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Information Commissioner is on Phorm
Blog Just four days after publishing a considered opinion on the highly controversial web/ad/monitoring/trialling tech company Phorm - an opinion seen by many as a "green light for lawbreaking" - the Information Commissioner's Office has published a...
[April 9, 2008, 17:15]
Information commissioner slams European data initiative
News The information commissioner is warning the Council of Europe to take a "proportionate" approach towards the interception and retention of all electronic communications contained within the Cybercrime Convention.
[July 13, 2001, 16:44]
Information Commissioner gets a new COO
News The Information Commissioner's Office has appointed a chief operating officer. He will report directly to the information commissioner, Richard Thomas, and sit on the ICO's management board. The appointment of Simon Entwisle was announced on 28...
[October 29, 2004, 14:54]
Information commissioner leaves post empty
News Information commissioner Elizabeth France, a champion of privacy rights in the UK and beyond, has stepped down from her post two months early to take up her new role as the UK's first telecoms ombudsman.
[October 8, 2002, 16:21]
New information commissioner named
News A top lawyer from City law firm Clifford Chance has been named to take over as information commissioner when Elizabeth France steps down later this year. Richard Thomas, director of public policy at Clifford Chance, will take up the post in November.
[July 26, 2002, 9:58]
Information commissioner to act against HMRC, MoD
News The information commissioner is to take action against two government organisations over data-loss incidents. Thomas said that it is "beyond doubt that both departments have breached data-protection requirements" and that the Information...
[June 25, 2008, 15:07]
ID cards 'alarm' information commissioner
News Information commissioner Richard Thomas is "increasingly alarmed" about the UK Governments proposals for a national identity card, MPs were told on 8 June, 2004. The information commissioner said the government should only keep information...
[June 9, 2004, 13:55]
Information Commissioner 'low on power' for spam fight
News The UK's Information Commissioner has not been provided with the necessary muscle to protect UK citizens against spammers, according to the All Party Internet Group (APIG). At a press conference on Monday, Richard Allan MP, APIG vice chairman...
[October 7, 2003, 16:35]
First identity commissioner appointed
News Former civil servant Sir Joseph Pilling has been appointed as the first identity commissioner. The identity commissioner will not be responsible for identity cards for foreign nationals, which are subject to oversight by the information...
[September 16, 2009, 8:45]
Information commissioner to quit
News The information commissioner, Elizabeth France, is to quit her watchdog position later this year, following weeks of disagreement with the home secretary over his controversial anti-terror legislation.
[January 3, 2002, 11:18]
Ballmer holds surprise talks with EU commissioner
Talkback Go on Monti. Do the right thing. Microsoft's screwed us all over for far too long now.
[March 17, 2004, 9:19]
Information Commissioner is on Phorm
Blog Comment http://www.out-law.com/page-9090 Phorm Webwise legality and privacy concerns - lawyers Pinsent Masons join the debate
[May 22, 2008, 10:42]
Ballmer holds surprise talks with EU commissioner
Talkback Suprise talks indeed what you mean is yet another get out of jail free bung in the back pocket (anyone want to try and prove me wrong by the way ) It is high time we became an closed area to people like Ballmer he is totaly persona non grata one...
[March 18, 2004, 15:09]
Information Commissioner to demand greater powers
Blog Richard Thomas is going to ask Parliament that he be given the power to force organisations to submit to inspections and audits from his office, the ICO, reports Out-Law.com. The ICO can currently inspect an organisation to check its compliance...
[May 1, 2007, 17:05]
ICO 'increasingly concerned' about NHS data safety
News The Information Commissioner's Office says it is 'increasingly concerned' about the NHS's protection of data as it takes action against Camden Primary Care Trust. The Information Commissioner's Office has taken enforcement action against Camden...
[March 27, 2009, 8:48]
Watchdog rules out punishment over Phorm trials
News The Information Commissioner's Office has ruled out an investigation of BT or Phorm, despite calls from academics for the telecommunications giant to be punished over trials of ad-serving technology in 2006.
[June 9, 2008, 15:38]
Red tape blamed for impeding tech progress
News European telecoms commissioner, Viviane Reding, has blamed red tape for hampering Europe's efforts to capitalise on its high-tech research. The commissioner called on the European Parliament and Council to cut administrative red tape and help...
[September 8, 2008, 12:44]
ICO: Companies hiding behind privacy policies
News The information commissioner has criticised businesses for using overly complex language in their privacy notices. Some companies use legal jargon to hide, rather than to explain, what they intend to do with data collected from customers, according...
[January 13, 2009, 12:43]
Heathrow fingerprinting plans 'temporarily delayed'
News Plans to introduce biometric fingerprint checks for domestic passengers travelling through Heathrow Airport have been delayed after the Information Commissioner's Office raised privacy concerns about the system.
[March 27, 2008, 7:32]
EU calls for 60 percent roaming charges cut
News On Tuesday, the European commissioner responsible for telecoms revealed her long awaited shake-up in the structure of mobile roaming charges. Viviane Reding, the EU commissioner for the information society and media, said in "it is high time that...
[March 28, 2006, 18:10]
