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RSS personal detailsData Protection Act a mystery to UK businesses
News From today, under the terms of the 1998 Data Protection Act, it is an offence for companies to distribute personal details of their employees or staff outside the EU, without explicit written consent. [29 Feb 2000]
European health Web sites demand code of practice
News The US Federal Trade Commission launched an investigation into the use of personal data on US health sites earlier this week, to establish whether companies are improperly sharing customer details with third parties. [22 Feb 2000]
DoubleClick privacy campaign falls short of the mark
News DoubleClick, which develops advertising software for the Web, recently ran into trouble with a Washington-based privacy group, the Centre for Democracy and Technology (CDT), for linking online tracking data with personal details. [15 Feb 2000]
TrustE delivers breakthrough for data protection wars
News TrustE offers an online seal of approval to any business that does not make the personal details of its customers available to third parties. The prospect of long-term wrangling between EU and US authorities over data protection has been side... [10 Feb 2000]
Blair backs directory of business-to-business Web sites
News More details are available at http://www.Eceurope.com/URL2Trade_Directory/ A directory of ecommerce sites compiled by three Web professionals has won the personal approval of UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair. [28 Oct 1999]
IR35 rejected as Lords defeats UK government
News The Welfare Reforms and Pensions Bill will now return to the Commons and Social Services Secretary, Alistair Darling, has said he stands by the principles of the Bill but will have to rework the details. [15 Oct 1999]
Ernst & Young report heavily critical of online banking
News The worst area is the Internet, where customers are experiencing major delays in updating information when it comes to vital details such as bank rates or personal account balances. The finance industry is failing to implement effective ecommerce... [23 Sep 1999]
MSN agrees direct subscription deal
News It claims many users prefer not to enter their credit card details onto the Web because of the risks of fraud, and says customers will be attracted because payment can be made at the click of a button. [19 Aug 1999]
Lack of data protection savvy puts UK firms at risk
News He warns that if staff details are posted online, the employer can be held liable when that data is accessed from a country not governed by recognised European data security laws. According to Andrew Rigby, head of ecommerce and digital media at... [02 Aug 1999]
Equifax to utilise authorisation database for ecommerce
News Full details have not yet been disclosed, but one senior executive at Equifax said the service would enable retailers of restricted goods to ensure their online customers were legal. Consumers will be given the option to refuse access to their... [11 Jun 1999]
Barclaycard tests mobile cash service
News The user must first enter a pin number to use the phone, the data sent over the Cellnet network is encrypted to a Visa-approved level, and another pin number limits access to personal bank details. Visa card and mobile phone users in Leeds have... [22 Feb 1999]
CompuServe accused of privacy breach
News Through the CompuServe service, anti-abortion activists were able to access a database of motor vehicle licences from which they gained personal details such as home telephone numbers and addresses. Breaches of personal privacy would come down to... [07 Jan 1999]
Personal privacy threatened by Network Solution service
News He added that the details of the product were up to NSI. An NSI spokeswoman told Silicon.com it was too early to say whether it would have to ask permission before including personal customer data in the service. [16 Dec 1998]
Open source software gets academic boost
News The newsletter will go out this week and will contain details of the open source software conference taking place in London on 20 January. Firstly, because the community is moving away from a PC environment to smaller, cheaper units such as PDAs... [07 Dec 1998]
ISP Association rejects civil rights campaign
News The group, known as Cyber-rights and Cyber-liberties UK, is urging Internet users to write a letter to their ISP asking it for details on the way it handles their personal information. Misunderstanding is not the issue here; all we are doing is... [30 Nov 1998]
