Data breaches put domestic abuse victims’ lives at risk, UK Information Commissioner warns
Warning comes after the ICO reprimands seven organisations in the past 14 months for data breaches affecting victims of domestic abuse.
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“This needs to be dealt with.” – ICO issues Enforcement Notice to City of York Council over FOI backlog
Information Commissioner issues Enforcement Notice relating to backlog of 261 FOI requests
ICO issues half a million pounds in new fines as fight to tackle illegal nuisance calls continues
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued fines totalling £590,000 to five companies for collectively making 1.9 million unwanted marketing calls which targeted the elderly and people with vulnerabilities.
ICO statement following potential police cyber breach
Following media reporting of a potential cyber breach affecting Greater Manchester Police, Elizabeth Baxter, Head of Cyber Investigations at the Information Commissioner’s Office, said: “Police officers and staff expect their information to be kept secure, and are right to be concerned when that doesn’t happen. This incident has been reported to us, and we’ll now be looking into what happened, and asking questions on behalf of anyone affected.”
Share information to protect children and young people at risk, urges UK Information Commissioner
Organisations will not get in trouble if they share information to protect children and young people at risk of serious harm, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has promised.
Former social services council employee fined for unlawfully accessing sensitive personal data
A former family intervention officer at St Helens Borough Council has been sentenced for unlawfully accessing social services records.
UK Information Commissioner and NCSC CEO sign Memorandum of Understanding
The UK Information Commissioner, John Edwards, and the Chief Executive of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), Lindy Cameron, have today signed a joint Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that sets out how both organisations will cooperate.
ICO statement in response to Which? report on smart devices harvesting data
Stephen Almond, Executive Director – Regulatory Risk said: “People should be able to enjoy the benefits of using their connected devices without having excessive amounts of their personal data gathered.
ICO to review period and fertility tracking apps as poll shows more than half of women are concerned over data security
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is reviewing period and fertility apps as new figures show more than half of women have concerns over data security.
Joint statement on data scraping and data protection
The Information Commissioner’s Office and eleven other data protection and privacy authorities from around the world have today published a joint statement calling for the protection of people’s personal data from unlawful data scraping taking place on social media sites.
