Information Commisioners Office

Information Commisioners Office

ICO Statement on changes to WhatsApp and Facebook’s handling of personal data

14 September, 20160 Comments
The Information Commissioner has responded to changes WhatsApp and Facebook are making to how they handle customers’ personal data. Elizabeth Denham said: “The changes WhatsApp and Facebook are making will affect a lot of people. Some might consider it’ll give them a better service, others may be concerned by the lack of control. “Our role
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ICO say Social Landlords need to do more to protect tenants’ sensitive data

24 February, 20140 Comments
A recent report by the Information Commissioners Office has found that social landlords need to do more to protect their tenants’ data. Based on the findings from 9 visits and 4 audits of Housing Associations and “Arm’s-length management organisations”, the ICO found that social landlords need to improve their policies and procedures regarding data sharing,
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BREAKING NEWS: Tenant register and tenant referencing now a legal requirement…

11 December, 20130 Comments
…In 2031! But what if? And why not? What with landlords in Scotland already having a national register of landlords, ongoing debates regarding the introduction of a mandatory registration and licensing scheme in Wales – how long is it going to be before we see this introduced in England? Is this really about fairness and
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Landlord VS Tenant | YOU DECIDE.

15 February, 20130 Comments
Landlord Referencing Services have been approached by a tenant regarding ‘malicious and fraudulent’ information contained on the LRS website. On Monday 4th February 2013 LRS received a telephone call followed by an email, requesting the removal of ‘malicious and fraudulent information’ contained in a post on the Landlord Referencing Community Forum. Relevant post: Naming Your
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London Housing Association investigated following data breach

18 October, 20120 Comments
A housing association has launched an internal investigation after accidentally sending sensitive personal information about its employees to hundreds of staff. Network Housing Group, which owns and manages over 17,500 homes across London and the South East, accidentally emailed 300 staff a spreadsheet understood to contain details of employees’ sexuality, ethnicity and disability status. A
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