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Watchdog demands data breach confessions
News Watchdog the National Consumer Council (NCC) is calling on lawmakers to force businesses to confess to their data breaches. The NCC is petitioning the European Union to draft legal... [01 Sep 2008]
Jargon-filled software licences baffle consumers
News Of 25 software packages surveyed by the National Consumer Council (NCC), 14 had no mention in their packaging that the user must accept a licence agreement before the software can be installed. The... [20 Feb 2008]
Tell customers about data breaches, companies urged
News UK companies should warn customers if their personal data has been put at risk, according to the National Consumer Council (NCC). Speaking at a Westminster eForum event, Anna Fielder, policy consultant... [16 Jul 2007]
Council saves by streamlining PC procurement
Case Study Northumberland County Council (NCC) has slashed its PC maintenance bill by streamlining and outsourcing its procurement. NCC IT director Peter Gallon said: "Like a lot of other local... [11 May 2007]
NCC calls for copyright revolution
News The National Consumer Council (NCC) has called for a revision of UK copyright laws to enshrine the right to copy material for private use. UK copyright law does not allow people to reproduce copyrighted... [12 May 2006]
ID theft - what happens when you are the victim?
News The National Consumer Council (NCC) has called for the government to put pressure on companies to take the stress away from identity theft victims. An NCC spokeswoman told silicon.com:... [28 Feb 2006]
Fraud victims deserve own helpdesks, says watchdog
News The National Consumer Council (NCC) is lobbying the government to ensure a minimum standard of service is offered in companies that deal with ID fraud, in a bid to make it easier for consumers to prove... [17 Feb 2006]
DRM usage laws needed, MPs told
News The National Consumer Council (NCC) has told MPs that companies are threatening civil liberties through their use of digital rights management (DRM) and has called for legislation to regulate its use. [18 Jan 2006]
Norwich given £500k to evaluate e-citizen needs
News This is in addition to the £2.5m the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) gave Norwich City Council (NCC) earlier in the year to research what people want from e-government, an initiative dubbed... [26 Oct 2005]
Linux-shy public sector gets open source test lab
News Cheshire County Council is the first public sector organisation to use the facility at the National Computing Centre's (NCC) headquarters to conduct a trial for a joint open source and proprietary... [20 Jun 2005]
Data protection watchdog targets businesses
News The launch of the Regulatory Action Division (RAD) by the Information Commission comes in the same week the National Consumer Council (NCC) warned that tougher and better policed data protection... [16 Jun 2005]
Data laws need upgrade against 'surveillance society'
News The National Consumer Council (NCC) is warning that in the face of increasing levels of surveillance - such as ID cards and satellite based road pricing - existing data protection laws are failing to cope. [15 Jun 2005]
Privacy protection is not a luxury, RFID industry told
News The National Consumer Council (NCC) has called on government and businesses to put privacy at the heart of RFID technology or risk a consumer backlash that could set back adoption of the technology. The... [11 May 2004]
5 years ago... Experts slam UK encryption plans
News Also present at the committee hearing was the National Consumer Council (NCC). The NCC also expressed concern about the potential for social exclusion and asked that government plans be... [24 Feb 2004]
BT told: 'Cut phone bills in half'
News Anna Bradley, an NCC director, told The Observer: "The time to weaken BT's price controls is still a long way off. The NCC believes BT should halve the average phone bill. That move has provoked the ire... [10 Jun 2002]
