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Laptop theft breaks data protection law
News Skipton Financial Services (SFS) has been found to have been in breach of the Data Protection Act by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) - but has escaped without any punishment. This contrasts sharply with punishment meted out to the... [21 Feb 2008]
Poll: Execs should be jailed for data loss
News That's the view of more than a third (35 per cent) of readers who took part in the latest silicon.com poll and who believe the punishment for data loss should be much more serious. The next most popular punishment - voted for by 21 per cent of... [14 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]
UK banks escape punishment over India data breach
News UK banks will not face any action over a data breach in an Indian call centre last year, where an undercover newspaper reporter was allegedly sold bank and credit card details of 1,000 customers. The UK's data protection watchdog the Information... [13 Jan 2006]
'Homeless hacker' on verge of surrendering to feds
News Many, if not all, of these intrusions appear to violate the US federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, which calls for punishment of anyone who "intentionally accesses a computer without authorisation or exceeds authorised access" with fines and... [08 Sep 2003]
Judgement Day approaches for Gates as delay bid falters
News But, for all the stays and reprieves, Microsoft knew it would still face punishment and the courts, having maintained that Microsoft is in breach of anti-trust laws, are now being urged to hand down that punishment sooner rather than later. [15 Aug 2001]
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