Posts from November 2017. On November 29, 2017, the EU’s Article 29 Working Party (”Working Party”) announced the establishment of a task force to coordinate the plethora of national investigations throughout the EU into Uber’s 2016 data breach that affected…
We have issued a reprimand to Birmingham Children’s Trust Community Interest Company after the personal information of a child was inappropriately disclosed to another family. The child protection and review department at Birmingham Children’s Trust Community Interest Company, which is…
The Conservative Party is being investigated over whether it carried out a data breach on the same day the prime minister insisted it is keeping Britain “safe”. It was claimed that an email purportedly from Conservative Campaign Headquarters (CCHQ) was…
We are calling for all organisations to boost their cyber security and protect the personal information they hold, amid the growing threat of cyber attacks. Our own trend data reveals more organisations than ever are experiencing cyber security breaches that…
Almost 1.43 million calls made over a 13-month period Recipients of phone calls all on the UK’s “do not call” register Evidence of elderly and vulnerable people being targeted. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Cardiff-based Outsource Strategies…
Data protection law – mistakes and misconceptions One of the main reasons an organisation should comply with data protection law is to give data subjects confidence that the organisation can be trusted and takes compliance seriously. This confidence can be…
Data Breach Compensation Claims has said that Powys County Council paid out more than £11,000 in data breach claims since 2021, as part of an investigation into the number of cyber and non-cyber security incidents experienced by local authorities. Councils are expected…
Regulator Emphasizes Upside of Transparency, Downside of Intentional Infringement Organizations that work with the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office will pay a lower penalty for data breaches. (Image: Shutterstock) After suffering a data breach, organizations in the United Kingdom that work…
Company made 47,998 unsolicited calls to individuals on TPS attempting to sell life insurance Spam calls described as “persistent”, “aggressive” and “misleading”, including attempting to capitalise on the pandemic Wigan-based company Pinnacle Life has been fined £80,000 by the Information…
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published new guidance to give employers more certainty about sharing their workers’ personal details in a mental health emergency. The guidance provides advice on when and how it is appropriate to share workers’ information…