Hardly we month goes by without the UK’s data protection authorities ( the ICO) fining or taking other sanctions) a local authority for a data breach. This last week we saw a record fine (130,ooo UKP) for Powys council when one of their workers managed to send sexual abuse data to the wrong recipient. In… Continue reading »
Sep
13
teaching kids to say “no”
It is not often that a post on the ICO website really strikes a chord with me but for the 1st time there is one. The article centers around teaching children about their rights when it pertains to information. Too often this is missed and then when you combine this with “Yellow Jacket Syndrome” and… Continue reading »
Jul
25
EU Cookie Law
Many of you will be aware of the proposed and actual changes to EU and local law pertaining to to the usage of tracking cookies. I will not post extensively here as to the law and the changes as it has been put far more eloquently by others, and if you have not read the… Continue reading »