As reported in PC Pro by Nicole Kobie 04/21/2011: ISPs and telecommunication firms in the UK will be required to tell the Information Commissioner if they suffer a data breach. This reporting could become a mandate soon since the ICO has recently been under fire for failing to take action on many reported data breaches.
The new rules would be the first data-breach notification requirements in the UK, an ICO spokesperson told PC Pro. While the regulation is yet to be finalized, it "looks set to happen," the spokesperson said.”
The full article can be read on pcpro.uk.co: http://bit.ly/hl7jLa
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