ICO confirms Google must change privacy policy
The Information Commissioner's Office has today written to Google, confirming that its privacy policy was not specific enough and that the updated policy raises "serious questions about its compliance...
View ArticleLondon's stalker rubbish bins scrapped - for now
The City of London Corporation has ordered that rubbish bins stop spying on its citizens. A provider of recycling bins in London, Renew, was using its bins to monitor the phones of passers-by for...
View ArticlePrivacy group alleges Google ignores UK law
A campaign group, Safari Users Against Google's Secret Tracking, claims to have seen legal documents filed by Google where the company declares itself exempt from UK privacy laws. Google, the group...
View ArticleICO agitates for prison sentences, not just fines
An ex Barclays bank employee has been fined over £3,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office for accessing private customer records. But this had led the ICO to call for more strict punishments,...
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