dpa Archive
As the UK enters its new age of austerity, with public sector organisations finding draconian budget cuts, one must fear that citizens’ personal data will be increasingly at risk. The UK public sector (led by the NHS) has never been that amazingly good …
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has received over 1,000 reports of data breaches or losses since it was set up, and has issued a stern reminder that organisations must ensure that data is well protected. The biggest culprit is the …
I wish I was surprised that most staff of most companies are not aware of the new penalties available to the ICO in respect of reckless breaches of the DPA. Of course, there may be an argument that most staff …
The Data Protection Act (‘DPA’) in the UK is a cornerstone of IT and information-related legislation. It applies to all organisations that collect or hold information about living individuals. Most organisations would claim that they comply with the DPA. The reality …
One of the key problems faced by organisations that want to comply with the Data Protection Act is that the DPA doesn’t contain any detailed guidance on compliance – in essence, it is just a set of 8 principles. And the …
I did a presentation earlier this week at NITES, in Ireland. My topic was data protection and governance. I took the opportunity to make a number of linked points: We already have data protection legislation in the EU and US; These …
I’ve been of the view, for some time, that effective corporate information security will only come to pass when company directors are prosecuted, fined and jailed for failures to implement and maintain effective information security management systems. Here are two stories …
I think it’s a great pity – but clearly unavoidable – that the FSA has arrived at the view that it will have to fine individual board-level executives of retail banks if it is to get them to take adequate measures …
When financial markets appear to be in free fall, many organisations might think that data protection is the least of their worries. Who cares, they might wonder, about protecting personal data if tomorrow we might not exist any more? (And, from what …
Apparently, we’re today kicking off the UK National Identity Fraud Prevention Week – and research for RSA reveals wide-spread disbelief (as in, 90% of Britons) that their personal data are safe with banks and retailers, and half the people think that not enough is done …
