| Background | | The UK Information Commissioners Office (ICO) is responsible to enforce European Data Protection Directives. We are licensed by the UK ICO to store encrypted customer data in the UK and to provide application services with encrypted comminications that comply with all data protective directives. | | To comply with all Data Protection directives, we no longer provide data download facilities where the person storing that data without a data protection license may become a victim of crime and/or may be fined by the ICO. |
| Jala Transport | | The ICO fined Jala Transport Ltd £5000 in September 2013 when a laptop in a briefcase was stolen from a car that was stationary at traffic lights. Jala Transport Ltd is a sole trader who could not afford the £70,000 fine that could have been imposed. The laptop contained data about 250 customers and was protected with an 11 character pasword, but the data was not encrypted. The ICO reported that they wanted to make certain that private companies are not permitted to hold customer data on a laptop that may be stolen or lost. |
| Glasgow | | The ICO fined Glasgow City Council £170,000 for loosing a laptop contraining confidential council data. The Manager using the laptop was targeted by theves as it was expected to contain data that could be sold to criminals. |
| | | Nationwide | | The ICO fined Nationwide Building Society £1,500,000 when a laptop was stolen an a house burgulary. The Manager using the laptop was targeted to be burgled because it was well known that the Manager took the laptop home and worked from home. |
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