DNA database swells despite human rights ruling: “ 5.6 million records and still growing An average of 40,000 profiles per month have been added to the National DNA Database since judges ruled the retention of…
EU – Personal data protection ? consultation on legal framework: “(Tech and Law blog) The EU are conducting a wide-ranging consultation to seek views on the new challenges for personal data protection in order to…
EDPS calls for strong emphasis on fundamental rights in future Stockholm Programme Reference: EDPS/09/8, Date: 13/07/2009 Area of freedom, security and justice: EDPS calls for strong emphasis on fundamental rights in future Stockholm Programme The…
Wife of Sir John Sawers, the future head of MI6, in Facebook security alertDiplomats and civil servants are to be warned about the danger of putting details of their family and career on social networking…
EU – Social networking giants are subject to EU data protection laws: “(OUT-LAW News) Social networking sites are legally responsible for their users’ privacy, Europe’s privacy watchdogs have confirmed. The committee of data protection regulators…
BT abandons Phorm: “ Not looking good for ad tech BT has abandoned plans to roll out Phorm’s controversial web monitoring and profiling system across its broadband network, claiming it needs to concentrate resources on…
BBC News: MI6 boss in Facebook entry row Personal details about the life of the next head of MI6, Sir John Sawers, have been removed from social networking site Facebook amid security concerns. The Mail…
US – Facebook cleans up its privacy controls: “(CNET.com) Revamped privacy settings are coming soon to Facebook. The social network’s privacy controls had gotten so sprawling that they were distributed across six separate pages and…
Manchester Council’s unencrypted laptop loss broke data protection law, says regulator: “Manchester City Council broke the Data Protection Act when it failed to encrypt laptop computers containing data on nearly two thousand workers. The local…
Social networking giants are subject to EU data protection laws, say regulators: “Social networking sites are legally responsible for their users’ privacy, Europe’s privacy watchdogs have confirmed. A committee of data protection regulators has said…