anonymisation of data

The Nursing and Midwifery Council Has Been Fined £150,000 by The Ico
Feb 19, 2013
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has been fined £150,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for breaching the Data Protection Act. Three DVDs containing confidential information about two children went missing during ...

Tags: Data Protection Act, Nursing and Midwifery Council, ICO
Leeds City Council Was Sent to The Wrong Person
Dec 21, 2012
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has slammed what it calls "an underlying problem with data protection in local government". It comes after four councils were fined a combined £300,000 for losing personal data. Leeds City ...

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ICO Published a Data Protection Code of Practice on Managing The Risks
Nov 21, 2012
The Information Commissioner's Office(ICO)has published a data protection code of practice on managing the risks related to anonymisation. It explains the issues surrounding the anonymisation of personal data and its disclosure,along with ...

Tags: ICO, publishes, anonymisation of data, privacy rights