Autumn Newsletter

Here is an autumn update on developments in data protection and ecommerce law.  The promised outline of data protection reforms from the European Commission have not yet been published but are due any day and we will issue a special newsletter to cover those important changes for you.

Data Security Breach Notification

The debate on whether or not the UK should adopt a US style data security breach notification law will soon be resolved. The European review of data protection law has data breach notification firmly on the agenda.

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Jail Sentences for Data Protection Breaches

The power to impose custodial sentences for serious data protection breaches is already on the statute books. Section 77 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 outlines the power, but will it be implemented?

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Audit powers for the Information Commissioner

The Commissioner is convinced that mandatory audit powers will enable the Information Commissioner's Office to identify existing and potential data protection breaches more readily. How much support does he have for that view?

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Recently Reported Data Protection Breaches

An illustration of what can go wrong, recent enforcement action for data protection breaches include action taken in the following cases.

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Copyright & legal notice

The information in this publication is correct at 2 November 2011. The publication is intended to be a guide to the latest developments. Data Protection Consulting takes no responsibility for individual companies’ data protection compliance activity based on this publication as individual circumstances may vary.

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