Articles

Data Protection articles:

• 24 Nov 2011
  Data protection – it’s not nice to blag!
  This summer’s newspaper headlines were dominated by the phone hacking scandal, and other questionable – and arguably unlawful – tactics used by journalists to get their hands on a scoop.
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• 11 Oct 2011
  Data protection – it’s not nice to blag!
  Lauren Scott discusses questionable tactics used by journalists to get their hands on a scoop.
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• 26 Jul 2011
  Data Protection and FOI: Disclosure of IP Addresses
  IP addresses – the unique numbers used to identify machines and devices on the Internet
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• 16 Jun 2011
  Data Protection News May-June 2011
  ICO issues largest fine to date
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• 23 Mar 2011
  Data protection: a car boot tale
  A barrister who had files stolen from the boot of her car containing sensitive personal data has given a formal undertaking to data protection watchdog, the ICO.
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• 17 Feb 2011
  Data Protection Act enforcement action
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• 9 Dec 2010
  Data Protection Update: taking photos at school nativity plays
  The ICO has issued a statement confirming that the Data Protection Act does not prevent parents from taking photos at school plays and concerts.
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• 24 Nov 2010
  Lessons to be learned from the first Data Protection Act fines
  The Information Commissioner's Office has issued its first monetary penalty notices under the Data Protection Act. This article considers what message the fines are intended to send to organisations.
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