As staff and the students face the return to a new year, it’s worth taking a moment to ensure that you are prepared for the data protection challenges the year brings. As the year commences, the amount of personal data being collected rises rapidly. If there were any issues with collection, collation, usage or storage […]
Last week, the ICO published a director’s update, focusing on the Freedom of Information Act. The number of complaints received from the public have increased significantly, with the ICO receiving 8,000 complaints this year, the highest number on record. For many organisations, the Freedom of Information Act sits side by side with the Data Protection […]
The two high profile data breaches that have made the news over the last days. These incidents raise some important issues that we should all take seriously. The Electoral Commission say that their systems, alongside the details of more than forty million voters, have been compromised. According to the Guardian, the suspicion is that this […]
The times they are a-changin’ (back)! We’re about a month in from the reintroduction of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill. At the present time, we’re still waiting for the updated impact assessment based on the latest changes. While we wait there’s plenty of information to look at in the text of the Bill. […]