data protection commissioner
Powergen scandal: Experts hit out at security lapse
News If you are a Powergen customer and would like this breach in security to be looked into by the Data Protection Commissioner, send your complaint in to silicon at editorial@silicon.com and we will pass them on to the DPC for you. [19 Jul 2000]
Powergen in security scandal - thousands of debit card details open to abuse
News When Powergen told him that the company was not planning to contact the other customers on the list, he complained to the Data Protection Commissioner. The Office of the Commissioner confirmed that it has received Chamberlain's complaint.silicon... [18 Jul 2000]
EU forum to review telecoms framework
News EU Commissioner for Enterprise and the Information Society, Erkki Liikanen, said the purpose of the hearing was to open up the proposals for public consultation and to accelerate legislation. Additionally, delegates will discuss the processing of... [10 May 2000]
Data protection watchdog slams Snooping Bill
News The DPC report contains a wide range of objections raised by Elizabeth France, commissioner of the DPC. Francis Aldhouse, deputy commissioner of the DPC, said the organisation fears the legislation on encryption could leave individuals open to an... [14 Apr 2000]
Europe and US resolve two-year data dispute
News The UK office of the Data Commissioner welcomed the news, but said it will reserve judgement until the details are defined. Francis Aldhouse, deputy data commissioner, said: "The proof of the pudding is in the eating. [15 Mar 2000]
US media bosses attack EC data protection laws
News Ironically, the meeting was the first of the Global Business Dialogue on Electronic Commerce forums, which were originally proposed by EC Commissioner, Martin Bangemann. But, instead of a far-reaching discussion, chief executives at yesterday's... [15 Jan 1999]
US and EU head for ecommerce stand-off
News A spokesman for the EC commissioner for IT, Martin Bangemann, said the US need not sign up to EU law, but it must offer a guarantee that private data will be safe. Under the European Data Protection Directive, which comes into effect next spring... [01 Dec 1998]
Ecommerce for everyone
Comment Joachim Kubosch, spokesman for Commissioner Bangemann - the meeting's organiser - agreed that the needs of small business must be considered. The Brussels meeting successfully managed to identify the core barriers to growth in the ecommerce sphere... [10 Aug 1998]
UK set for freedom of information bill
News These recommendations included: proposals for integrating FOI with privacy requirements under the Data Protection Act, a commitment to publish the results of the government review of restrictions on disclosure in existing law, and extension of the... [23 Jul 1998]
Business chiefs call for ecommerce dialogue
News Martin Bangemann, EU Commissioner for Telecoms and IT, organised the meeting with the aim of creating what he called a "global business dialogue". Delegates agreed that the main barriers to growth are taxation, tariffs, intellectual property rights... [03 Jul 1998]
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