Google’s Street View cleared by privacy watchdog: “Google’s Street View service has received the blessing of UK privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner, who has said that the safeguards Google has put in place for people’s…
A surveillance society?: “A surveillance society?: the Government reply to the fifth report from the Home Affairs Committee session 2007-08 HC 58 Cm 7449, 22 July 2008: Available as a Full Text (PDF) file. Published…
Police guidance on data deletion is flawed, says Information Tribunal: “The data protection guidance given to police forces on when to delete records of criminal convictions is inadequate, according to the body which hears appeals…
Data blunders can breach human rights, rules ECHR: “The European Court of Human Rights has ordered the Finnish government to pay out €34,000 because it failed to protect a citizen’s personal data. One data protection…
Police told: Delete old criminal records: “ Dump innocents’ DNA while you’re at it The Information Tribunal has told five police forces to remove old, minor criminal records from their databases.…” (Via The Register –…
Just unbelievable… Brown’s aide, Mata Hari and the BlackBerry: “ Gov caught sleeping on data security One of Gordon Brown’s senior advisers lost his BlackBerry on a recent trip to China after he was picked…
Log-deleting search engine wins award: “A search engine that deletes all data relating to users after 48 hours has been awarded the first privacy award of a European body set up to promote privacy. The…
MoD: We lost 87 classified USB sticks since 2003: “ Over-use of secrecy leads to bullethole in foot The UK Ministry of Defence has told parliament that it has lost or had stolen some 87…
‘No decision’ on giant database: “No decision has been taken on whether to gather details of all phone calls, e-mails and internet use, a security minister says.” (Via BBC News.)
Congress accuses American Phorm of ‘beating consumers’: “ NebuAd and J. Edgar Google When US Congressman Ed Markey asked NebuAd CEO Bob Dykes whether his Phorm-like ad targeting system should require an opt-in, Dykes refused…