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Need for "radical change" in gov't data handling
News The minister spoke of the need for 'data minimisation' - that is, only holding as much data as is necessary to provide a service - and following other data-protection principles, such as only providing access to data for the purposes for the data... [26 Jun 2008]
HMRC and MoD face action over data blunders
News Two government departments face enforcement action from the UK data protection watchdog for between them losing more than 25 million people's details. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is taking enforcement action against HM Revenue and... [25 Jun 2008]
Warning: ID cards face fingerprint errors
News BAG also called for more research into exception handling, guarantees on compliance with the data protection act and rules on data sharing, robust controls on access and the interoperability of subsystems. [20 Jun 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. But the Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) has... [18 Jun 2008]
'Connected' UK vulnerable in face of cyber attack
News He said there are several layers of defence on the domestic front, ranging from computer emergency response teams protecting the public sector, to the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) security response teams defending... [16 Jun 2008]
Casinos bet on Experian ID verification
News Dawson said information is retained securely in accordance with the Data Protection Act to demonstrate to gambling regulators that the gambling law is being observed. The service searches and cross-references customer information from 12 data... [11 Jun 2008]
Revealed: Top tech security risks and cash-sappers
News Name confusion: System names and domain name systems names often differ, meaning files transferred through FTP can be sent to the wrong machine, again having an impact on security and data protection. [29 May 2008]
Mobile industry advise on handset security
News As well as looking at how to counter the threat from hackers seeking to exploit stolen, blocked mobiles by reprogramming their ID number, the documents detail enhancements to existing hardware security to ramp up virus and malware protection. [22 May 2008]
'Noisy' anti-Phorm tool developed
News People can employ their own protection but we need regulatory institutions to protect our rights too. The AntiPhorm site said: "It appears we can't stop your ISP tracking and selling your surfing behaviour but one solution could be to make the data... [20 May 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]
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]
Phorm defends 'traffic-analysis' methods
News Almost incidentally, because the system is unlawful to operate, it cannot comply with data-protection principles. We would point to the many important and valuable consumer internet services such as Gmail or spam filters where data from one side of... [11 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. The rules that limit websites and marketers from collecting data on children under 13... [10 Apr 2008]
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