privacy in news
RSS privacy in news£500,000 fine coming for businesses that lose data?
News From next year, the privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) will be able to fine companies that recklessly or maliciously breach the Data Protection Act (DPA). Organisations that lose individuals'... [12 Nov 2009]
'UK must up privacy safeguards following Phorm'
News The European Commission has said the UK government doesn't have adequate communications privacy legislation and must step up its efforts. The announcement follows complaints by UK citizens and privacy... [30 Oct 2009]
Monitoring staff email and internet: The dos and don'ts
News Unlike workers in the US, employees in the UK do have an expectation of privacy in the workplace, and if you fail to follow best practice you could find your organisation on the wrong side of the law: under Article 8 of... [22 Oct 2009]
A world where your every moment is recorded is coming
News What privacy settings? And if everybody walks around with recording devices running around the clock, the government may be the least of your concerns for privacy. Before you recoil at the prospect of... [21 Sep 2009]
Facebook to kill Beacon: Info-sharing programme crumbles under privacy concerns
News The social network has settled a year-old class action lawsuit that targeted its alleged failure to provide adequate information and privacy controls to users with regard to Beacon, which shared information about users'... [21 Sep 2009]
White House looks to the cloud for IT cost-cutting
News Finally, the initiative will include policy planning and architecture that will be made up of centralised certifications, target architecture and security, privacy and procurement concerns. The Obama administration on... [17 Sep 2009]
Tories: We will end the database state
News The Conservatives have said they will cut back on government databases and increase public privacy if they win the next election. In a policy paper published on Wednesday, the Tories call for stricter access rights to... [17 Sep 2009]
Google steps up efforts to liberate user data
News One of the most heated topics of criticism concerning Google's Book Search settlement with authors and publishers has been concerns about privacy, such as how Google will treat records of which users are reading which... [15 Sep 2009]
Google Books hit with fresh wave of criticism from Microsoft, Open Book Alliance
News Google updated its privacy policy for Google Books last week after it was urged to provide more details, but several groups don't think it goes far enough. Google has said it will release a complete... [09 Sep 2009]
Google seeks to appease Europe with digital books copyright deal
News But the US settlement - which has been hailed by civil rights groups as a way to bridge the Digital Divide and hampered by opposition from authors and privacy advocates - will only apply to US users. In a move to assuage... [08 Sep 2009]
Google Books beefs up privacy policy after criticism
News Google has released a more detailed privacy policy for its Google Books product, a move demanded in recent weeks by several critics of its settlement with publishers and authors. To provide all users with a clear... [04 Sep 2009]
Open source hack could make mobiles vulnerable to prying ears
News A spokesman for US telco AT&T said: "We take extraordinary care to protect the privacy of our customers and use a variety of tools, many technical and some human approaches. For data encryption there is Pretty Good... [26 Aug 2009]
'Ditch Windows, free software is the answer'
News In addition to the public display, the foundation is sending letters to the CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, warning that Windows is a threat to their businesses' privacy, security and freedom. The Free Software Foundation... [26 Aug 2009]
Apple finally reveals why some iPhone apps get a 'yes' at the App Store
News The things the reviewers check for when apps are submitted: buggy software, apps that crash too much, use of unauthorised APIs (Google, apparently, excepted), privacy violation, inappropriate content for children, and... [24 Aug 2009]
Rogue Facebook apps start stealing log-ins, spamming
News Facebook users should also review their privacy settings regularly and delete any applications they no longer use, he said. Security firm Trend Micro warned on Wednesday that a handful of rogue Facebook apps are stealing... [20 Aug 2009]
