Article: ICO Fines For "Knowing Or Reckless" Breaches To Be Introduced.(United Kingdom. Data Protection Act 1998)(United Kingdom. Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008)(Law overview)

Article: Data protection awareness lower amongst small ...
M2 Presswire;  October 10, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Commissioner's Office: Data protection awareness lower ... businesses, new ICO research reveals ... businesses and explain data protection in simple terms ... please go to www.ico.gov.uk If you ... information. The ICO is an independent ... responsibilities set out in the Data ...

Article: SMEs less aware of Data Protection Act says ...
M2 Presswire;  October 16, 2007 ;     611 words ... ... Information Commissioner's Office: SMEs less aware of Data Protection Act says ICO(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE ... are less aware of the principles of the DPA, the Data Protection Act, than their larger peers. Researchers found ...

Article: Data protection disaster looms for thousands. Firms ...
Accountancy Age;  November 3, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... registered under the Data Protection Act, with around 1 ... they do not sign up. ICO chief operating officer ... has worked with the ICO in recent months to ... institute members. The Data Protection Act 1998 requires every ... information to notify the ICO. This costs [pounds ...

Article: Security needs to be tightened or organisations will pay the ...
M2 Presswire;  June 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... FutureSoft and the ICO call for changes ... security policies and data protection law(C)1994 ... write of the EU data protection directive following ... commissioned by the ICO last year. ...

Article: Personal search sites face ICO clampdown.(Information ...
Precision Marketing;  July 14, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... suffered identity fraud asked the ICO to investigate the site. Both ... investigating the complaints, the ICO judged that the personal details ... with the first principle of the Data Protection Act (DPA), which states that ... processed fairly and lawfully. The ICO says it will investigate ...

Article: ICO calls for data protection transparency.
Data Strategy;  May 19, 2009 ;     584 words ... ... review of the European Data Protection Directive, outgoing ... to achieve a better data protection environment at a conference ... commissioned by the ICO from RAND Europe into ... methods and view of data protection as an issue for experts ...

Article: ICO creates HR guide to Data Protection Act.
Data Strategy;  February 8, 2006 ;     517 words ... ... Commissioner's Office (ICO) has released a new guide ... ensure they do not flout the Data Protection Act when giving references ... it may be in breach of the Data Protection Act. However, if confidential ... exemption may apply. Assistant Data Protection Commissioner Phil Jones ...