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Cabinet Office rapped for slow FOI response times
News Government department blames uptick in requests caused by Jimmy Saville and Margaret Thatcher for delays
By Caroline Donnelly Published
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Payday loan firm hit by £175k fine for sending spam texts
News First Financial blasted by ICO over text message campaign that's already landed it in hot water with the ASA.
By Caroline Donnelly Published
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ICO flags temporary staff data protection risks
News Data protection watchdog speaks up about Great Ormond Street Hospital data breaches.
By Caroline Donnelly Published
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Ministry of Justice hit with £140K data breach fine
News Information Commissioner's Office hits out after prison staff email sensitive information about inmates to several people.
By Caroline Donnelly Published
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ICO sounds alarm over unsecured BYOD
News Data protection watchdog claims more must be done to lockdown personal devices in the workplace.
By Rene Millman Published
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Aberdeen City Council fined £100,000 by ICO
News Employee published details of vulnerable children’s welfare online.
By Maggie Holland Published
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Islington Council hit with £70K data breach fine
News Islington Council said it has no plans to appeal data breach fine, but hopes early payment will get it reduced to £56K.
By Caroline Donnelly Published
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Home Office under scrutiny over FOI response times
News Sussex Police and Tyneside Council also subject to monitoring by ICO
By Jane McCallion Published
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IT Pro's weekly web comment round-up
News Find out what IT Pro readers make of Vodafone's 4G plans, the rural broadband debate and the Government's web porn clamp down.
By Caroline Donnelly Published
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Google faces regulator warnings over privacy policy
News Company must rewrite terms in order to comply with European legislation.
By Jane McCallion Published
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Google hit with 35 day Street View data deletion request
News Search giant could face contempt of court charges if it fails to comply with ICO enforcement notice.
By Caroline Donnelly Published
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Google Glass must be built with privacy in mind, warns ICO
News Data protection watchdog said it's Google's responsibility to ensure augmented reality glasses comply with privacy laws.
By Caroline Donnelly Published
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