Spy chiefs plot £12bn IT spree for comms überdatabase
Spy chiefs plot £12bn IT spree for comms überdatabase: “ Black boxes to keep Black’s firm in the black Billions of pounds of public money will soon be up for grabs for private IT contractors…
Database Nation
T-Mobile joins data loss elite
T-Mobile joins data loss elite: “ 17m customer records T-Mobile has admitted losing 17m customer records including names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth and email addresses.… “ (Via The Register – Public Sector.)
There’s no hiding place as spy HQ plans to see all – Times Online
There’s no hiding place as spy HQ plans to see all – Times Online From The Sunday Times, October 5, 2008 (David Leppard) Every call you make, every e-mail you send, every website you visit…
Government will spy on every call and e-mail – Times Online
Government will spy on every call and e-mail – Times Online From The Sunday Times, October 5, 2008 (David Leppard) Ministers are considering spending up to £12 billion on a database to monitor and store…
MI6 photos ‘sold on auction site’
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.)
Police drop BT-Phorm probe
Police drop BT-Phorm probe: “ ‘Move along please, nothing to see’ Exclusive City of London Police have decided not to formally investigate BT and Phorm for their allegedly illegal secret ISP-level adware trials, arguing that…
Data loss firm contract axed
Data loss firm contract axed: “The firm blamed for losing the details of thousands of criminals on a memory stick, has its £1.5m Home Office contract cancelled.” (Via BBC News.)
French storm the bastille over ‘Sarkozy’s Big Sister’ database
French storm the bastille over ‘Sarkozy’s Big Sister’ database: “ Je ne suis pas un nombre Imagine, if you will, an announcement by the UK Government that it is going to create a new database…
Home Office screws prison data bunglers
Home Office screws prison data bunglers: “ PA Consulting feels Jacqui’s wrath The Home Office has today terminated a £1.5m contract with PA Consulting after it lost the personal details of the entire UK prison…
Data on 5,000 prison staff lost
Data on 5,000 prison staff lost: “A computer hard drive containing details of thousands of prison have been lost, the government has confirmed.” (Via BBC News.)