Category: electronic mail

Publisher of The Daily Telegraph fined £30,000 for general election email campaign – RPC Data and Privacy Law

Posted January 4th, 2016 in elections, electronic mail, fines, media, news, privacy by sally

‘On 15 December 2015 the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued Telegraph Media Group Limited (the Telegraph) with a Monetary Penalty Notice (see here) under section 55A of the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA 1998) following a “serious contravention” of Regulation 22 of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (PECR 2003).’

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RPC Data and Privacy Law, 30th December 2015

Source: www.rpc.co.uk

New CPS powers to tackle domestic abuse – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted January 4th, 2016 in domestic violence, electronic mail, evidence, internet, news, prosecutions by sally

‘Controlling a partner’s social media account or surveilling them through mobile phone tracking apps could see domestic abusers jailed for up to five years under new legislation that comes into force today.’

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Law Society’s Gazette, 29th December 2015

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Bride-to-be used fake email addresses to win £25,000 wedding competition – The Guardian

Posted December 2nd, 2015 in advertising, compensation, complaints, electronic mail, marriage, news, ombudsmen by sally

‘A bride-to-be tried to win a competition for a £25,000 wedding by using thousands of fake email addresses to secure the highest vote.’

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The Guardian, 2nd December 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Tweet Tweet? #silencingFOIontwitter – Panopticon

Posted November 19th, 2015 in electronic mail, freedom of information, internet, news, tribunals by tracey

‘Is a request for information made in a tweet a valid request within the meaning of sections 1 and 8 FOIA? Not in Ghafoor v Information Commissioner (EA/2015/0140). The FTT held that section 8(1) requires the request for information to be made using the “real name” of the person making it, and that the provision of an address for correspondence must one which is “suitable for correspondence” between the requestor and the public authority about the request.’

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Panopticon, 17th November 2015

Source: www.panopticonblog.com

UK surveillance powers explained – BBC News

Posted November 4th, 2015 in bills, data protection, electronic mail, intelligence services, interception, internet, investigatory powers, news, privacy, telecommunications, terrorism, warrants by sally

‘A new law setting out what powers the UK state will have to monitor communications between citizens is set to be unveiled. How will it work?’

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BBC News, 4th November 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

London HIV clinic that revealed patients’ names faces legal action – The Guardian

Posted September 7th, 2015 in compensation, data protection, electronic mail, HIV, human rights, medical records, news, privacy by sally

‘The lawyer investigating claims on behalf of a number of patients whose identities were mistakenly revealed last week by an HIV clinic has said that it could face hundreds of legal claims.’

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The Guardian, 5th September 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Blindly Fumbling for Consent: PECR and Optical Express – Panopticon

Posted September 4th, 2015 in electronic commerce, electronic mail, enforcement, news, privacy by sally

‘PECR, long the runt of the information law litter, is beginning to take on a life of its own and, just as importantly, the ICO is beginning to really target spam texters and cold-callers. Recent changes to the enforcement provisions of PECR only assist in this task.’

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Panopticon, 3rd September 2015

Source: www.panopticonblog.com

Surveillance of MPs’ data challenged – BBC News

Posted July 23rd, 2015 in data protection, electronic mail, intelligence services, interception, investigatory powers, news, parliament, telecommunications, tribunals by sally

‘Three politicians will challenge the lawfulness of the intelligence services’ bulk interception of electronic data at a hearing later.’

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BBC News, 23rd July 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Divisional Court strikes down DRIPA communications data law – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted July 21st, 2015 in conflict of laws, EC law, electronic mail, human rights, legislation, news by tracey

‘R (ota Davis et al) v. Secretary of State for Home Department [2015] EWHC 2092 – 17 July 2015. When a domestic Act of Parliament is in conflict with EU law, EU law wins. And when a bit of the EU Charter (given effect by the Lisbon Treaty) conflicts with an EU Directive, the EU Charter wins. Which is why the Divisional Court found itself quashing an Act of Parliament on Friday – at the behest of four claimants, including two MPs, the Tories’ David Davis and Labour’s Tom Watson.’

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UK Human Rights blog, 19th july 2015

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Suspended chief constable found guilty of eight misconduct charges – The Guardian

Posted July 10th, 2015 in complaints, data protection, disciplinary procedures, electronic mail, news, ombudsmen, police, professional conduct, women by tracey

‘A chief constable suspended for a more than a year after being accused of “inappropriate advances” to women has been found guilty of eight charges of misconduct but is to be allowed to return to work.’

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The Guardian, 9th July 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

FCA to consult on issue of unsolicited marketing in consumer credit market this summer – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 2nd, 2015 in advertising, consultations, consumer credit, consumer protection, electronic mail, financial services ombudsman, fines, news, telecommunications by sally

‘The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to consult on the issue of unsolicited marketing by consumer credit firms this summer, according to an answer given in the UK parliament.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 1st July 2015

Source: www.out-law.com

Ex-government insiders reveal email FOI regime – BBC News

Posted June 18th, 2015 in electronic mail, freedom of information, government departments, news by sally

‘Ministers can easily protect themselves from embarrassment by deleting from their email inbox anything that might be subject to a future FOI request, ex-insiders have told BBC News.’

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BBC News, 18th June 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

What to look out for in Britain’s new surveillance bill – The Guardian

Posted June 8th, 2015 in bills, electronic mail, intelligence services, interception, internet, investigatory powers, news, privacy, telecommunications by sally

‘The government intends wholesale reform, but will it perpetuate a dark history of invasion of privacy or follow the US example, and end invasive surveillance?’

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The Guardian, 5th June 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Emergency surveillance law faces legal challenge by MPs – BBC News

Posted June 4th, 2015 in bills, electronic mail, human rights, intelligence services, interception, investigatory powers, news, telecommunications by sally

‘The High Court is to hear a legal challenge to the government’s emergency surveillance law brought by two MPs.’

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BBC News, 4th June 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

UK police requests to access phone calls or emails are granted 93% of the time – The Guardian

Posted June 1st, 2015 in electronic mail, investigatory powers, news, police, privacy, telecommunications by michael

‘Ministers are facing calls to curb the scale of police access to private phone and email records, after a report by privacy campaigners found officers were making a request every two minutes and getting access in 93% of cases.’

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The Guardian, 1st June 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Internet troll conviction rates soar in a decade, figures reveal – The Independent

Posted May 26th, 2015 in crime, electronic mail, internet, malicious communications, news, statistics by sally

‘Convictions for crimes under a law used to prosecute internet trolls have increased nearly eight-fold in a decade, official figures reveal. Last year, 1,209 people were found guilty of offences under Section 127 of the Communications Act 2003 compared with 143 in 2004.’

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The Independent, 24th May 2015

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Codes of practice for the acquisition, disclosure and retention of communications data – Home Office

Posted May 15th, 2015 in codes of practice, electronic mail, internet, investigatory powers, press releases, telecommunications, terrorism by tracey

‘Guidance on the procedures that should be followed when the communications data is accessed or disclosed under RIPA, or retained under DRIPA or the ATCSA.’

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Home Office, 15th May 2015

Source: www.gov.uk/home-office

Snoopers’ Charter: Theresa May’s plan to push ahead with Communications Data Bill sparks online campaign for internet freedom – The Independent

Posted May 11th, 2015 in bills, electronic mail, internet, investigatory powers, news, political parties by sally

‘Online campaigners have already begun fighting Conservative plans to push ahead with the introduction of sweeping new surveillance powers in what has been dubbed the “Snoopers’ Charter”.’

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The Independent, 10th May 2015

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Tribunal increases ICO fine over unsolicited marketing by 50% – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 17th, 2015 in electronic mail, fines, news, privacy, telecommunications, tribunals by sally

‘A UK court has increased the level of fine imposed on a business which made unsolicited marketing calls to people signed up to the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) by 50%.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 17th April 2015

Source: www.out-law.com

Man jailed for trying to set up child sex abuse from south pole – The Guardian

Posted March 18th, 2015 in child abuse, children, conspiracy, electronic mail, indecent photographs of children, internet, news, sentencing, sexual offences, sexual offences prevention orders by sally

‘A man has been jailed for three years for trying to arrange the sexual abuse of a child while working at the south pole.’

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The Guardian, 18th March 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk