‘They crossed a line’: Telegraph fined £30,000 by info chief over email calling on subscribers to vote Tory
The Telegraph has been fined £30,000 over an email urging subscribers to vote Conservative on the day of the general…
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Hands Off FoI: Information Commissioner urges Government not to introduce fees and praises role of the media
The Information Commissioner’s Office has said the “the current checks and balances” in Freedom of Information legislation are “sufficient”. In…
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ICO releases names of 115 journalists who used convicted private eye – including Rebekah Brooks
The Information Commissioner’s Office has released the names of 115 journalists who paid a private detective for information. Although the…
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Info chief told to release names of journalists who paid for illegally-obtained private information
The names of journalists who paid for illegally-obtained private information look set to be publicly released after a legal judgment…
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Met admits not ‘vexatious’ to ask for details of how force accessed journalists’ call records
The Metropolitan Police has admitted that a reporter who asked for further details of how the force secretly viewed journalists…
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Press Gazette lodges legal challenge to breach police wall of silence over use of RIPA against journalists
Press Gazette has formally challenged the police refusal to disclose information about the seizure of journalistic phone records. A team…
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BBC does not have to disclose how on-screen ‘talent’ journalists are recruited, Information Commissioner rules
The Information Commissioner's Office has ruled that the BBC does not have to disclose how on-screen staff are recruited. The…
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Global Witness data victory against mining billionaire underlines exemption for journalistic material
The Information Commissioner has rejected a bid from Israeli mining billionaire Beny Steinmetz to use the Data Protection Act to…
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