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UK's Information Commissioner gets expanded powers in Criminal Justice and
2008-05-15 02:00:00 The United Kingdom's Information Commissioner's Office received new authority to levy fines on organizations that "deliberately" or "recklessly" violate the U.K.'s "Data Protection Act", or DPA, of 1998. In a little noticed amendment to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act of 2008, the 1998 DPA was updated to enable the Information Commissioner to impose serious fines on organizations. This change in the UK's data protection law was spurred by a string of high-profile breaches of personally-identifiable information in the U.K. over the last year, including the large-scale data breach at Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs agency...
Facebook faces privacy questions
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UK Information Commissioner does not regulate BlueSpam after all!
2007-10-12 19:26:00 He thought he did, but he's decided he doesn't. This from ComplianceAndPrivacy.com which covers news in the security and privacy fields:Following discussions with the Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and others the Information Commissioner’s Office has amended its guidance on the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003. The guidance previously stated that marketing messages sent using Bluetooth technology would be subject to PECR rules relating to the sending of unsolicited marketing. However, the Regulations only apply to messages sent over a public electronic communications network and we have concluded that Bluetooth messages are not in fact sent using such a network. We have amended our guidance accordingly. It is for government to decide whether the law should be changed to cover such marketing. We would like to stress that regardless of whether a particular technology is covered by PECR, consumers are incr...
UK Information Commissioner hits Fax Spammers
2007-09-12 12:58:00 I picked up this story today. I'd love to be saying "Oh Joy, oh rapture" in a rather camp and Gilbert and Sullivan way, but I read the article fully."The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ordered two debt recovery companies to stop sending unwanted faxes to individuals and businesses. This action has been brought under the Privacy and Electronic Communication Regulations (PECR) following hundreds of complaints from individuals and businesses to the ICO and the Fax Preference Service."Hundreds of complaints.What does it take to get this office to act?One complaint, one warning and one extra breach is enough.And the imbecilic Tories want to repeal the law! Come on, Cameron, get a grip on policy. And come on Thomas, get enforcing more often.
Information Commissioner wants more power to protect personal information
2007-07-16 02:00:00 A call by the information commissioner for greater powers to check on how companies protect personnel data has been met with a mixed response from business groups. Richard Thomas wants a new right to inspect and audit a company's systems without prior permission, pointing to a "horrifying" number of firms, government departments and other public bodies that have breached data protection rules in the past year. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has received 24,000 enquiries and complaints about personal information in the past year. A breach was likely to have occurred in 35% of cases. Thomas, who is responsible for enforcing the Data Protection Act, said: "My message to those at the top of organisations is to respect the privacy of individuals and the integrity of the information held about them. We have seen far too many careless and inexcusable breaches." Jeremy Beale, head of e-business at the CBI, told Personnel Today: "By calling for the ability to inspect... |
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