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Data loss - "It won't happen to me"

Charles Kavazy wrote 2 weeks ago: It won’t happen to me People usually think that “data loss” won’t happen to them. However, whe … more →

Tags: Data Loss, ICO, Data Loss, Passwords

Using personal devices for work purposes

Sho wrote 3 weeks ago: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in UK have highlighted a worrying lack of guidance … more →

Tags: Business Matters, CPD, byod, Dance school business matters, Dance teacher good business practice, data protection act 1998, ICO, Keeping Data Secure

You can't outsource your data protection responsibilities

Charles Kavazy wrote 3 weeks ago: In February 2011 the information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) levied a £70,000 fine for data loss on … more →

Tags: Data Loss, Outsourcing, ICO, Data Loss

On lost laptops, concerned information officers, data protection, and streamlining

dajondata wrote 1 month ago: Lost laptops ‘are a ticking data timebomb’ With so many laptops that have been used in w … more →

Tags: Digests, Business, Chief Information Officer, Information privacy, ICO, Data Loss, office, Information Commissioner

The Minefield of Permission Marketing4 comments

sayerssolutions wrote 2 months ago: How do you convert prospects to subscribers without soliciting them? I guess this is the ethical pro … more →

Tags: permission marketing, Email Marketing (2), Social Media, Permission marketing, eMail Marketing, Database, eMail, Email Campaign, spamming

Another Scottish 'First' as DM Design earns first fine for cold-calling offences

Apollo wrote 2 months ago: Another depressing ‘First’ for Scotland, as  kitchen company DM Design lands the first e … more →

Tags: civilian, fine, Information Commissioner, Scottish first, ICO, tps, telephone preference service, dm design

New Spam calls from 01542 842715 21 comments

Site Admin wrote 2 months ago: Had a new spam call from 01542842715 today regarding financial services. Obviously TPS did not opera … more →

Tags: Scams, 01542 842715, 01542842715, 2002, Akismet, E-mail, financial services, Internet Service Provider, nuisance call

Lack of guidance on BYOD raises data protection concerns

brianfpennington wrote 2 months ago: The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has commissioned a survey into business attitudes tow … more →

Tags: Brian Pennington, byod, Data Protection Act, ICO, password, PCI DSS, personally identifiable information, Pii, YouGov

ICO fines Nursing and Midwifery Council £150,0001 comment

niallmclean wrote 2 months ago: Last month, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) fined the Nursing and Midwifery Counci … more →

Tags: Data Protection, Regulatory / Business Crime, Nursing and Midwifery Council, monetary penalties, sensitive personal data

Problems accessing your school records

sarahdyer112 wrote 2 months ago: In the pursuit of your school record you may come across problems accessing the information, such as … more →

Tags: data journalist, School Records, data protection act 1998

When and How to complain - The Data Protection Act 1998.

A4e2A&E wrote 3 months ago: A useful guide from the Information Commissioner’s Office. When and how to complain The Data P … more →

Tags: Justice, ICO, Data Protection Act

Nursing and Midwifery Council fined for breaching the Data Protection Act

brianfpennington wrote 3 months ago: The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued a £150,000 fine to the Nursing and Midwifery Counci … more →

Tags: Brian Pennington, data breach, Data Protection Act, encryption, ICO, Nursing and Midwifery Council, personally identifiable information

The Ironic Cookie (Law)

straighttalkingmarketer wrote 3 months ago: For anyone who is still trying to work out how best to adhere to last year’s cookie law change … more →

Tags: Marketing, marketing legislation, Digital Marketing, Marketing 2, marketing analytics, Cookies, ICO, Chinwag, Chinwag blog

The Cookie Banner is Dead... Long Live the Cookie Banner.

Val G wrote 3 months ago: As someone who has been following the developments in the Cookie law for quite a while (see here, he … more →

Tags: Social, Legal, ICO, Cookie, cookie law, european union, Website, Implied Consent, Business

The Information Commissioner provides an update on the European Data Protection Act1 comment

brianfpennington wrote 3 months ago: David Smith the UK’s Deputy Commissioner of the Information Commission has commented on the progress … more →

Tags: Brian Pennington, data protection act 1998, european union, Member State of the European Union, ICO, European Commission, European Parliament, Member of the European Parliament

Sony Europe Fined for PSN Hacking in 2011

Elen-chan wrote 3 months ago: Sony Europe has been fined for the hacking incident which occurred in 2011 to PSN. Sony‘s Euro … more →

Tags: technology, Games, News, Internet, Business & Industry, Sony, PSN, Sony Computer Entertainment, Playstation Network

Sony Fined £250,000 for 2011 Hack

Rosa Dachtler wrote 3 months ago: April 2011 saw an unprecedented security breach of the PlayStation Network, downing the service for … more →

Tags: Game News, Sony, SCEE, ICO, Government, fine, psn hack, PSN, Hack

Leeds City Council fined by watchdog after child's personal data ends up in wrong hands

the leeds citizen wrote 5 months ago: Leeds City Council has been fined £95,000 by the UK’s data protection watchdog after it sent h … more →

Tags: News, Data Protection, leeds, 'Leeds City Council'

10 December 2012: Governance Now1 comment

Tap the 90 wrote 5 months ago: Aadhaar to Help Poor Save More Excerpt: Confirming to the national data sharing policy 2012, we are … more →

Tags: technology, Government, Case Study, personally identifiable information, aadhaar, UIDAI, Unique Identification Authority of India


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