Nachrichten von Information Commissioner's Office

Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald has encouraged small businesses and sole traders across Northern Ireland to take advantage of new free data protection training from the Information Commission’s Office (ICO).

Katie Searle, ICO Director – Children's strategy said:

We have reprimanded Staffordshire Police after the force unlawfully disclosed a domestic abuse victim's home address to their alleged abuser.

Mae Swyddfa'r Comisiwn Gwybodaeth (ICO) wedi rhoi cerydd i Ogi Networks Limited (ONL) ac Uned Ddata Llywodraeth Leol – Cymru, sy’n cael ei hadnabod fel Data Cymru, yn dilyn ymosodiad â meddalwedd wystlo. Yn ystod yr ymosodiad cymerwyd gwybodaeth bersonol 3,300 o bobl, y mwyafrif yn blant.

We have issued reprimands to Ogi Networks Limited (ONL) and the Local Government Data Unit – Wales, known as Data Cymru, following a ransomware attack. During the attack the personal information of 3,300 people was taken, the majority of whom were children.