Press Gazette: Freelancers must register or face fine, warns ICO
August 8th, 2008Posted by Laura Oliver in Editors' pick, Freelance
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has urged freelance journalists to register as ‘data controllers’, because the personal information the handling as part of their work is covered by the Data Protection Act.
Freelancers who do not register with the ICO could face a substantial fine.
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