ICO fines Scottish council

Midlothian council has been hit with a monetary penalty of £140,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) following three breaches involving children’s social service reports being sent to the wrong recipients.

ICO fines Scottish council

Midlothian council has been hit with a monetary penalty of £140,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) following three breaches involving children’s social service reports being sent to the wrong recipients.

ICO calls for rethink on Data Protection Directive changes

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has broadly welcomed the upcoming changes to the Data Protection Directive this week, but called some areas “unnecessarily and unhelpfully over-prescriptive”.

ICO: consumers often denied right to their information

Consumers are being denied the right to access the information that companies or public bodies hold about them, according to the Information Commissioner, Christopher Graham.

ICO: consumers often denied right to their information

Consumers are being denied the right to access the information that companies or public bodies hold about them, according to the Information Commissioner, Christopher Graham.

ICO calls for rethink on Data Protection Directive changes

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has broadly welcomed the upcoming changes to the Data Protection Directive this week, but called some areas “unnecessarily and unhelpfully over-prescriptive”.

Care provider rapped by UK and Isle of Man data commissioners over lost memory stick

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the Office of the Data Protection Supervisor (ODPS) for the Isle of Man have jointly criticised a care provider after an unencrypted memory stick was lost last year.

Care provider rapped by UK and Isle of Man data commissioners over lost memory stick

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the Office of the Data Protection Supervisor (ODPS) for the Isle of Man have jointly criticised a care provider after an unencrypted memory stick was lost last year.

ICO claims websites must try harder on cookie compliance – and encourages looking at other sites for guidance

Websites have been ordered to ‘try harder’ by the Information Commissioner’s Office when it comes to new laws on cookies.

ICO claims websites must try harder on cookie compliance – and encourages looking at other sites for guidance

Websites have been ordered to ‘try harder’ by the Information Commissioner’s Office when it comes to new laws on cookies.