The UK’s Labour Party was reprimanded by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) following over 150 complaints about mishandling of personal data inquiries, or Subject Access Requests (SARs), after a cyber attack. An investigation found an email inbox with hundreds of unresponded requests was unmonitored for 12 months. Although Labour has now cleared the backlog and implemented measures for prompt responses, nearly 80% of 352 SARs were not answered within the statutorily-required three months.
$14M more for EMR implementation in Victoria and more briefs
Victoria’s government is investing A$21.4 million to replace paper-based medical records with electronic systems in four health services, including The Royal Eye and Ear Hospital
