This is the full text of the statement by Mick Gorrill, Assistant Information Commissioner, yesterday: “People care about their personal privacy and have a right to expect that their personal details remain confidential. Who they are, where they live, who their friends and family are, how they run their lives: these are all private matters….
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When will organizations pay for data breaches?
… The furor created by various high-profile data security scandals [in the UK] forced politicians to concede that the regulatory environment was inadequate. The government commissioned various investigations and reports and brought into force certain changes designed to improve internal procedures, including mandatory rules on data security provisions in central government contracts. In the midst…