Basildon Council fined £150,000 for traveller family data breach

A council has been fined £150,000 for publishing sensitive personal information about a traveller family on its website. Basildon Council released details about the family’s disabilities, including mental health issues,…

Students hit by University of Greenwich data breach

ICO begins investigation into breach. By Leo Kelion, Technology desk editor Personal details about hundreds of London-based research students were posted online in an apparent breach of data privacy laws.…