DEFRA loses tapes – and plot
DEFRA loses tapes – and plot: “ Situation normal – usual staggering government incompetence It has been revealed that the UK’s Rural Payments Agency (RPA) lost tapes five months ago which contained the payment details…
Data Protection
UK Court of Appeal Judgment on Police Database
COURT OF APPEAL JUDGMENT ON POLICE DATABASE: “ On 19 October 2009, the Court of Appeal, in Chief Constable of Humberside Police v Information Commissioner (2009) EWCA Civ 1079, allowed police appeals against a decision…
Commission considers wider-ranging data breach notification law
Commission considers wider-ranging data breach notification law: “The European Commission will consider passing new laws forcing organisations that lose personal data to go public with that loss. The Commission has until now been opposed to…
Police make a mockery of data protection
Police make a mockery of data protection: “ Court judgment ‘forgets privacy rights of millions’ Comment While the police are very keen to retain as much data on the average citizen as they can ‘just…
Government outlines increased penalties for data misuse
Government outlines increased penalties for data misuse: “The Government has outlined its plans to jail people convicted of trading illegally in personal data or knowingly or recklessly disclosing it. Under the plans the jail terms…
Police can keep convictions database, says Court of Appeal
Police can keep convictions database, says Court of Appeal: “Police forces can keep a record of spent convictions on a single central database without breaking data protection laws, the Court of Appeals has said. Police…
Wikileaks publishes BNP ‘member list’ (again)
Wikileaks publishes BNP ‘member list’ (again): “ Haters’ data Updated The BNP’s ‘membership list’ has been leaked for the second time in a year, it’s claimed today.… “ (Via The Register – Public Sector.)
PC Pro: Can invasive services survive Britain’s privacy backlash?
Can invasive services survive Britain’s privacy backlash? | News | PC Pro Barry Collins, PC Pro, Posted on 19 Oct 2009 at 11:26 Former Sun boss Scott McNealy may once have advised that we have…
CA – Social Network Site Privacy: A Comparative Analysis of Six Sites
CA – Social Network Site Privacy: A Comparative Analysis of Six Sites: “(Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada) This report was prepared for the Office of the Privacy Commissioner by Jennifer Barrigar, a consultant…
Euro project to arrest us for what they think we will do
Euro project to arrest us for what they think we will do: “ ‘Positively chilling’ says Liberty Radical Think Tank Open Europe has this week exposed a study by the EU that could lead to…