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ICO fines Midlothian Council £140,000 - ICO's highest ever fine for data breaches

Posted on March 01, 2012 by Louise Turner

The Information Commissioner's Office (the "ICO") has fined Midlothian Council £140,000 for five separate security breaches, which involved accidental disclosure of confidential and sensitive personal data about children and carers to the wrong recipients. The breaches, which took place between Marc... read more

ICO fines councils for losing laptops

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Alex Hamer

On 8 February 2011 the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) issued two monetary penalty notices for serious breaches of the Data Protection Act. Ealing Council and Hounslow Council were fined £80,000 and £70,000 respectively for the loss of two unencrypted laptops containing sensitive personal... read more

Google escapes fine over Street View breach

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Keith Mathieson

Google's Street View service has escaped a financial penalty despite being found to breach the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA). Google Street View allows users to explore and navigate neighbourhoods through panoramic street level photographs. In touring the UK's roads to create a virtual visual map... read more

First monetary penalty notices issued by ICO

Posted on January 06, 2011 by Alex Hamer

On 24 November the Information Commissioner's Office ("ICO") issued its first monetary penalty notices, marking the first use of this power since it became available to the ICO in April. The first monetary penalty, of £100,000, was issued to Hertfordshire County Council for two serious incidents wh... read more

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