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Category Archives: ICO
Twitter/DataSift – an early ICO response
I’ve just received a response from the ICO to my initial question about whether or not they were investigating the Twitter/DataSift issue (about which I’ve just blogged here) This is the full response (set down here with the permission of … Continue reading
Posted in ICO, Privacy, Twitter
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10 things I hate about the ICO
With apologies to William Shakespeare, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles and many more… 10 things I hate about the ICO I hate the way you ask for teeth but seem afraid to biteI hate the way you think … Continue reading
Posted in Cookies Directive, ICO, Privacy, Privacy International
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12 wishes for online privacy….
It’s that time of year for lists, predictions and so forth. I don’t want to make predictions myself – I know all too well how hard it is to predict anything in this world, and even more so in the … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Economy Act, ICO, Privacy
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Whose data? Our data!!!
There’s a slogan echoing around the streets of major cities around the globe at the moment: ‘Whose streets – our streets!’ It’s the mantra of the ‘occupy’ movement, expressing the frustration and injustice – particularly economic injustice – and the … Continue reading
Posted in ICO, Occupy, Privacy, Right to be forgotten
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The ICO: between a rock and a hard place? Not really…
In the last week I’ve been to two events in which representatives of the Information Commissioner’s Office have spoken. First came the 16th March meeting of the Society for Computers and Law entitled ‘Privacy by Design: Grand Design or Pipe … Continue reading
Posted in ICO, Privacy, SCL
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How personal is personal?
The Register is reporting that the ICO wants a clearer definition of what consititutes ‘personal data’ – and it is indeed a crucial question, particularly under the current data protection regime. The issue has come up in the ICO’s response … Continue reading
Posted in data protection, ICO, Privacy, Profiling
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