ICO Deputy Commissioner (Operations) James Dipple-Johnstone – speech to the CBI Cyber Security: Business Insight Conference
Link: CBI Cyber Security: Business Insight Conference
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ICO statement in response to British Airways breach announcement
ICO statement in response to British Airways breach announcement
Link: ICO statement in response to British Airways breach announcement
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Organisations must continue to improve transparency and accountability as ICO survey shows most UK citizens still don’t trust organisations with their data
The Information Commissioner is reminding organisations to be transparent with people’s personal information, after a survey revealed trust and confidence in how organisations handle personal data is still low, despite an improvement across sectors.
Link: Organisations must continue to improve transparency and accountability as ICO survey shows most UK citizens still don’t trust organisations with their data
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Marketing agency fined £60,000 for nuisance emails
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Everything DM Ltd (EDML) , based in Stevenage, £60,000 for sending 1.42 million emails without consent.
The investigation found that, between May 2016 and May 2017, the firm used its direct marketing system called ‘Touchpoint’ to send emails…
Link: Marketing agency fined £60,000 for nuisance emails
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Blog: Continuous CCTV in taxis – where do councils stand?
CCTV cameras have become a part of our everyday lives, we go about our business largely unaware of them. They can serve as a valuable tool for security, crime prevention and detection.
Link: Blog: Continuous CCTV in taxis – where do councils stand?
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ICO strengthens commitment to technology and innovation with appointment of new executive director
The Information Commissioner’s commitment to encouraging new ideas and emerging technologies while protecting people’s privacy has been strengthened with a high-profile appointment.
Link: ICO strengthens commitment to technology and innovation with appointment of new executive director
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Emma’s Diary fined £140,000 for selling personal information for political campaigning
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Lifecycle Marketing (Mother and Baby) Ltd, also known as Emma’s Diary , £140,000 for illegally collecting and selling personal information belonging to more than one million people.
The data broking company, which provides advice on…
Link: Emma’s Diary fined £140,000 for selling personal information for political campaigning
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Marketing firm fined £100,000 after making more than 75,000 nuisance calls
The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined an East Sussex marketing company £100,000 for making 75,649 nuisance calls.
AMS Marketing Ltd, of Peacehaven, made the calls to people who had opted out of receiving marketing calls by registering with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS).
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Link: Marketing firm fined £100,000 after making more than 75,000 nuisance calls
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ICO’s annual report reveals increased public awareness of privacy and information rights issues
New laws and high profile investigations have helped put data protection and privacy at the centre of the UK public’s consciousness like never before, the Information Commissioner has said.
Link: ICO’s annual report reveals increased public awareness of privacy and information rights issues
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Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse fined £200,000 for revealing identities of possible abuse victims in mass email
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) has been fined £200,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after sending a bulk email that identified possible victims of non-recent child sexual abuse.
Link: Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse fined £200,000 for revealing identities of possible abuse victims in mass email
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