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European firms to get data protection standard
News Sample legal contracts that will stand up to strong data protection laws are being finalised at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) today. Strong data protection... [25 Sep 1998]
Euro governments in the dock over data protection
News Governments failing to implement the EC data protection directive next month, could be taken to court by angry consumers. Phil Jones, speaking for the Data Protection... [28 Sep 1998]
Carphone Warehouse in data protection breach
News We take these matters very seriously indeed, and as soon as these concerns were brought to our attention we took immediate steps to resolve them and to ensure we are fully compliant with the Data... [16 Jan 2008]
Business told 'don't panic' over Data Protection Act
News The UK data protection registrar, Elizabeth France, has begged companies to stop panicking about Europe's new data protection laws. The 1998 Data... [18 Nov 1998]
US media bosses attack EC data protection laws
News But, instead of a far-reaching discussion, chief executives at yesterday's meeting took turns to pummel the EC's new laws on data protection, according to US reports. UK deputy data... [15 Jan 1999]
Biometrics too unreliable, says EU data protection head
News The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Peter Hustinx has criticised governments' fondness for biometrics to identify citizens and warned greater interoperability of databases may have serious... [15 Mar 2006]
Transatlantic data protection debate nearing resolution
News The EU is on the brink of reaching an agreement with the US in the debate over data protection. The EU has confirmed that significant progress was made in talks between the EC director general of... [24 Feb 2000]
Europe and US at loggerheads over data protection
News The latest round of talks between the EU and the US over data protection regulations ended yesterday without agreement. The two sides are at loggerheads, with the EU insisting that the US comply with... [18 Mar 1999]
Lack of data protection savvy puts UK firms at risk
News UK businesses are putting themselves at risk of prosecution because of ignorance about data protection laws on the Internet, according to IT law specialist, Tarlo Lyons. The company claims that despite... [02 Aug 1999]
EU clash with US over data protection
News Representatives from the European Union have been in talks this week with the US Under-Secretary of Commerce, David Aaron, to try to break the deadlock over data protection. The two sides have been... [21 Sep 1999]
Canada sides with EU over data protection row
News Canada today moved closer to aligning with the European Union (EU) on data protection legislation which requires companies to be more careful with consumer data. The feud has been... [21 Apr 1999]
Privacy groups slam US data protection scheme
News The latest US initiative to tackle self-regulation of data protection, BBB Online, has come under attack from privacy groups for giving its stamp of approval to a company accused of violating federal... [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... [10 Apr 2008]
Truste takes data protection campaign into Europe
News US online privacy campaigner, Truste, is to expand its campaign for self-regulated data protection to Europe. Until now, battles over data protection have been strictly... [10 Mar 1999]
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. The financial... [21 Feb 2008]
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