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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]
The £500k hunt for missing HMRC discs
News Full Disclosure campaign silicon.com is aiming to make businesses and government take data security more seriously. The taxpayer has been landed with a £473,544 bill for the hunt for the missing HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) data discs. [18 Jul 2008]
Privacy watchdog to get power to raid
News Full Disclosure campaign silicon.com is aiming to make businesses and government take data security more seriously. The UK's privacy watchdog could get new powers to raid organisations under government proposals to "sharpen its teeth". [17 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 Arguing for a data breach notification law, as called for by silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign, the committee says a law would provide both an incentive to avoid data loss and an early warning for affected customers. [08 Jul 2008]
ICO: Data breach law moves closer
News Full Disclosure campaign silicon.com is aiming to make businesses and government take data security more seriously. 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... [03 Jul 2008]
Probe into loss of 21,000 hospital patient details
News Full Disclosure campaign silicon.com is aiming to make businesses and government take data security more seriously. A hospital trust faces possible enforcement action by the UK information watchdog for failing to encrypt a stolen laptop. [30 Jun 2008]
Editor's Blog: Less data equals more privacy
Comment It's been a while since I've mentioned silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign, which is aimed at improving the way organisations - both private and public sector - look after our data. And that's why our Full Disclosure campaign will continue. [26 Jun 2008]
HMRC and MoD face action over data blunders
News Full Disclosure campaign silicon.com is aiming to make businesses and government take data security more seriously. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is taking enforcement action against HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the Ministry of... [25 Jun 2008]
Government racks up 100 data breaches
News Full Disclosure campaign silicon.com is aiming to make businesses and government take data security more seriously. Whitehall has suffered a further 30 data breaches since it lost 25 million people's details last November. [24 Jun 2008]
Cotton Traders' site hacked: Thousands of details stolen
News Security groups say the attack highlights the need for laws governing companies' response to breaches, as called for by silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign. Hackers breached the company website in January and stole encrypted customer details. [11 Jun 2008]
Admit to security breaches, companies told
News Full Disclosure campaign silicon.com is aiming to make businesses and government take data security more seriously. Read more here.silicon.com has been calling for such laws under its Full Disclosure campaign, which has already seen significant... [27 May 2008]
Critics attack gov't email, phone database plan
News Full Disclosure campaign silicon.com is aiming to make businesses and government take data security more seriously. All email, blogs, instant messaging and VoIP calls could be monitored under government proposals - but critics warn the plans go... [20 May 2008]
UK companies: Leaking like a sieve?
News Full Disclosure campaign silicon.com is aiming to make businesses and government take data security more seriously. Most UK companies are losing data every month a survey has found. The majority of UK businesses, 79 per cent, are losing data at... [12 May 2008]
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