A monetary penalty of pounds 80,000 was issued to Ealing Council following the loss of an unencrypted laptop which contained personal information. Ealing Council breached the Data Protection Act by issuing an unencrypted laptop to a member of staff in breach of its own policies.
Citations:
[2011] UKICO 2011-5
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 10 May 2022; Ref: scu.530203