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ID cards face student scorn
News A is for Act She said the two fingerprints and photograph stored on the card would provide greater protection against identity theft and help fight illegal working, immigration abuse and serious crime. [09 Jul 2008]
Viacom vs Google: YouTube privacy fears
News Privacy activists from the Electronic Frontier Foundation said in a blog post the order "threatens to expose deeply private information" and violated the Video Privacy Protection Act, a 1988 federal law passed after Supreme Court nominee Robert... [04 Jul 2008]
ISPs face fresh threat from file-sharing laws
News This includes the Electronic Commerce Directive Regulations 2002 and the Data Protection Act 1998 which can limit what action ISPs can lawfully take against users' private communications. He said in a written answer to MPs: "It would be very... [18 Jun 2008]
Call to increase online data protection for teens
News But the CDD and others want the FTC to go further by expanding the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (Coppa) to cover teens between 13 and 18 years old. According to a copy of the letter seen by silicon.com sister site CNET News.com "We ask... [10 Apr 2008]
Data breaches: Don't blame 'stupid' employees
News In a document submitted to government in January this year, information commissioner Richard Thomas called for the Data Protection Act (DPA) to be amended to include a penalty for data controllers "knowingly or recklessly failing to comply with... [03 Apr 2008]
Police gets to grips with body cameras
Case Study The system also generates reports, has a quick search function and helps the force comply with the Data Protection Act. It also allows us to manage the recorded data over a long period of time. Police in Staffordshire are trialling video technology... [12 Mar 2008]
ICO: Make 'reckless' data loss an offence
News In a document submitted to government, information commissioner Richard Thomas called for the Data Protection Act (DPA) to be amended to include a penalty for data controllers "knowingly or recklessly failing to comply with the principles" of the... [31 Jan 2008]
Stolen M&S laptop contains 26,000 pension details
News The ICO found that M&S breached the Data Protection Act by not taking appropriate measures to ensure the security of its data by making sure the laptop data was encrypted. Mick Gorrill, assistant commissioner at the ICO, added in a statement: "It... [25 Jan 2008]
Carphone Warehouse in data protection breach
News We take these matters very seriously indeed, and as soon as these concerns were brought to our attention we took immediate steps to resolve them and to ensure we are fully compliant with the Data Protection Act. [16 Jan 2008]
'Big Brother IT' fuels workplace stress
News He said: "The Data Protection Act offers woeful protection for employees and I would call on the government to present greater protections. Privacy advocates say the surge in cyber snooping by bosses will land an increasing number of employers in... [08 Jan 2008]
Missing: 25 million child benefit records
News Darling admitted it is "highly likely" the Data Protection Act has been broken and said an inquiry into the missing data will be conducted by the Independent Police Complaints Commission. He said: "The missing data in itself is not enough to access... [20 Nov 2007]
Judge calls for "universal" national DNA database
News A is for Act There are some immense practical issues as well as the civil liberties and data protection issues. D is for Data privacy worries B is for Biometrics Everyone arrested in England and Wales has their DNA sample taken and stored on the... [05 Sep 2007]
Privacy debate: RFID tags set for MP scrutiny
News But RFID is not only a data protection issue - in certain circumstances its implementation could also break European human rights law, said Dautlich, who explained that Section 8 of the Human Rights Act states that every individual has a right to... [31 Jul 2003]
Back the Act: silicon.com renews support for the DPC
News The Data Protection Act is a strong law, but without a well-funded and experienced team of enforcers behind it, it's worthless. If you haven't already 'backed the act' now is your chance to do so. The DPC to act as an advocate for consumers. [12 Oct 2000]
Back the Act: A Campaign for Secure Ecommerce
News The Data Protection Act is a strong law, but without a well-funded and experienced team of enforcers behind it, it's worthless. The DPC to act as an advocate for consumers. The business community must act to ensure that consumers can provide... [15 Aug 2000]
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