EU Data Protection Reform: Key Areas for Debate
Deputy Information Commissioner David Smith discusses his concerns about the EU’s proposed plans for Data Protection reform
When I last wrote about the EU ...
The challenges for Health Records and Data Protection
ICO view
The health sector continues to be a priority area for us. In the last year alone we have served monetary penalties totalling over a million pounds on health ...
Select Committee Report on UK Information Commissioner
An email that begins by explaining you’re heading for a £42.8 million shortfall rarely leaves you feeling positive about the future, but that’s the position ...
Personal Devices and Data Protection – New Guidelines for the Workplace
Personal devices and data protection - New guidance aims to address ‘laissez faire’ attitude to allowing staff to use personal devices for work business
The ...
Ever-changing information rights means smarter guidance
The world of information rights is ever-changing, with constant developments in case law and technology. Given the size of the ICO’s catalogue of guidance, which ...
Data Anonymisation – opportunities and risks
Following the ICO‘s recent public consultation and proposal to establish a stakeholder network, Steve Wood, Head of Policy discusses the challenges ahead in ...
Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is the UK’s independent public authority set up to uphold information rights. It does this by promoting ...
Illegal marketing clampdown begins as spam texters set for six figure fine
Simon Entwisle, Director of Operations at the UK Information Commissioner’s Office sets out the latest policy strategy behind dealing with unwanted marketing ...
Education key to cookie law progress
In the latest article published by the Information Commissioner, business and industry group manager Dave Evans talks about the new website cookies rule and how ...
Corridors of power under greater scrutiny with FOI, says Report
Christopher Graham, the UK’s Information Commissioner, says the Freedom of Information Act has “opened up the corridors of power to greater scrutiny” ...
Information rights in a cold climate
It’s been a busy year (2011) for information rights – the right to privacy and the right to know. Data protection breaches, freedom of information disputes, ...
Half term report on cookies compliance
Back in May this year, we published advice on how to comply with the revised cookie rule. The rule had just been implemented as part of the review of the ePrivacy ...
