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Data breach victims get the mushroom treatment
News Of those organisations that have experienced a data breach, 60 per cent did not tell their clients and half did not alert the police or authorities. It also revealed that while 63 per cent of those surveyed hold personal... [25 Sep 2008]
EU to probe Yahoo!-Google advertising tie-up
News s ability to compete against Google in the future and called on EU antitrust authorities to scrutinise it. The Newspaper Association of America (NAA), which is part of the World Association of... [16 Sep 2008]
£68m 'snooping' database: Little impact on serious crime
News The legislation would mean that hundreds of public bodies licensed under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act - including local councils, health authorities and government agencies - will have access to the... [13 Aug 2008]
Gov't data retention - how much is too much?
News He predicted that the advent of petabyte storage and advanced "quantum search" algorithms could make it possible for authorities in future to trawl massive databases for behavioural traits which flag people as potential... [10 Jul 2008]
EU/Schengen Requirements for National Border Security Systems
White Paper The Schengen acquis not only includes written rules, but also non-written but commonly accepted standards relating most notably to the organization of border police services and practices in which border authorities... [03 Jul 2008]
BCS signs up to e-Skills body
News The British Computer Society (BCS) announced this week that it had joined the e-Skills Industry Leadership Board (e-Skills ILB), a body which works with European public authorities and industry to help implement European... [29 May 2008]
Critics attack gov't email, phone database plan
News These can be accessed by national authorities to help in a criminal investigation. We are at the very early stages of deciding how to update the law to allow public authorities to continue to obtain and... [20 May 2008]
EU border checks go biometric
News The system would alert authorities if the person was recorded as overstaying the length of their visa. Visitors to Europe will face biometric screening and automated security checks under proposals for a shake-up of... [14 Feb 2008]
Tech key to vital healthcare savings
News EU countries need to look to IT systems to deliver "tools for health authorities" and "personalised health systems for patients", according to a European Commission (EC) report. Forecasting... [09 Jan 2008]
Europe cracks down on airline ticket websites
News In an EU-wide investigation - involving 15 national authorities - more than half of websites showed 'irregularities' relating to pricing, contract terms and clarity of conditions. The sweep checks were... [15 Nov 2007]
UK in-flight calls get green light
News The Ofcom proposals have been developed jointly with other EU countries and are intended to cover all European airspace but it is up to the individual airlines to decide whether they want to introduce such mobile... [18 Oct 2007]
The Brampton Factor: Microsoft vs EU
Comment One is the reluctance of the US authorities to take effective monopoly-busting action against its own companies. The real question is whether the EU has the ability and determination to follow up with... [18 Sep 2007]
Europe gets health check tech
News The MediSys system provides European health authorities with real-time information on developing health hazards such as disease outbreaks or industrial accidents. This information is then fed into a database and can be... [15 Aug 2007]
'Police data-sharing plan will hurt privacy'
News The low level of protection afforded by the proposal cannot properly serve the creation of an area of freedom, security and justice in which law enforcement information can be exchanged between police and judicial... [01 May 2007]
Email scammers face Euro crackdown
News Previously, wide differences in the structures and methods of enforcement authorities have hampered prosecutions but the new regulations require enforcement bodies to help each other by exchanging information and... [02 Jan 2007]
