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Archive for April 30th, 2009

ICO acts on student privacy breach

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

ICO acts on student privacy breach: “

Slapped wrist for Manchester Uni

Manchester University has been censured by the Information Commissioner’s Office for publishing personal information about students.…

(Via The Register – Public Sector.)

IWF: Child abuse domains down, reports up

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

IWF: Child abuse domains down, reports up: “

Bigs up a year of achievement, glosses over iffiness

The Internet Watch Foundation’s (IWF) Annual Report reveals an apparent fall of nearly 10 per cent in the number of international websites hosting child sexual abuse content.…

(Via The Register – Public Sector.)

Police want new remote hard drive search powers

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Police want new remote hard drive search powers: “

New laws aim to tackle backlogs

Cyber cops want new laws to allow remote searches of seized hard drives in the hope they will help reduce long digital forensics backlogs – of up to two years for some forces.…

(Via The Register – Public Sector.)