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Leader: It's time for a data breach disclosure law
Leader If there's one lesson to come out of the catastrophic (government's own words) data breach at HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) this week, it's surely now is the time for a data breach disclosure law.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign has been... [22 Nov 2007]
Why UK must pass data leak law now
News The message is in line with silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign which has been calling for a rethink of law in this area to improve the reporting of data breaches so that companies have to reveal it when they lose sensitive data.silicon.com's... [10 Aug 2007]
CIO Jury: Come clean on security breaches, organisations urged
News They are demanding to know how their card details were exposed and are now calling for a disclosure law similar to the Security Breach Information Act in California that forces organisations to tell customers based in that US state if there has... [05 May 2006]
Full Disclosure - silicon.com launches data breaches campaign
Comment A number of high-profile data breaches have eroded public faith in the ability of organisations to protect sensitive personal information and only a change in the law to force companies to come clean about data breaches will restore it.silicon.com... [16 Jul 2007]
Data breach rules 'creating uncertainty for execs'
News According to James Mullock, data protection partner at law firm Osborne Clarke, at the moment the rules around when - and who - to notify after a data breach vary from industry to industry.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we are... [24 Jul 2007]
Lords take fresh look at data security
News The government's response to the original report rejected many of the committee's recommendations - including its calls for the introduction of a data breach notification law, a move backed by silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign.silicon.com's... [22 Feb 2008]
Leader: Why we need data loss disclosure laws
Leader Even those companies not required to disclose by law are starting to do so, because disclosure has unsurprisingly raised the awareness of how common a problem data breaches are. And part of this is to do with the culture of disclosure. [03 Apr 2006]
Steve Ranger's Notebook: Don't let sleeping data dogs lie
Comment Opponents of such a law say it might impede police investigations - but the Californian law allows for notifications to be delayed if crime agencies think disclosure might hamper their attempts to catch the bad guys. [04 Sep 2007]
ICO: Data breach law moves closer
News Full Disclosure campaign silicon.com is aiming to make businesses and government take data security more seriously. A rethink of UK data protection laws is something that silicon.com has been calling on for the last year as part of its Full... [03 Jul 2008]
Y2K: What price a Good Samaritan?
Comment The Year 2000 Information Disclosure Bill, dubbed the 'Good Samaritan' Act by US Senators, protects companies from civil liability arising from Y2K disclosure. When the Australian government introduced the Bill to its House of Representatives in... [02 Mar 1999]
Know your data rights, says watchdog
News The latest data warning from the data protection watchdog follows the launch of silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - which is aiming to persuade the UK government to change the law on data breaches so that companies have a legal requirement to... [08 Aug 2007]
ID fraud soars with laptops targeted for data
News He said: "In the US it's true that a lot of disclosure is due to California law but also it's down to the pressure of customers; especially if they were to find out later. If a laptop or a box of tapes has been misplaced - with no suggestion of any... [28 Mar 2006]
Data breach notification laws are 'just the start'
News Speaking at a keynote panel at the RSA Conference Europe 2007, Christopher Kuner, partner and head of the international privacy and information management practice at US-based law firm Hunton & Williams, said: "Notification is a useful first step... [23 Oct 2007]
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]
Data leaks - Europe readies new rules
News The EC said this will help to reinforce business and individual users' trust and confidence in electronic communications.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we are asking for.silicon.com wants the government to review its data protection... [02 Aug 2007]
