Ofcom fines Barclaycard over silent calls: “Ofcom has fined Britain’s biggest credit card company Barclaycard £50,000 over silent phone calls made on behalf of the company. The telecoms regulator called Barclaycard’s behaviour ‘the most serious’…
Palmtop computer stolen from open window in M15 hideout: “A handheld computer containing secret intelligence documents about terrorism has been stolen through the open window of an MI5 hideout, in what appeared a fresh British…
MI6 photos ‘sold on auction site’: “Police are probing the sale of a digital camera said to contain MI6 images, the Foreign Office confirms.” (Via BBC News.)
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…
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…
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…
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…
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: “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…
American ISP giants: If we Phorm, we’ll get consent: “ ‘No need to legislate’ After months of controversy over ISP-level ad targeting systems from the likes of Phorm and NebuAd, three of America’s four largest…