The Information Commissioner's Office has launched a consultation on new guidance governing online privacy. The guidance sets out recommendations on how to handle personal data properly and applies to all organisations involved with collating and using personal data. This news story which is of interest to FE and HE institutions in their capacity as data controllers is a reminder of the recent developments concerning the rules affecting data protection. For more details please refer to the press release at :http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/pressreleases/2009/personal_info_online_091209.pdf. Or alternatively you can access the consultation at: http://ico-consult.limehouse.co.uk/portal/cop/pio?pointId=1061680.
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