If you run an online service that is aimed at children, or children will use, then read this and check you and your developers are following the code. Best interests of the child self-assessment | ICO
Bedfordshire Council is sorry – well that’s OK then! Advice on CIA, AAA and Policies and Procedures
Here is another example of a data breach at a council. Although breach implies someone broke in and stole the data – as opposed to what happened which was that the Council employees themselves just sent the sensitive information out as part of a Freedom of Information (FOI) request – …
The cost of cyber crime. There is still time to register for our Business Cyber Security Master Class on Monday
Just a quick bit of advertising here – our next Business Cyber Security Master Class starts on Monday, and we could still squeeze in one or two extra business owners or managers who want a better overview of business cyber security. Business cyber security – Masterclass – Octagon Technology Is …
University of Essex data breach
This data breach is not due to ransomware or a cyber attack but it appears to be a simple mistake in controlling PII. University of Essex data breach being taken ‘very seriously’ – BBC News Nice to see the lawyers involved. No indication that the ICO is involved yet. Universities …
Privacy by Design – A Google point of view
One of the ideas I explored in my MSc dissertation was the concept and implementation of “privacy by design” when writing software or in the case of my research when creating documents in an organisation. I read a lot stuff written by Ann Cavoukian, including her paper “Privacy by design: …
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The ICO steps in – The Scottish Government needs to be more transparent with respect to citizen’s personal information and the COVID-19 app
The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued a written reprimand to both the Scottish Government and NHS National Services Scotland about failures in how citizen’s personal data was used and handled by the NHS Scotland COVID Status app. Governments should not be making these types of mistakes. See the ICO article …
Sometimes I feel you just cannot make this stuff up!
We need to make companies realise they must take our privacy seriously I know, as Bruce Schneier says – “read the small print”. However there comes a point where a company with integrity would just not sell on COVID 19 swabs, even if they state they will do so in …
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