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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 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 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]
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]
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]
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]
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 '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]
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]
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 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 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 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]
Privacy tsar: Gov't will collect less data
News The outgoing information commissioner has predicted that government will reverse the trend to collect more personal data. Thomas, who has been information commissioner since 2002, said he is leaving a "holding strategy" on freedom of information...
[May 15, 2009, 15:37]
eBay acts over privacy fears
News Internet auction house eBay will make changes to its site after discussions with the UK's Information Commissioner and civil rights group Privacy International. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has confirmed that changes are being made.
[September 27, 2006, 16:40]
Watchdog warns Foreign Office over data breach
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) investigated the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) after Channel 4 News alerted it to the fact that personal details belonging to visa applicants were accessible by anyone visiting certain websites.
[November 14, 2007, 14:50]
EC launches European cybercrime forum
News European commissioner Antonio Vittorino announced the launch of a European cybercrime forum on Tuesday, following a recommendation contained in the EC draft convention on cybercrime. In his keynote speech at EuroISPA's conference on Internet...
[April 11, 2001, 9:03]
Government 'too busy' to deal with spam
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said this week it lacks the power to fight spam because the government has not had time to discuss implementing effective powers. At present the powers of the ICO "are effectively nullified until [the...
[September 13, 2005, 18:20]
Doctors may be fined for losing data
News Doctors who lose confidential patient information should be held accountable for the loss, according to the Information Commissioner's Office. Information commissioner Richard Thomas, giving evidence at a House of Lords Constitution Committee...
[November 16, 2007, 10:41]
