Data wrangling

ICO reprimands London Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime for complaint web form error

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
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The London Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC), which is responsible for oversight of the Met, had two forms available on its website - one to contact the Victims Commissioner for London and another to raise a complaint about how the Met had handled their original complaint.

Key Points: 
  • The London Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC), which is responsible for oversight of the Met, had two forms available on its website - one to contact the Victims Commissioner for London and another to raise a complaint about how the Met had handled their original complaint.
  • The incident occurred due to an error by Greater London Authority (GLA), which runs the London.gov.uk website, including MOPAC's pages and webforms.
  • Between 11-14 November 2022, a member of GLA intended to give four members of staff at MOPAC permission to access information shared through the web forms.
  • - To report a concern to the ICO telephone our helpline 0303 123 1113 or go to ico.org.uk/concerns.

ICO reprimands Dover Harbour Board and Kent Police over information sharing

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued reprimands to Dover Harbour Board and Kent Police after they breached data protection law.

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  • The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued reprimands to Dover Harbour Board and Kent Police after they breached data protection law.
  • The ICO found evidence that personal information was being shared in the group without appropriate safeguards in place.
  • The ICO found that Dover Harbour Board had an inadequate awareness of, and compliance with, data protection law and that its data protection training was insufficient for operational policing purposes.
  • But the use of these apps was the wrong approach and demonstrated a failure by both Dover Harbour Board and Kent Police to ensure their officers keep people’s personal information safe and secure.

ICO publishes new fining guidance

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
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The Information Commissioner’s Office has published new data protection fining guidance setting out how it decides to issue penalties and calculate fines.

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  • The Information Commissioner’s Office has published new data protection fining guidance setting out how it decides to issue penalties and calculate fines.
  • The guidance provides greater transparency for organisations about how the ICO goes about using its fining power.
  • Tim Capel, ICO Director of Legal Service, said:
    “We believe the guidance will provide certainty and clarity for organisations.
  • The new guidance replaces the sections about penalty notices in the ICO Regulatory Action Policy published in November 2018.

Leading ASPM Platform ArmorCode Appoints Aaron Feigin as Chief Marketing Officer

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
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ArmorCode, the leading unified Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) platform for managing vulnerabilities and weaknesses across applications, infrastructure and the software supply chain, today announced the appointment of Aaron Feigin as Chief Marketing Officer.

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  • ArmorCode, the leading unified Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) platform for managing vulnerabilities and weaknesses across applications, infrastructure and the software supply chain, today announced the appointment of Aaron Feigin as Chief Marketing Officer.
  • Feigin brings 25 years of experience leading communications and marketing for disruptive technology brands, including Sumo Logic, VMware and Borland.
  • Prior to ArmorCode, Feigin was the Chief Communications and Brand Officer at Sumo Logic, a leader in big data analytics, security and observability.
  • The ArmorCode ASPM Platform unifies the siloed world of software security and helps organizations understand and improve their software security posture.

ICO orders Serco Leisure to stop using facial recognition technology to monitor attendance of leisure centre employees

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Saturday, March 9, 2024
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Regulator issues enforcement notices ordering Serco Leisure and community leisure trusts to stop using FRT and fingerprint scanning to monitor workers’ attendance

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Regulator issues enforcement notices ordering Serco Leisure and community leisure trusts to stop using FRT and fingerprint scanning to monitor workers’ attendance

ICO calls for people to share experiences accessing care records as it vows to improve support

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Saturday, March 9, 2024
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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is calling on people with experience of the care system in the UK to share the challenges they have faced when accessing their care records from organisations.

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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is calling on people with experience of the care system in the UK to share the challenges they have faced when accessing their care records from organisations.

Supporting the right of access for people with experience of the care system in Scotland

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Saturday, March 9, 2024
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Records of personal information are so important to people who have experience of the care system, as they are often key to understanding their personal history and identity.

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Records of personal information are so important to people who have experience of the care system, as they are often key to understanding their personal history and identity.

ICO finds the Home Office’s pilot of GPS electronic monitoring of migrants breached UK data protection law

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Saturday, March 9, 2024
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Home Office pilot scheme failed to assess privacy intrusion of GPS monitoring.

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Home Office pilot scheme failed to assess privacy intrusion of GPS monitoring.

ICO reprimands West Midlands Police for data protection failure

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Saturday, March 9, 2024
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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a reprimand to West Midlands Police (WMP) after the force repeatedly mixed up two people’s personal information.

Key Points: 
  • The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a reprimand to West Midlands Police (WMP) after the force repeatedly mixed up two people’s personal information.
  • WMP didn’t take steps to rectify the error quickly enough and there was a failure to stop the inaccurate linking of records reoccurring, both breaches of data protection law.
  • The ICO also found that there was a lack of regular data protection training and not enough was done to make employees aware of their responsibilities to report any inaccurate personal information.
  • - Ensuring employees attend mandatory data protection training in line with WMP policies, including implementing an appropriate action plan to improve completion rates of refresher data protection training.

ICO warns charities about direct marketing rules as it orders Penny Appeal to stop sending spam texts

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Saturday, March 9, 2024
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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ordered a charity to stop sending unsolicited marketing texts to people without their consent, as it reminds all charities of their legal obligations.

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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ordered a charity to stop sending unsolicited marketing texts to people without their consent, as it reminds all charities of their legal obligations.