data protection act
EC and US officials locked in data protection talks
News Elizabeth France, UK data protection registrar, said that a trade war is out of the question, as it is up to companies, not governments, to enforce the act. Officials from the EC met the US Department of Commerce yesterday to thrash out worldwide... [16 Oct 1998]
Privacy groups slam US data protection scheme
News The groups accused the Atlanta-based credit rating agency, Equifax of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), which outlines the practices agencies must follow in the event of a dispute with a consumer. [22 Apr 1999]
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]
Back the Act: MPs turn spotlight on data protection watchdog
News It's important to all that there is a credible regulator to assist in creating that trust.silicon.com is currently running a campaign to force the government to give the Data Protection Commissioner the resources she needs to enforce to Date... [05 Sep 2000]
5 years ago... UK firms could be caught napping over data protection
News 07.10.1999: IT services group, NCC, is warning that changes to the UK's Data Protection Act could catch companies unawares. The Data Protection Act has stood up better than some other legislation intended to tackle the technology industry. [07 Oct 2004]
Uncovered: Fraudster profits from data protection fears
News Gary McNeish, director of the Data Protection Act Registration Service, sent an email to hundreds of companies with a warning they face criminal conviction if they fail to register with the Information Commissioner's Office (formerly the Data... [19 Jul 2001]
Back the Act: silicon.com viewers call for tougher data protection fines
News The Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) should have the power to impose severe fines on companies which breach the Data Protection Act - without having to wrangle with legal red tape. That's the view of silicon.com readers who wrote in supporting... [16 Aug 2000]
Utilities firms get data protection guidelines
News Utilities firms are to get an updated set of guidelines on coping with the Data Protection Act. The decision comes less than two months after a tribunal found that British Gas Trading was in violation of the Data Protection Act because it used... [20 Jul 1998]
Back the Act: an unsatisfactory end to the Powergen affair
Comment We felt that the DPC has the necessary legislative backing - the Data Protection Act - but lacks both the political will and the funding to make it a powerful deterrent. Assistant DPC commissioner, Phil Jones, says he's helpless to act against the... [16 Oct 2000]
Know your data rights, says watchdog
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has published new guidelines for individuals to better understand how and why organisations use their data under the current Data Protection Act.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we are... [08 Aug 2007]
DPC takes the message to the people with TV ad
News The campaign is a follow-up to the 1998 Data Protection Act which came into power in March, and aims to encourage the public to take responsibility for their own confidential data. The government is footing the £400,000 cost of the campaign, while... [18 Aug 2000]
Data protection watchdog 'lacks teeth'
News The Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) lacks the resources and political weight to enforce the Data Protection Act (DPA). Anthony Reim, partner with UK law firm Philippsohn, Crawfords Berwald said: "The Act could provide much needed protection if... [14 Aug 2000]
EC tightens up data protection
News A revised EC data protection act, which is expected to take effect in October, will impose tighter regulations on the processing of personal information. The Act is an implementation of the EC Data Protection Directive. [30 Jun 1998]
Foreign Office admits data breach
News The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has been found to have breached the Data Protection Act following an investigation. The FCO has signed a formal undertaking to comply with the Data Protection Act, with failure to do so resulting in further... [14 Nov 2007]
Orange pulled up by privacy watchdog
News Orange and Littlewoods have been found to be in breach of the data protection act (DPA) by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). Both companies have signed a formal undertaking with the Information Commissioner to comply with the principles... [22 Jun 2007]
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