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Fines for serious data protection breaches

The Information Commissoner’s Office has imposed two fines on Councils for serious breaches of the Data Protection Act 1998. Both breaches arose from the theft of a laptop holding unencrypted sensitive personal information. Ealing Council was fined £80,000. Hounslow Council was fined £70,000. Ealing … Continue reading

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