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…
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…
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…
UK – Tories pledge to end the database state (ZDNet) The Conservative Party has promised to reduce government databases and introduce stronger measures to protect people’s privacy, if it wins the next general election. The…
NHS body admits losing sensitive data on over 6,000 job applicants: “An NHS training body has promised to improve its security after losing the personal data of 6,377 applicants for medical posts. The data included…
Judge bemoans small fine for former BNP officer’s data protection breach: “A man who published the personal information of 10,000 members of the British National Party (BNP) has been found guilty of breaking the Data…
Courts and Parliament ‘let us down’ on personal data trade, says privacy watchdog: “Information Commissioner Christopher Graham has said that the courts and Parliament are to blame for the ongoing trade in personal information uncovered…
Home Office coughs to larger data loss: “ Another 250,000 records lunched The Home Office has admitted to losing a quarter of a million more records than it originally thought.… “ (Via The Register –…
Big Brother Is Watching Your Blackberry: How Wired Gadgets Encroach on Privacy: “With every high-tech gadget we buy, we give up a little more privacy. Many devices today are in constant communication with their manufacturer….
UK – Right to privacy broken by a quarter of public databases(Guardian) A quarter of all the largest public-sector database projects, including the ID cards register, are fundamentally flawed and clearly breach European data protection…