CyberLaw Blog

Archive for November 16th, 2009

Home Office accused of sexing-up mobile phone rescue: “

Comms data ‘essential’? Not really

The Home Office is once again under attack for the standard of the evidence it uses to support its policies, this time over plans to harvest much more communications data.…

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(Via The Register – Public Sector.)

Burglary and theft account for a third of data security breaches, reports ICO: “The biggest security risks for organisations that process people’s personal details are burglary and theft, according to figures just published by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).”

(Via OUT-LAW News.)

Law Commissions oppose EU abolition of consumer right to reject faulty goods: “The UK should resist a proposal from Europe that would abolish the right of consumers to reject goods that turn out to be faulty, according to a report from the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission.”

(Via OUT-LAW News.)

£500,000 maximum fine for data protection breaches: Government consults: “The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) would have the power to fine organisations up to £500,000 for serious breaches of data protection principles under plans announced this week by the Ministry of Justice.”

(Via OUT-LAW News.)

I’m Innocent. Just Check My Status on Facebook.: “After a status update on the Facebook page of a robbery suspect provided an alibi, the Brooklyn district attorney’s office dropped the charge against him.

(Via NYT > Technology.)

Two German Killers Demanding Anonymity Sue Wikipedia’s Parent: “German courts allow the suppression of a criminal’s name in news accounts once he has paid his debt to society, a provision that is now pitted against the American First Amendment.

(Via NYT > Technology.)