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Roll Call Of UK Data Breaches Grows
The UK Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas, is today reminding chief executives of the vital importance of protecting staff and customers’ personal information following an alarming number of security breaches reported to his Office in the past six months. |
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ICO Prosecutes Edgware Solicitor
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) says it has successfully prosecuted an Edgware solicitor for offences under the Data Protection Act. |
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Phorm – Webwise And Open Internet Exchange
The Information Commissioner (according to an offical statement from the Commissioner's office) has been approached by a number of individuals and organisations for a view on Phorm’s Webwise and Open Internet Exchange (OIX) products and has issued a statement as a result. |
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Jorum To Move To Open Access
It has been announced that Jorum, the UK national repository for learning and teaching materials funded by JISC, is to offer open educational resources. |
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Roll Call Of UK Data Breaches Grows
The UK Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas, is today reminding chief executives of the vital importance of protecting staff and customers’ personal information following an alarming number of security breaches reported to his Office in the past six months.
Since the security breach at HM Revenue and Customs in November last year, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has been notified of almost 100 data breaches by public, private and third sector organisations. Of the security breaches
that the ICO has been made aware of by private sector organisations, 50% were reported by financial institutions. Of those reported almost a third occurred in central government and associated agencies and a fifth in NHS organisations.
Richard Thomas, Information Commissioner, said: “It is particularly disappointing that the HMRC breaches have not prevented other unacceptable security breaches from occurring. The government, banks and other organisations need to regain the
public’s trust by being far more careful with people’s personal information. Once again I urge business and public sector leaders to make data protection a priority in their organisation. The level of understanding about data protection and the need to safeguard people’s personal information have no doubt increased and I am encouraged that more Chief Executives and Permanent Secretaries appear to be taking data protection more seriously, but the evidence shows that more must be done to eradicate inexcusable security breaches.”
Information that has gone missing includes unencrypted laptops and computer discs, memory sticks and paper records. Information has been stolen, gone missing in the post and whilst in transit with a courier. The material includes a wide range of personal details, including financial and health records. read more... |
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World Intellectual Property Day, 26 April 2008
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has been celebrating World Intellectual Property Day (WIPD) since 2001. The 26 April was the date when the Convention establishing WIPO originally came into force in 1970. |
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