Nigel Houlden, ICO Head of Technology, said:
“We are aware of reports detailing potentially significant flaws in a wide range of computer processors, which could affect various operating systems. We strongly recommend that organisations with affected hardware test and apply patches from…
Link: Statement in response to reports about computer processor flaws
Source: ICO .org.uk
I’ve been pleased to hear from many of you that the eight GDPR myth busting blogs we’ve run this year have been helpful in your preparations for the new legislation.
Link: GDPR is not Y2K
Source: ICO .org.uk
I’ve been pleased to hear from many of you that the eight GDPR myth busting blogs we’ve run this year have been helpful in your preparations for the new legislation.
Link: GDPR is not Y2K
Source: ICO .org.uk
Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham launches a consultation on draft Children and the GDPR guidance.
Link: ICO seeks comment on draft Children and GDPR guidance
Source: ICO .org.uk
Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham said:
“We can confirm that we have received a referral from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) that explains their belief that offences under the Data Protection Act 1998 have been committed by former MPS officers.
“As the UK’s data protection…
Link: Statement in response to a referral from the Metropolitan Police Service regarding data protection offences
Source: ICO .org.uk
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has searched two addresses in Nottingham as part of an investigation into a network suspected of making hundreds of millions of nuisance calls.
Link: ICO executes search warrants related to millions of automated nuisance calls
Source: ICO .org.uk
Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham provides an update to her May 2017 blog on the ICO’s formal investigation into the use of data analytics for political purposes.
Link: Update on ICO investigation into data analytics for political purposes
Source: ICO .org.uk
Elizabeth Denham’s speech at the TechUK Data Ethics Summit on 13 December 2017.
Link: TechUK Data Ethics Summit
Source: ICO .org.uk
A firm of loss adjusters has been found guilty of unlawfully disclosing personal data illegally obtained by senior members of their staff and private investigators.
Link: Guilty verdicts in trial against a company and rogue private investigators
Source: ICO .org.uk
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is supporting Small Business Saturday by providing a range of dedicated products to help SMEs prepare for new data protection laws.
The annual event takes place this weekend and the ICO is keen to help celebrate and promote the contribution small…
Link: ICO offers more support to SMEs ahead of Small Business Saturday
Source: ICO .org.uk
