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Ministry of Justice loses 45,000 records
News The MoJ didn't notify more than 30,000 of the 45,016 affected by the data breaches, first when MoJ supplier records were compromised in June 2007 and then when the names, addresses, birth dates and alleged offences relating to 3,648 people were... [25 Jul 2008]
Privacy chief fights UK-wide database
News A database of all calls, emails and internet traffic, to be stored by the Home Office for at least 12 months, is thought to be included under proposals for "modifying procedures for acquiring communications data" in the draft Communications Data... [15 Jul 2008]
UK must overhaul data sharing rules
News Whitehall has neither the framework nor the leadership to properly protect the public's personal data, a review by Information Commissioner Richard Thomas and Mark Walport, director of the Wellcome Trust has found.silicon.com's Full Disclosure... [11 Jul 2008]
Are banks going soft on e-crime?
News The Lords science and technology committee has called for people to be able to report crime directly to the police, rather than having to rely on banks to pass it on to law enforcers.silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign is calling for a... [08 Jul 2008]
ICO: Data breach law moves closer
News A rethink of UK data protection laws is something that silicon.com has been calling on for the last year as part of its Full Disclosure campaign. Full Disclosure campaign silicon.com is aiming to make businesses and government take data security... [03 Jul 2008]
E-crime unit on track, says police chief
News Detective superintendent Charlie McMurdie, Metropolitan Police Service e-crime chief and one of the architects of the proposed Policing Central e-Crime Unit (PCEU), said that regular talks are taking place between government, police bodies and... [13 Jun 2008]
Phishing, malware and online fraud is booming
News The UK Threat Assessment of Serious Organised Crime pinpoints a surge in attempts to hijack bank accounts using email phishing and key logging malware.silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign is calling for a national UK cyber crime police unit. [06 Jun 2008]
Admit to security breaches, companies told
News Read more here.silicon.com has been calling for such laws under its Full Disclosure campaign, which has already seen significant victories with the outlawing of reckless data loss in the UK. Full Disclosure campaign silicon.com is aiming to make... [27 May 2008]
Legal Eye: What's the score for the music biz?
Comment Musician Billy Bragg, who has already fought a campaign against MySpace on the pages of UK newspapers, recently wrote in The New York Times bemoaning the financial return for artists from user-generated sites. [22 May 2008]
Revealed: Cyber crimefighting successes
News The National High Tech Crime Unit (NHCTU) was rolled into Soca in 2006, prompting claims from business and politicians that cyber crime policing was being diluted.silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign is calling for a national UK cyber crime... [15 May 2008]
Outlawed: Reckless loss of data
News It marks a major milestone in silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign calling for legislation to make companies or authorities that lose personal data accountable.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we are asking for.silicon.com wants the... [12 May 2008]
National fraud reporting centre to arrive next year
News A spokesman for the Attorney General's Office said: "A proof-of-concept model is being developed and will be tested from the summer, for six months, with aim to identify what information is not being compared currently and join up information that... [28 Apr 2008]
Police e-crime unit set for green light
News We're looking at days rather than months.silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign is calling for a national UK cyber crime police unit. We want to hear your views about this campaign and your experiences of being a victim of cyber crime. [25 Apr 2008]
UK hit by 100 data breaches in six months
News The public sector accounted for 62 breaches and the private sector for 28.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we are asking for.silicon.com wants the government to review its data protection legislation and improve the reporting of... [22 Apr 2008]
UK phishing attacks shoot up 200 per cent
News Apacs said consumers must be vigilant after the number of reported incidents shot up by more than 10,000 during the first quarter of 2008.silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign is calling for a national UK cyber crime police unit. [16 Apr 2008]
