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Privacy watchdog to get power to raid
News The government said it is important the information commissioner is able to enforce the Data Protection Act in a rapidly changing environment. The way we use and protect information affects our ability to deliver better public services... [17 Jul 2008]
Location-based services mean business
News Bonte said in a statement: "As the reliability and performance of mobile enterprise solutions improves and the concerns about maintenance costs, data protection and integrity are addressed, corporations will increasingly adopt mobile solutions and... [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]
ICO: Data breach law moves closer
News Amendments to the directive would require "providers of electronic services to inform users of breaches of data protection" and will be voted on by the EU later this year. A rethink of UK data protection laws is something that silicon.com has been... [03 Jul 2008]
Orient Corporation and Fujitsu Credit Solutions Secure Sensitive Personal Information to Meet Government Privacy Laws
White Paper This sense of responsibility is reinforced by government regulations, specifically the Personal Information Protection Act and the planned Japanese version of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. A fundamental element to protecting sensitive information is... [02 Jul 2008]
Editor's Blog: Less data equals more privacy
Comment For a brief time data protection and the impact of data breaches was staple tea-break conversation up and down the land. It seems strange that - for some reason - the government has decided it really, really wants lots of our personal data - and... [26 Jun 2008]
Need for "radical change" in gov't data handling
News O'Donnell said: "Recent data losses and thefts have underlined the need for urgent action to improve data protection right across government and to bring about a fundamental change in culture among those who are entrusted with the public's... [26 Jun 2008]
Revealed: Cyber crimefighting successes
News But a Soca spokesman said there were more resources dedicated to the e-crime unit within Soca then there had been in the NHTCU, saying it was served by a team of 58 staff focusing almost exclusively on cyber crime, and that child pornography was... [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]
The Weekly Round-Up: 02.05.08
Round-Up The HMRC has discussed 11 data security incidents involving customer information with the Information Commissioner's Office since April 2005, has stopped data transfers unless there is a business critical need, and now demands adequate security... [02 May 2008]
600 HMRC workers caught snooping
News The HMRC has discussed 11 data security incidents involving customer information with the Information Commissioner's Office since April 2005, has stopped data transfers unless there is a business critical need and now demands adequate security... [01 May 2008]
UK hit by 100 data breaches in six months
News Nearly 100 leaks of sensitive personal information have been reported to the data protection watchdog in the last six months. The public sector accounted for 62 breaches and the private sector for 28.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we... [22 Apr 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. Coppa, which went into effect in 1999, requires that websites ask for parental... [10 Apr 2008]
Vendors hype up compliance fears
Comment The most significant piece of legislation in the UK is the Data Protection Act, the principles of which govern the handling of personal information. Data Protection Act What he's taken to doing now is getting an undertaking from individuals and... [08 Apr 2008]
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