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News The UK's privacy watchdog says the country is a step closer to getting a law forcing organisations to reveal data breaches, thanks to draft EU legislation. Deputy information commissioner David Smith said proposals to revise the EU's ePrivacy... [03 Jul 2008]
Legal Eye: Europe's copyright controversy
Comment But can a consensus ever be reached when the very principle of the law, and its implementation, is so inconsistent? In January 2008, the government published plans for reform of UK copyright law. Its award-winning technology, media and commercial... [18 Jun 2008]
Critics attack gov't email, phone database plan
News A Home Office statement explains the difficulty faced by law enforcers in monitoring modern communications. We are at the very early stages of deciding how to update the law to allow public authorities to continue to obtain and have access to... [20 May 2008]
UK companies: Leaking like a sieve?
News Last week parliament outlawed the reckless loss of personal data, backing changes to the law to make it a civil offence punishable with a "substantial" fine. Full Disclosure campaign silicon.com is aiming to make businesses and government take... [12 May 2008]
Outlawed: Reckless loss of data
News In a victory for data loss law campaigners, MPs backed the amendment to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act to make it an offence for anyone to "intentionally or recklessly disclose information" or "repeatedly and negligently" allow... [12 May 2008]
Dear silicon.com... XP lives, the femtocell 'truth', BlackBerry bashing…
Comment House of Lords backs data loss law change Would such a law cover disclosure of email addresses? And whatever happens with the law, government departments will be carefully and scrupulously made exempt from it. [01 May 2008]
House of Lords backs data loss law change
News Losing personal data took a step closer to becoming a criminal offence after the House of Lords backed a change in the law. Full Disclosure campaign silicon.com is aiming to make businesses and government take data security more seriously. [28 Apr 2008]
Police e-crime unit set for green light
News Traditional crime has moved online and law enforcement needs to get there quick," she said. Paul Simmonds, former chief information security officer for ICI, added: "The response we're getting [from law enforcement] is not proportionate. [25 Apr 2008]
Unlawful Belligerency and Its Implications Under International Law
White Paper Strict enforcement of the prevailing international law norms, which provide that unlawful combatants are not entitled to the rights of prisoners of war, and can be tried and condemned by military tribunals, is a key aspect of this campaign. [10 Apr 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 04.04.08
Round-Up However, as it happens, the rather strange but law-abiding denizens of Second Life (no, not these guys… ) were the focus of attention this week as they made their case to Capitol Hill legislators that their world is safer and easier to police than... [04 Apr 2008]
ICO: Data theft laws must not be axed
News Thomas said in a statement: "There has been widespread support for the government's decision to strengthen the law and - if data protection is to be taken seriously - it is vital the government and other parties should stand firm against any... [01 Apr 2008]
Gov't pledges to take e-crime seriously
News The government has pledged to meet with law enforcers to forge new policies on tackling cyber crime.silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign is calling for a national UK cyber crime police unit. McMurdie recently added her voice to those supporting... [26 Mar 2008]
Glasgow: Crackdown on software piracy hotspot
News Strawson said future crackdowns will pick up on the many creative companies inadvertently breaking the law by using unlicensed fonts. She added: "Those businesses that have ignored warnings and are flouting software licensing laws will now face the... [07 Feb 2008]
ICO: Make 'reckless' data loss an offence
News Currently] there is no effective punishment or deterrent available for those who knowingly or recklessly disregard the requirements of data-protection law in a way that causes a significant risk of harm. [31 Jan 2008]
MoD admits to more laptop thefts
News Browne said Sir Edmund Burton, Information Advisory Council chairman, would investigate weaknesses in MoD security procedure and warned if these losses had breached the law the individuals would "have to live with the consequences". [22 Jan 2008]
