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Comment House of Lords backs data loss law change Windows XP was getting a lot of attention this week, with silicon.com readers undecided whether the OS should live on or not…... [01 May 2008]
House of Lords backs data loss law change
News Losing personal data took a step closer to becoming a criminal offence after the House of Lords backed a change in the law. A Ministry of Justice spokesman said it would... [28 Apr 2008]
e-Crime Crackdown: Timeline
News House of Lords Science and Technology Committee says UK government must do better on e-crime and calls for a central reporting body UK citizens and businesses have weathered unrelenting... [12 Mar 2008]
Editor's Blog: Lords above!
Comment So, in the absence of much interest from our elected representatives it has, perhaps surprisingly, fallen to the House of Lords to champion reform in this area. So in... [27 Feb 2008]
Lords take fresh look at data security
News The government has failed to address important concerns about security on the internet - including ignoring calls for a data breach notification law - leading a House of Lords committee... [22 Feb 2008]
Police unprepared for security 'arms race'
News The decision to merge the NHTCU with Soca was not a popular one and in August 2007 a House of Lords committee urged the government to do more to tackle e-crime or risk losing public... [14 Feb 2008]
silicon.com victory in Full Disclosure data campaign
News The change in the watchdog's attitude follows mounting support for Full Disclosure since it was launched by silicon.com in July 2007, with backing from the police, the House of Lords and... [31 Jan 2008]
Minister calls for ID cards review
News Speaking at a joint House of Commons and House of Lords select committee on human rights, the data protection minister Michael Wills admitted he was not... [27 Nov 2007]
Gordon Brown orders data security spot checks
News The u-turn follows the rejection by ministers of similar proposals put forward by House of Lords Science and Technology select committee just a month ago. During Prime... [22 Nov 2007]
Data sharing 'could sap public confidence'
News The current push by the government towards increased data sharing could backfire, with negative effects for public confidence, according to Merlin, Earl of Erroll, a member of the House... [12 Nov 2007]
Credit card cover does apply overseas
News The credit card providers took an appeal to the House of Lords. We are pleased that the House of Lords has resolved the issue, and... [02 Nov 2007]
Data breaches misunderstood by gov't, say Lords
News The government has failed to understand the threat to the continued growth of the internet posed by cyber crime, according to the influential House of Lords Science and... [01 Nov 2007]
Police get powers to demand data decryption
News Those documents may not contain evidence of wrongdoing but the police may find more than they're entitled to," said Clayton, who is also an adviser to the House of Lords... [04 Oct 2007]
Experts call for data breach legislation
News A House of Lords committee warned last month the government must act or risk losing public confidence in the security of the internet. Speaking at the discussion on data... [14 Sep 2007]
Data breach laws 'make companies serious about security'
Comment Earlier this month an influential House of Lords committee said the introduction of a data breach law in the UK would be one of the most important... [03 Sep 2007]
