Innovative new research into children’s online privacy and also medical data sharing and consent has been funded by the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Link: ICO Grants Programme supports independent research into four privacy and data protection challenges
Source: ICO .org.uk
A nursing auxiliary has been fined for accessing a patient’s medical records without a valid legal reason.
Link: Nursing auxiliary fined for unlawfully accessing patient records
Source: ICO .org.uk
Mae nyrs gynorthwyol wedi’i dirwyo am gyrchu cofnodion meddygol claf heb reswm cyfreithiol dilys.
Link: Dirwyo nyrs gynorthwyol am gyrchu cofnodion claf yn anghyfreithlon
Source: ICO .org.uk
People working with personal information have been warned they have to obey strict privacy laws after a charity worker was prosecuted for making his own copies of sensitive data.
Link: Warning for workers after charity employee is prosecuted for data protection offences
Source: ICO .org.uk
The ICO’s Deputy Commissioner will be reminding organisations to be transparent with people’s personal data after a survey revealed a significant deficit of trust that organisations must address if they want to innovate with personal information.
Link: ICO survey shows most UK citizens don’t trust organisations with their data
Source: ICO .org.uk
A firm trading in people’s personal information and describing itself as ‘the UK’s Premier Lead Generation Provider’ has been fined £80,000 by the ICO.
Link: ICO warns data broking industry after issuing £80,000 fine to unlawful data supplier
Source: ICO .org.uk
The Information Commissioner’s Office will launch a dedicated advice line on Wednesday 1 November at 10am to help small organisations prepare for a new data protection law.
Link: New data protection advice service aimed at small organisations preparing for General Data Protection Regulation
Source: ICO .org.uk
The Information Commissioner’s Office will launch a dedicated advice line on Wednesday 1 November at 10am to help small organisations prepare for a new data protection law.
Link: New data protection advice service aimed at small organisations preparing for the General Data Protection Regulation
Source: ICO .org.uk
Organisations need to be more open, honest and transparent in their online privacy notices about how they handle people’s personal data, an international study has found.
Link: International enforcement operation finds website privacy notices are too vague and generally inadequate
Source: ICO .org.uk
The ICO has concluded its investigation into a recent Conservative Party telephone campaign.
Link: When political market research crosses the line
Source: ICO .org.uk
