http://www.silicon.com Results for ICO en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39655943,00.htm The data alleged to have been sold included customers' names, mobile numbers, contract details and the expiry dates of those contracts, an ICO spokesperson told silicon.com siter site ZDNet UK on Wednesday. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:16:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39643697,00.htm From next year, the privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) will be able to fine companies that recklessly or maliciously breach the Data Protection Act (DPA). As well as being imposed for malicious or reckless breaches of the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:10:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39449309,00.htm Now that the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is promising to get tough on NHS security breaches, it's time for health trusts to secure their networks for transferring patient data. Implementing security helps boards of health trusts to... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39444472,00.htm The ICO even went so far as to describe it as "privacy friendly", because individuals can opt-out of the service easily. The ICO specifically pointed to the fact that the mobile numbers are not given out, therefore keeping personal information... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:37:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/storage/0,39024649,39437300,00.htm The role of the Information Commissioner's Office (or ICO) as the independent body charged with policing and enforcing data protection legislation is to promote good practice and ultimately, as the regulator, to take enforcement action against... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:00:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39435102,00.htm In the past six months, the privacy watchdog has taken action against 14 Department of Health organisations that have exposed private data, a spokesperson for the ICO said on Tuesday. The ICO has now written to the permanent secretary for the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 26 May 2009 17:03:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39435089,00.htm Bamford said that the ICO would begin its consultation by December, with a view to publishing the code of practice by May next year. The Information Commissioner's Office plans to launch a public consultation about how businesses can build privacy... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 26 May 2009 09:00:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39433545,00.htm Clearly, the ICO doesn't have a role in intercept," said Killock. However, the ICO told silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK on Tuesday that while it could enforce the Data Protection Act, it had no remit to enforce other privacy laws, such as the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 21 May 2009 08:34:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39419512,00.htm In June, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), which has responsibility for enforcing UK data-protection laws, said it would not launch an investigation into the BT trials. Asked for comment, the ICO gave ZDNet UK a statement in which it... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:43:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39392456,00.htm The ICO has required Brent PCT to sign a formal undertaking to encrypt all portable and mobile devices used to transmit personal information and to train staff in data security.silicon.com Public Sector editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:38:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39383807,00.htm The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) will now require the Home Office to sign a formal undertaking to ensure the government department will process information "securely" in the future. Any contractor processing personal information on... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:13:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39351994,00.htm The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) will gain powers to fine companies that recklessly lose data and to conduct unannounced spot checks on central government and public authorities, under proposals set out by the Ministry of Justice... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:01:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/agenda-setters-2008/multimillion-pound-boost-for-privacy-watchdog-39330311.htm Thomas also hinted that the ICO's powers could be further strengthened in the near future and revealed figures that showed the ICO has received 277 reports of data breaches since November 2007. Thomas said the EU data protection directive had its... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:08:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/agenda-setters-2008/ceos-told---take-responsibility-for-toxic-data-39330308.htm The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) also revealed it is currently investigating 30 serious cases of data breaches and has received 277 reported breaches since the HMRC's loss of the personal details of around 25 million people just under a... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:37:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39328231,00.htm Hustinx went on to say that the powers of the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) were lagging behind equivalents in the rest of Europe and welcomed consultations to give the ICO more powers. Banks, other businesses and authorities could... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:26:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/fulldisclosure/0,3800014102,39296160,00.htm The loss, which occurred in May, constitutes a breach of the Data Protection Act, according to the ICO. Virgin Media has been ordered to encrypt all portable media that is used to move data after it lost the details of 3,000 would-be customers. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:14:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/0,39024758,39294214,00.htm The Liberal Democrats have been found to be in breach of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) following an investigation into the party's use of automated phone calls. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:00:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/financialservices/0,3800010322,39285285,00.htm The ICO has announced that Marks & Spencer has breached the information security requirements imposed by the Data Protection Act 1998. Along with the FSA, the Information Commissioner's office (ICO) is also coming down hard on outsourcers. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/financialservices/0,3800010322,39270418,00.htm In reaction to the results, Information Commissioner Richard Thomas said in a statement: "If organisations fail to meet their data protection obligations they not only risk enforcement action by the ICO, they also risk losing the trust of their... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:01:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39266492,00.htm But now the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has said it is "satisified" the search giant is taking steps to protect privacy. Officers from the ICO met with Google and sought reassurances after concerns were raised about the Street View... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:19:01 +0000