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UK officials going snoop crazy
News Public bodies made 519,260 requests to phone and internet service providers under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, according to a report by the interception of communications commissioner Sir Paul Kennedy. [23 Jul 2008]
EC shies away from data-roaming regulation
News Durie also said data-roaming prices were coming down, "not just because commissioner [Viviane] Reding said they should but because [operators] want to encourage people not to be afraid [to use such services]". [22 Jul 2008]
Privacy watchdog to get power to raid
News The government launched its consultation on the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) powers and funding following the Data Sharing Review, which recommended that the ICO be given more money and authority to fine organisations for "reckless... [17 Jul 2008]
Privacy chief fights UK-wide database
News Speaking at the launch of the Information Commissioner Officer's Annual Report 2008 Information Commissioner Richard Thomas said the rumoured database of UK phone and internet communications would be "a step too far for the British way of life". [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]
Privacy concerns over Google Street View
News The Information Commissioner's Office has said it has concerns about Google's Street View and thinks the company could be breaching data-protection law. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk that it... [09 Jul 2008]
ICO: Data breach law moves closer
News Deputy information commissioner David Smith said proposals to revise the EU's ePrivacy Directive could be the "catalyst" needed to get data breach notification into UK law. But he cautioned against notification on every data breach, saying it was... [03 Jul 2008]
Probe into loss of 21,000 hospital patient details
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) will investigate whether Colchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust breached the Data Protection Act when it failed to encrypt 21,000 patient details. [30 Jun 2008]
‚¬100bn of consumer cash wasted on mobile termination fees
News The European telecoms regulatory lobby group ECTA (European Competitive Telecommunications Association) has urged the European Commission information society and media commissioner Viviane Reding to force mobile operators to cut mobile termination... [26 Jun 2008]
Need for "radical change" in gov't data handling
News All civil servants dealing with personal data are to undergo annual training, while the government will introduce 'privacy impact assessments' to projects, as recommended by the information commissioner. [26 Jun 2008]
HMRC and MoD face action over data blunders
News Increased scrutiny: Departments will report on their performance, the NAO will look at what they say, and the Information Commissioner is already planning his first spot checks. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is taking enforcement... [25 Jun 2008]
Government racks up 100 data breaches
News There have been 30 data losses in central government, 50 in public sector organisations and 17 in local government, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) confirmed. Wills told Parliament: "The Commissioner encourages organisations to report... [24 Jun 2008]
EC pledges open standards support
News In a speech to OpenForum Europe in Brussels on Tuesday, European commissioner for competition policy, Neelie Kroes, said future Commission product procurements would be based on open standards. It must not rely on one vendor, it must not accept... [12 Jun 2008]
Mobile internet use 'rocketing in Europe'
News Earlier this year, the European Commission's information society and media commissioner, Viviane Reding, called for "a credible but also doable price reduction by the whole industry on a voluntary basis before 1 July" - or threatened to introduce... [11 Jun 2008]
ID cards: The "surveillance society" risk
News A Home Office spokesperson said: "The government has put in place a robust supervisory regime to oversee the use of surveillance powers, which includes the roles of the intelligence services commissioner, interception of communications... [09 Jun 2008]
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