The Information Commissioner’s Office (‘ICO’) published this week an updated code of practice for CCTV. It provides best practice advice and anyone responsible for data in any organisation needs to be aware.
Breach of data protection- no laughing matter Last month The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland supported an awarded nominal damages under the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) and affirmed a £20,000 general damages award, relating to the distress caused by a data breach. The Court held that the data was not secure.
Breach of data protection- no laughing matter Last month The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland supported an awarded nominal damages under the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) and affirmed a £20,000 general damages award, relating to the distress caused by a data breach. The Court held that the data was not secure.
Data Protection and Data in the UK. Part 1 Data is big big business and the growth of the internet has led to a huge increase in the use and abuse of personal data processed by businesses. So whilst consumers are becoming more and more confident as they interact with the Internet, so to, have businesses as they cultivate and collect the data consumers leave on line. Its worth a fortune, with the British government estimating that it will have created 58,000 new jobs and added £216 billion to the UK economy by 2017. So from Facebook, You Tube, to your ISP, your bank to your Local Authority they all use data, but to what extent. Part 1 What laws apply?
Data Protection and Data in the UK. Part 1 Data is big big business and the growth of the internet has led to a huge increase in the use and abuse of personal data processed by businesses. So whilst consumers are becoming more and more confident as they interact with the Internet, so to, have businesses as they cultivate and collect the data consumers leave on line. Its worth a fortune, with the British government estimating that it will have created 58,000 new jobs and added £216 billion to the UK economy by 2017. So from Facebook, You Tube, to your ISP, your bank to your Local Authority they all use data, but to what extent. Part 1 What laws apply?
Thousands join claim against Facebook for violating EU data protection laws
The article covers the recent case of Hegglin v Google Inc & Ors and issuing proceedings outside of the jurisdiction.
The article covers the recent case of Hegglin v Google Inc & Ors and issuing proceedings outside of the jurisdiction.
No its not a reference to the band Erasure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x34icYC8zA0 but an important case concerning a UK citizen and Google. (Hegglin v (1) Person(s) Unknown and (2) Google [2014] EWHC 2808 (QB), 31 July 2014.)
The Information Commissioner (‘IC’) is investigating a hotel booking website, HotelHippo.com owned by HotelStayUK which is alleged to have leaked large amounts of customer information.
