The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has been asked to investigate alleged breaches “amid concerns that confidential sources of the BBC’s flagship Panorama programme may have had their identities revealed,” The Independent reports. Also in the UK, a Northampton woman has been ordered to pay 305 GBP in fines after admitting “six counts of breaching data protection laws at Northampton Magistrates' Court,” and Boxee's customer forums suffered a breach where hackers accessed details on 158,000 people. In Ireland, The Irish Times reports on "unanimous agreement among lawyers that the improper recording of conversations between prisoners and their legal representatives was a breach of privacy for which damages could be claimed against the state.” Meanwhile, the Article 29 Data Protection Working Party adopted its opinion on personal data breach notification on 25 March.
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