Builder blacklist in clear violation of Data Protection Act Written by Ian Williams vnunet.com, 06 Mar 2009The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has located and seized a secret database containing personal information on over 3,000 UK construction workers, used as a vetting tool by more than 40 construction companies. The 15-year old database of 3,213 workers [...]

Experts predict more prosecutions to follow as watchdog cracks down on DPA breachesWritten by Phil Muncaster, 06 Mar 2009 Today’s move by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to punish a firm for breaching the Data Protection Act (DPA) could be the first of many similar cases as the organisation seeks to flex its muscles, experts [...]