The final straw – the Information Commissioner's Office has decided NOT to investigate the Afghan data leak.
It's time to investigate them!
Over 70 organisations and experts back ORG's call for an inquiry into the regulator's chronic failure to enforce UK data laws.
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#ICO #dataprotection #privacy #databreach #ukpolitics #ukpol #gdpr #data #cybersecurity
The details of 19,000+ people fleeing the Taliban were leaked in the most serious data breach in British history. At least 49 people have been killed as a result.
And yet the Information Commissioner's Office shrugs.
This isn't an isolated case. It's part of a trend of the ICO not using its enforcement powers.
There's a correlation between the lack of formal regulatory action and a surge in data breaches in the UK.
Enough!
#ICO #dataprotection #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol #gdpr #data
@openrightsgroup meanwhile the local cycling forum has shut down over #onlineSafetyAct enforcement.
