UK – Firms back data protection pledge: “(BBC) Firms are being encouraged to back a pledge to safeguard the data they hold about citizens and customers. Drafted by the Information Commissioner, the Personal Information Promise…
Raising data privacy awareness: “Posted by Peter Fleischer, Global Privacy Counsel, and Jane Horvath, Global Privacy Counsel For the second year, the U.S. and Canada are joining 27 European countries to celebrate Data Privacy Day…
EU – Statement by Vice-President Jacques Barrot on the occasion of Data Protection Day: “(RAPID) Data protection laws are in place throughout the European Union to ensure that personal data is handled under very clear…
Home Office promises better personal data guards: “ ICO orders tightening of loose lips The Home Office has promised privacy regulator the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) that it will handle citizens’ personal data securely in…
Government data sharing plan could extend to private sector: “A Government plan to allow more extensive sharing of personal data is not restricted to the public sector and could result in Government-collected information being shared…
British data protection standard is published: “A set of instructions on how organisations can stay within the Data Protection Act (DPA) while storing personal information has been published by British Standards (BSI).” (Via OUT-LAW News.)
EU privacy watchdog laments weakened privacy proposals: “ Council of ministers ‘watering down’ protection The European Union’s Council of Ministers has weakened proposals to overhaul EU privacy laws and left people with fewer protections for…
Online advertisers team up on privacy principles: “ Self-regulation to head off Phorm backlash Advertisers and agencies in the US have promised to create a code of practice to allay fears about increasingly intrusive forms…
Organisations still unsure on data protection despite increased investment, survey finds: “Over half of financial services firms do not know where all their customer and employee personal data is stored, according to a survey by…
Watchdog wags finger at waffly privacy policies: “ Companies must cut the gobbledegook Privacy policies are full of jargon and are designed to reduce organisations’ liability rather than to help people understand what their personal…