The ICO issued the following press release: Portsmouth City Council has agreed to take action after the inappropriate disclosure of personal information relating to an individual’s physical and mental health, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said today. The sensitive information was mistakenly provided in response to an individual’s request to see the information the council…
Category: Breaches
Firesheep, a week later: Ethics and Legality
Eric Butler responds to some of the questions and issues raised by his release of Firesheep, a Firefox browser add-on that allows users to access and take over accounts using unsecured wi-fi connections. Its release has generated a lot of discussion about security. I’ve received hundreds of messages from people who are extremely happy that…
The ICO’s latest position on Google Street View
In a statement released today, an ICO spokesperson said: “Enforcing and defending the rights of the UK public under the Data Protection Act has always been – and remains – central to the work of the Information Commissioner. However, as a regulator, the ICO must take a calm and measured approach to the issue of…
US suicide: Indian-origin pupil ‘never transmitted’ gay-sex clip
Media in India have been covering the Tyler Clementi case in New Jersey because of the involvement of an “Indian-American,” as as some of their headlines have described one of the defendants, Dharun Ravi. In today’s coverage, ANI reports: The lawyer for an Indian origin student in New Jersey university who has been charged with…