 only when it was contacted by a hacker. The ICO concluded this was a serious contravention of the 1998 data protection laws which have since been replaced by the GDPR and the GDPR-aligned Data Protection Act 2018.
Touching on the theme of data stewardship, Steve Eckersley, director of investigations at the ICO said customers have the right to expect that the personal information they provide to companies will remain safe and secure.
“As we uncovered the facts, we found LPVL had failed to adequately train its staff, who misconfigured and used an insecure file transfer system and then failed to monitor it. These shortcomings have left its customers exposed to the potential risk of identity fraud,” said Eckersley.
“Companies must accept that they have a legal obligation to both protect and keep secure the personal data they are entrusted with. Where this does not happen, we will investigate and take action.”
The LPVL fine comes a week after the ICO issued notifications of its intention to fine British Airways £183.39m and Marriott International £99m for infringements of the GDPR.
The fine notification for Marriott International, highlighted the issue of due diligence regarding privacy practices, which has been underlined further in the LPVL fine notification, even though the incident is not covered by the GDPR.
The ICO’s investigation found that Marriott failed to undertake sufficient due diligence when it bought Starwood and should have done more to secure its systems.
Echoing Eckersley’s comments about the LPVL case when commenting on the Marriott fine,.”
Reacting to the ICO’s proposed fines for British Airways and Marriott International, the International Association of Information Technology Asset Managers (IAITAM) said IT asset managers should take note that regulators are paying attention to companies’ due diligence regarding privacy practices.
“We’ve been advising organisations for more than a year that privacy laws are changing, and due diligence is going to be imperative,” said Barbara Rembiesa, president and CEO of IAITAM.
“Organisations with mature IT asset management programmes already have a programme in place that can help address vulnerabilities in due diligence, even when it comes to personal privacy,” she said.
To assist organisations in safeguarding personal information, the ICO has published guidance entitled Practical guide to IT security.How can anyone anywhere justify torture? It just absolutely baffles me.
This morning, we launched a report into caning in Malaysia with an accompanying video. Caning may be a legacy of British rule, but the UK ditched the practice years ago.
However, for some warped reason, there is still a misty-eyed glorification of caning in some sections of British society, as this article in The Telegraph suggests. Our report, A blow to Humanity, dispels that naivety built on a Just William view of the world.
In Malaysian prisons specially trained caning officers tear into victims’ bodies with a metre-long cane swung with both hands at high speed. The cane rips into the victim’s naked skin, pulps the fatty tissue below, and leaves scars that extend to muscle fibre. The pain is so severe that victims often lose consciousness.
Now that is torture, pure and simple. And should be outlawed immediately.
And that’s what makes the findings of the report even more baffling. Not only is the practice of caning still in existence in Malaysia, the use of it is growing, and to make matters worse those involved are actually being incentivised to carry out the punishments!
Doctors are being paid to revive victims when they lose consciousness during their beatings – for the sole purpose that their torture can continue. And officers get bonuses for each lashing they deliver – some use the payment to double their salaries.
Each year an estimated 6,000 refugees and 10,000 prisoners are caned there.
The Guardian and the Express were among the few online papers to tell the real story, while the BBC have produced a couple of case studies to put a human element on to the suffering.
Here’s hoping that a few other people wake up to the reality and add to Amnesty’s call to the Malaysian authorities to put an immediate end to caning.Alabama House of Representatives Clerk Jeff Woodard announced today the appointment of Natalyn Williams as chief clerk, making her the first African American since at least Reconstruction to hold the position overseeing the entire House staff.
Williams has worked in the Clerk’s office since January 1994. She is from Daphne and is a graduate of Alabama State University.
Besides supervising the House staff, Williams will be responsible for the processing and transmittal of bills to the Senate and governor’s office, Woodard’s office said in a press release.My research extends from field surveys to lab-based experimental studies and quantitative data analysis and my current focus is on global determinants of health, some examples include: impact of environmental contaminants on NCDs like CVD; microbiome-mediated metabolism of xenobiotic compounds and its influence on physiological outcomes; impact of exposure to immunosuppressive on COVID-19 infection and mortality rates in India.What Are Some Ways to Handle Dividing a Family Business in a Divorce?
A divorce has an impact on much more than simply your relationship status.  If you’re the owner of a small business, that business may be considered marital property to be divided equitably in a split. If you are considering a divorce, speak with a family law attorney as soon as possible about options regarding your small business.
Whether or not your small business will be considered property of the marriage or your own separate property depends on several factors. The basic rule is that businesses which were started prior to your marriage with your own funds are considered separate property. That said, such small businesses can be changed into marital property if you used marital funds to operate the business. Additionally, if your spouse worked to bolster the business in any way, or if your spouse made major sacrifices to support the growth of the business, these could also be considered contributions to the value of the business, making your spouse entitled to a share of its value. Provided that the business is considered marital property, the family court hearing your divorce will include it in the marital estate, which will be equitably divided in the divorce.
That said, there are strategies and arguments that a skilled family law attorney can employ in order to allow you to hold onto the business if you are the primary operator. For example, even before divorce is on the table, small business owners should consider creating a post-nuptial agreement which provides that the spouse who started the business remains its sole owner and operator in the event of a divorce. If your spouse does not wish to sign such an agreement, or if you have already begun the process of separating, you may want to consider other alternatives to hold onto your business in a divorce. For example, consider using other property in the marital estate to cover the value of the share of the business to which your spouse would have been entitled. You can also pay out your ex’s share of the business in installments over time. In order to avoid selling off the business you’ve worked hard to create, some former spouses manage to operate a business together, often while seeking a neutral third party to act as a go-between. Many couples are forced to resort to selling the family business upon divorcing, but with some advanced planning, this result may be avoidable.
For assistance with your divorce in New York, contact the experienced and detail-oriented Hudson Valley family law attorneys at Rusk, Wadlin, Heppner & Martuscello for assistance with your case, at |||PHONE_NUMBER|||  (Marlboro), or |||PHONE_NUMBER|||  (Kingston).
Inflating wheelchair tyres is best done using a hand or foot pump (the same kind you'd use for inflating cycle tyres). The valve attachment you'll require will likely be 'Schrader' (thats the car type valve) and this attachment comes pretty much as standard on all bike hand and foot pumps.
Once attached the the inner tube valve, hopefully you have a pump with a pressure gauge on it (else you're just guessing at the pressure, too high is dangerous and too low increase tyre wear and power required), simply look on the side of the wheelchair tyre you wish to pump up and it will be written in wither PSI or Bar. Simply inflate until the pressure gauge matches the manufacturers recommendation and voila you're done. Just remember to check all the tyres so they are all the correct and even pressure and make sure to put the valve caps back on the inner tube valves and you're good to go.
For our range of wheelchair tyre pumps click here.Deadly nerve agents and mustard gas were identified earlier in three areas of the Karshi Khanabad station in Uzbekistan.
The latest discovery could be a blood agent such as cyanide, which stops cells in the blood absorbing oxygen.
All troops have been moved away from the affected areas though a military spokesman said there was no confirmation the newest find did indicate the presence of more chemical weapons.
Colonel Roger King said further tests were needed on the traces, which could actually be rocket fuel as that has a similar composition to some types of blood agents and has caused confusion in past tests.
About 1,000 American military personnel are stationed at the air base which they call K2 and which is being used as the logistics centre for the operation in Afghanistan.
Colonel King said: "Medical surveillance of all personnel at K2 continues and we still have no reported cases of chemical agent exposure."
Sensors deployed
A routine inspection of the base had turned up three areas of contamination.
Officials said the traces may have come from chemical weapons believed to have been stored at Karshi