BT rolls out Phorm web tracking
BT rolls out Phorm web tracking: “Thousands of BT broadband customers are to have their internet usage tracked so they can be sent targeted online advertising in a final trial before the service is launched…
September 2008
MoD man ‘faces Official Secrets trial’ for leaving files on train
MoD man ‘faces Official Secrets trial’ for leaving files on train: “ Charge docs somewhere between CPS and Met police The Cabinet Office official who left secret intelligence documents on a train seems set to…
‘Extreme’ extreme porn law puts Scots out of kilter
‘Extreme’ extreme porn law puts Scots out of kilter: “ Proposals would criminalise material allowed in rest of UK If you thought Scotland might be a safe place to stash your collection of dubious erotic…
Expert warns that proposed ICO powers could be weak
Expert warns that proposed ICO powers could be weak: “The Department of Justice’s plans to change the Information Commissioner’s powers will weaken the privacy regulator, a privacy law expert has warned. The planned changes could…
UK Children’s web watchdog launched
Children’s internet safety plan: “The government and major technology companies form a council to promote the protection of children on the internet.” See further the DCSF press release: GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES NEW UK COUNCIL FOR CHILD…
Privacy Concerns: German Towns Saying ‘Nein’ to Google ‘Street View’
Privacy Concerns: German Towns Saying ‘Nein’ to Google ‘Street View’: “Google’s corporate slogan might be ‘don’t be evil,’ but some communities in northwestern Germany see something nefarious in the company’s photographing all their streets and…
Government sets up online child safety watchdog
Here we go again, all in the name of “protecting children”. Inappropriate according to what criteria? Let’s not forget that whatever they are referring to as inappropriate falls short of illegality and therefore not subject…
Scotland: Revitalising Justice – Proposals To Modernise And Improve The Criminal Justice System
Good old Scotland introduces its own version of the possession of extreme violent pornography provisions. I noticed this thanks to ever so the brilliant www.melonfarmers.co.uk The below information has been taken from a document that…
Silent calls fine for Barclaycard
Silent calls fine for Barclaycard: “Barclaycard has received the maximum possible fine for the ‘most serious’ case of silent calls ever seen by the regulator.” (Via BBC News.)
Liberal Democrats broke privacy laws with 250,000 calls
Liberal Democrats broke privacy laws with 250,000 calls: “The Liberal Democrats broke anti-spam laws by placing 250,000 automated telephone calls last week without prior consent, according to the UK’s privacy chief. If the party continues…