At least...
... it wasn't a cat!
Dixons done for dumping customer info in skip
Dixons has had its wrist slapped for leaving customer details in a skip outside one of its PC World stores. To be fair to the world's favourite tech retailer there were only eight completed credit agreements found, but they did contain customers' personal and financial data. The store concerned was in Northamptonshire, and the …
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ICO toothless as ever
Wow. Dixons "signed a formal undertaking" and Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust had to "promise to improve its data handling". What next, 10 minutes on the naughty step?
Oh, it's worse than that!
It says he's promised to "train his staff".
Jesus... Imagine that. Trained Dixons staff.
and they found this how.,...?
Some curious tramp foraging in the bins of PCWORLD, or a meglomaniacal womble, out to destroy the establishment that is said PCWORLD?
And the ICO did what?
Obviously they couldn't tell Dixons that they were really very badly naughty as it could have upset them. I suppose that as Dixons were desperately trying to save money by using someone else's skip, they would not have the money for a fine, and anyway they need that money to train the CEO's direct reports.
How much does the ICO cost us? What a waste of resources. Anyone know if the 8 people got an apology or had their accounts compromised?
Never mind, the EU will fix it all in about 5 years, maybe...
about £35/year
Well it costs my business £35/year to register for data protection act. Yes, a mandatory registration which AFAIK is completely automated and I have to pay that each year. What a rip off.
wow, cd burning in wolverhampton
welcome to 1998. i presume your burners are connected by SCSI?
titular agreement
Well, there are a few people here in Coventry that would like a "word" with that woman.
At least something will be done about the trapping of that cat, unlike the lack of redress happening here.
Regards,
An Animal lover, and a concerned citizen worried about data protection
O Rly?
people still buy stuff from DSGI?
haha a fool and his money...
Compare
The FSA - fine Zurich £2.3 million - and the ICO - barely a metaphorical slap on the wrist for PCW and Wolverhampton Hospitals. On that basis which is the better watchdog?
The name gives as much away - Financial Services Authority v Information Commissioner's Office - one has actual authority, the other sounds like somewhere you go to get some pens, rulers or TippEx!
But one is being abolished...
...by the Government. Can you guess which one?
Untitled
"signed a formal undertaking not to be using other people's skips for data deletion in future"
But their own skips are fine, one assumes? In their defence, the wheelie bins where probably full of cats, or something.
Flame icon - because we all know it's the safest way of disposing of anything.
No
I saw it on an episode of CSI or something, somebody burned some important document and they were able to reconstruct it from a reflection of the smoke in the contact lens of a passer-by.
"world's favourite tech retailer"-u having a laugh?
"world's favourite tech retailer"-u having a laugh?
Re: "world's favourite tech retailer"-u having a laugh?
Yes. That's the point.
dixsons group
oops a daisy not to be expected from a company like dixsons i would of thought they would keep all data safe not chuck it in the bin lol.
More embarrassing than being caught getting out of a Lada
is anyone knowing that you bought something at PC world. No wonder they call lists of id's obtained in this way..sucker lists.
How formal an undertaking?
"John Bowett, Dixons Store Group International's chief executive, signed a formal undertaking ... to train his staff".
Well, that'll be a novelty.
Dixons done for dumping customer in skip
That's how I mis-read it.
I was thinking how much some customers deserve it, that someone must have snapped. What a shame! Would have been a much better story.
And before anyone points out....
Yes. I know it should have been were...
Fine the person responsible
How about finding th eguy responsible and fining him/her or sending them to prison.
It's a better deterrent than fining the company how many times a year
Extended Warranty?
Extended warranty with that data, sir?
Yet again!
Until they make the PEOPLE responsible for these data breaches responsible by fining or sacking them ... it will continue.
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