The ICO, who said in September that the first data fines were “imminent,” now says that they are “on the way.” Kable writes: The information commissioner will announce the first organisations to be fined for failing to protect data later this month. Christopher Graham said that the fines of up to £500,000 “give the ICO…
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IE: Media outlets did not breach privacy of sexually abused children, court rules
The High Court has ruled there was no breach, in reports and broadcasts by three media organisations, of the right to privacy of two children who was sexually abused. The children had claimed that reports in the media of the conviction of a man who had attacked both her and another child resulted in their…
German village wants to be wiped from Google map
A day after a small town became the first in Germany to welcome Google’s controversial Street View service with open arms and cake, a tiny northern village responded overnight with a resounding “nein”. The hamlet of Parum, population 70, has got together to sign a petition addressed to Federal Data Protection Officer Peter Schaar to…
Germany’s new e-ID cards raise hackles over privacy
Michelle Martin reports: Germany has introduced electronic identity cards that store personal data on microchips, raising fears over data protection in a country especially wary of surveillance due to its Nazi and Stasi past. The so-called eIDs enable owners to identify themselves online and sign documents with an electronic signature, which the government says should…