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Merrion Data Consultants offer a wide range of Data Protection services and advice so that you can manage compliance effectively and in a cost effective way. In doing so, you will not only protect personal data against loss or disclosure but will also ensure that you can use it to achieve your business objectives e.g for marketing.
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ICO Issues huge fines against BA and Marriott Hotels
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A busy month for the ICO
April was an extremely busy month for the ICO with a number of enforcement actions being taken as well as two consultations on the important issues of consent and profiling under GDPR. These consultations have now closed and we must wait patiently to hear what the output will be. Whilst the consultation on profiling only […]
Online retailer fined £55,000 by the ICO for failing to protect customer data!
The latest fine issued by the ICO highlights that “cyber security must be a top priority for businesses regardless of size”. This fine came as a result of an investigation by the ICO which concluded that an online construction materials business had failed to implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect its customer data. […]
ICO calls for stronger powers
This month the Information Commissioner, Christopher Graham, repeated his call for stronger sentencing powers in relation to individuals who steal personal information. This call comes after a recent incident highlighted the inadequacy of the current options available to the Court to both punish and deter would-be data thieves. What happened? This recent incident involved an […]