The ICO, breach reporting under Reg 5A PECR, and muddy (muddier?) waters

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Update: the ICO has simplified its statement (full text of which is at the end of this post), which now reads "The page you requested was removed.". The ICO has announced a "change to regulation Read more

ISPs, telcos, and responding to the ICO's "third party information notices"

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This blogpost introduces communications providers to the concept of a "third party information notice", a power afforded to the Information Commissioner's Office in the UK. What is a third party Read more

Don't let cold calling get you into hot water

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The ICO has fined a company £75,000 for unlawful marketing. Nothing particularly surprising there, as the ICO does it all the time, but this particular decision is an unusual one: it is a fine Read more