, 2012 by Sade Laja

Anonymous UK vows to target GCHQ again

...and 'Stella'. The group discussed possible targets, expressing antipathy towards the Information Commissioner's Office, the judiciary and the government. They also talked about their... Read more

17 April, 2012 by Tom Espiner

ICO reports surge in data protection complaints

...The Information Commissioner's Office has seen a 30-percent rise in data protection complaints... Read more

15 July, 2010 by David Meyer

Cheshire East Council lands £80,000 fine for data breach

...Cheshire East council has been fined £80,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office for failing to have adequate security measures in place when... Read more

15 February, 2012 by Staff

EU promises harmony on corporate data law

...it easier to set up privacy rules that apply across Europe, justice commissioner Viviane Reding has said. EU commissioner Viviane Reding is aiming to harmonise... Read more

1 December, 2011 by David Meyer

ICO pushes for compulsory data audits

...Christopher Graham, the information commissioner, has said that data-protection audits must be compulsory in local government... Read more

17 October, 2011 by Staff

ICO ticks off Manchester hospital for memory stick loss

...sensitive personal information relating to the treatment of 87 patients, the Information Commissioner's Office has said. The breach occurred after a medical student at... Read more

8 September, 2011 by Staff

Scottish care body rapped by ICO

...The Information Commissioner's Office has found that the organisation that investigates the care of... Read more

6 September, 2011 by Staff

Watchdog fines Surrey council over data breaches

...Surrey County Council has been fined £120,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office for a "serious breach" of the Data Protection Act after... Read more

10 June, 2011 by Staff

Privacy watchdog probes Facebook facial recognition

...The Information Commissioner's Office is looking into possible privacy issues with Facebook's rollout... Read more

9 June, 2011 by Tom Espiner

ICO publishes advice on cookie law

...to the UK privacy authority. The advice was included in the Information Commissioner's Office's (ICO) cookie law guidance (PDF), published on Monday. Businesses... Read more

9 May, 2011 by Tom Espiner

UK spammers to be fined up to £500,000

...due in late May. The regulatory powers were announced by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) on Wednesday and will come into force when the... Read more

21 April, 2011 by Jack Clark

Facebook and Google 'must follow' EU privacy rules

...legal action if they do not adhere to EU privacy laws, justice commissioner Viviane Reding has said. Justice commissioner Viviane Reding has said Google, Facebook... Read more

17 March, 2011 by Tom Espiner

London councils fined thousands over lost laptops

...The Information Commissioner's Office has fined two London councils over losses of unencrypted laptops... Read more

9 February, 2011 by Tom Espiner

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