Humberside Police has been fined £130,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after disks containing a video interview of an alleged rape victim went missing.
Link: Warning to police staff as force fined £130,000 for losing rape victim interview
Source: ICO .org.uk
A former housing worker who shared a confidential report identifying a potential vulnerable victim has been convicted of data protection offences by a jury.
Link: Former housing worker convicted by jury of data protection offences
Source: ICO .org.uk
Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham statement in response to Facebook’s announcement that it will be shutting down its partner category service.
Link: Statement in response to Facebook’s announcement that it will be shutting down its partner category service
Source: ICO .org.uk
Information Rights Regulatory Development Group Manager Ian Deasha introduces the ICO’s consultation on draft Data Protection Impact Assessment guidance.
Link: ICO seeks comments on draft Data Protection Impact Assessment guidance
Source: ICO .org.uk
Elizabeth Denham spoke at the Alan Turing Institute on 23 March as part of its event: The GDPR and Beyond: Privacy, Transparency and the Law.
Link: The GDPR and Beyond: Privacy, Transparency and the Law
Source: ICO .org.uk
Elizabeth Denham, an Honorary Professor at University College London, delivered the 2018 annual Jenkinson Lecture on 22 March.
Link: Trust, Transparency and Just-in-Time FOI: Sustainable Governance and Openness in the Digital Age
Source: ICO .org.uk
The Information Commissioner’s Office has searched a business premises near Glasgow, as part of an investigation into a company suspected of making over 200 million illegal nuisance calls.
Link: Scottish company raided over 200 million nuisance calls – after some potentially put public safety on railways at risk
Source: ICO .org.uk
Elizabeth Denham, Information Commissioner said:
“We are investigating the circumstances in which Facebook data may have been illegally acquired and used.
“It’s part of our ongoing investigation into the use of data analytics for political purposes which was launched to consider how…
Link: ICO statement: investigation into data analytics for political purposes
Source: ICO .org.uk
Elizabeth Denham delivered the CRISP (Centre for Research into Information, Surveillance and Privacy) annual lecture 2018 at the University of Edinburgh on 14 March 2018.
Link: Money, law and courage: the varied roles of the UK Information Commissioner
Source: ICO .org.uk
WhatsApp signs public commitment not to share personal data with Facebook until data protection concerns are addressed.
Link: A win for the data protection of UK consumers
Source: ICO .org.uk
