ICO Targets Private Investigators

by **leauk** 7/9/2010, 09:21

ICO TARGETS PRIVATE EYES

The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has announced that it will
target private investigators who are still failing to notify it of their
handling of personal data. David Smith, Deputy Commissioner at the ICO, has
said "we will be writing to organizations providing them with advice and
encouragement to notify. However, if that encouragement is ignored, we will
take action against those who flout the law." The ICO has previously
targeted private doctors and solicitors, with resulting surges of
notifications. Mr Smith continued "the message is very clear - Notify with
the ICO - or face regulatory action."

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