When Roger Mills’s council employer thought he was skiving, he hired private detectives to spy on him. After four months of surveillance, he was sacked for gross misconduct after spending time at home during work hours. There was just one problem. Mr Mills had a long-standing arrangement allowing him to work from home. Yesterday he…
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Hustinx issues warning over transport monitoring
The European Commission plans to create a framework within which it will be easier for governments and transport operators to set up EU-wide tracking and monitoring systems for transport. European Data Protection Supervisor Peter Hustinx, who is responsible for regulating EU bodies’ privacy practices, said that he had concerns about the proposals. Though the systems…
Deutsche Bank sacks two for spying
Deutsche Bank has sacked two senior executives for spying on its board of directors and two other people. Prosecutors, data protection officials and financial regulators are all investigating the bank for allegedly spying on its own chief operating officer, a board member, an activist shareholder and a media mogul. The bank is awaiting results of…
Builder blacklist boss hit with £5,000 fine
Ian Kerr, the man behind the Consulting Association, which held and maintained a blacklist of builders, has been fined £5,000 by Knutsford Crown Court. The company was raided by the Information Commissioner’s Office in March when the watchdog made its first ever use of an Enforcement Notice to shut it down. Read more in The…