£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…
Consent will be required for cookies in Europe: “EDITORIAL: A law that demands consent to internet cookies has been approved and will be in force across the EU within 18 months. It is so breathtakingly…
Transparency, choice and control – now complete with a Dashboard!: “Posted by Alma Whitten, Software Engineer, Yariv Adan, Product Manager, and Marissa Mayer, VP of Search Products and User Experience Today, we are excited to…
Government rejects call to secure snoop data: “ Mandatory crypto ‘impractical’ Councils and police will continue to pass around sensitive data obtained using spying powers in the clear, after the government rejected calls to impose…
Telcos’ data breach notification amendment is passed: “The European Council has approved a data breach notification rule for Europe’s telecoms firms. The amendment to an EU Directive will force telcos to tell customers if they…
Google centralises privacy control: (Guardian) With the new Google Dashboard, the personal data and product settings of different Google products are combined on one side to make it simpler for users to deal with them….
Experts agree on proposed global privacy standards: (AFP) Experts from 50 nations meeting in Madrid have reached a draft agreement on international standards for the protection of privacy and personal data. Under the proposed standards,…
Facebook publishes natural language privacy policy for user-consultation: “Facebook has published a privacy policy which it has written in natural language rather than legal jargon and which it hopes will be the basis of user…
Police log ‘domestic extremists’: Thousands of activists monitored on network of overlapping databases Police are gathering the personal details of thousands of activists who attend political meetings and protests, and storing their data on a…
More than 5 million people now on DNA database: “ Still growing despite court ruling The estimated number of people whose DNA profile is stored by the government has broken the five million mark for…