Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Custodial sentence for obtaining data illegally?
The Department for Constitutional Affairs has announced that it intends to take forward the ICO’s suggestion that custodial sentences be available for breach of s55 of the Data Protection Act 1998. This will be introduced when parliamentary time allows.
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[…] of Justice published the draft legislation making breach of s55 an offence which can attract a custodial sentence, the ICO has issued an annual report which promises to make it tougher for those […]
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