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Legal Eye: Europe's copyright controversy
Comment This grievance, coupled with the huge variations in the implementation of the levy, has prompted a number of consumer electronics companies to sign a letter to EU internal markets commissioner Charlie McCreevy saying they were willing to "explore... [18 Jun 2008]
Mobile internet use 'rocketing in Europe'
News Earlier this year, the European Commission's information society and media commissioner, Viviane Reding, called for "a credible but also doable price reduction by the whole industry on a voluntary basis before 1 July" - or threatened to introduce... [11 Jun 2008]
ID cards: The "surveillance society" risk
News A Home Office spokesperson said: "The government has put in place a robust supervisory regime to oversee the use of surveillance powers, which includes the roles of the intelligence services commissioner, interception of communications... [09 Jun 2008]
Critics attack gov't email, phone database plan
News And Jonathan Bamford, assistant information commissioner, warned in a statement: "We are sleepwalking into a surveillance society. All email, blogs, instant messaging and VoIP calls could be monitored under government proposals - but critics warn... [20 May 2008]
Outlawed: Reckless loss of data
News The Information Commissioner's Office welcomed the powers and said it would be a strong deterrent against companies losing personal data. David Smith, deputy information commissioner, welcomed the laws, saying in a statement: "This change in the... [12 May 2008]
600 HMRC workers caught snooping
News The HMRC has discussed 11 data security incidents involving customer information with the Information Commissioner's Office since April 2005, has stopped data transfers unless there is a business critical need and now demands adequate security... [01 May 2008]
National fraud reporting centre to arrive next year
News The AGO hopes the centre will go live by summer 2009 and is in talks with the Information Commissioner's Office and other national bodies about the proposals. The model will examine how the centre could capture, store and share information between... [28 Apr 2008]
House of Lords backs data loss law change
News It follows calls by the Information Commissioner Richard Thomas for the criminalisation of reckless data loss earlier this year. Full Disclosure campaign silicon.com is aiming to make businesses and government take data security more seriously. [28 Apr 2008]
UK hit by 100 data breaches in six months
News Richard Thomas, the Information Commissioner, said it was "particularly disappointing" the HMRC breaches have not prevented other security breaches from occurring, and said the government, banks and other organisations need to regain the public's... [22 Apr 2008]
Secret ID card review: Judge quashes its release
News The matter was sent to the High Court after the Office of Government Commerce appealed a decision by the tribunal to uphold a decision by the Information Commissioner to require the reviews were disclosed to activist Mark Dziecielewski and MP Mark... [14 Apr 2008]
Dear silicon.com... T5 chaos, mobile maladies, and laptop losses…
Comment One bright spot - the data commissioner told BAA exactly what they could do with their fingerprinting plans. Following that, another topic on readers' radars is the debate over the dangers of mobile phones, and lastly, government laptop losses are... [03 Apr 2008]
Data breaches: Don't blame 'stupid' employees
News In a document submitted to government in January this year, information commissioner Richard Thomas called for the Data Protection Act (DPA) to be amended to include a penalty for data controllers "knowingly or recklessly failing to comply with... [03 Apr 2008]
ICO: Data theft laws must not be axed
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has said it is vital the government resists pressure to withdraw clause 76 as the bill passes through parliament. Information Commissioner Richard Thomas said that responsible media should not fear that... [01 Apr 2008]
Brits get more data security savvy
News An Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) survey has found eight out of 10 people are now taking more care with their personal information. Deputy information commissioner, David Smith, said as more personal information is gathered, the risk of... [19 Mar 2008]
EC monopoly warning after record Microsoft fine
News Competition commissioner for the EC, Neelie Kroes, has issued a stern warning to any company planning to blow off the regulatory agency and European antitrust laws. Kroes, however, maintained the size of the fine was reasonable, given the length of... [28 Feb 2008]
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