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06.01.2009 - In Great Britain, data losses and data thefts are mounting
Great Britain is a pioneer not only when it comes to collecting data, but probably also when it comes to losing them. In the last three months alone, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), responsible for the protection of data privacy, received reports of 100 incidents involving the loss or theft of personal data like names, addresses, banking details, information on salaries or medical data. This amounts to more than one incident a day.
In 2008 and up until the end of January 2009, there were a total of 376 incidents, 36 percent more than the year before. It was mostly public authorities who lost data, but with 112 incidents, also almost one third of the total number occurred in private businesses – with an upward trend. The ICO advises businesses to improve their protection of data privacy, because otherwise they might risk losing their customers’ trust.
The Information Commissioner Richard Thomas said it was not acceptable that his office was not allowed to perform inspections without prior permission of the organization being inspected: “You would not expect a food inspector to request the permission of a restaurant before performing an inspection either.” While a legal regulation for the inspection of public authorities without prior notice is already being prepared – as the Times reports – nothing similar is yet planned for private businesses.
Source:www.cebitnews.de
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