Companies face fines and enforcement notices - and there's also the ultimate possibility that a business could be closed down. The company claims that despite the increasing adoption of ecommerce, most companies have failed to update policies and...
Only a tiny minority of breaches of principle end up in enforcement notices. But he explained that the DPC has no power to take punitive action when data protection principles are breached, and the best it can do is issue formal enforcement notices.
It's not just a matter of deleting information or reformatting the hard disk.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we are asking for.silicon.com wants the government to review its data protection legislation and improve the reporting of...
The document, which has been sent to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), also asks for powers for the ICO to carry out spot checks on companies and authorities processing personal data, to bring "seriously unlawful" data processing to an immediate halt...
The report said laptops had been used in breach of MoD encryption policy and pointed out ongoing data protection breaches within the MoD. Two government departments face enforcement action from the UK data protection watchdog for between them...
The ICO took enforcement action against Marks and Spencer in January for breaching the data protection act by failing to encrypt staff information on a stolen laptop. The Department of Health recently revealed it would take at least six months for...