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…
Young say they need help and guidance with online privacy: “Keeping personal information private is the thing that young internet users most worry about, according to research conducted by media and telecoms regulator Ofcom. Young…
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…
Facebook promises to clarify privacy policy and allow more user control: “Facebook will make changes to its privacy policies and practices in a move it says will help users to understand why it collects personal…
Facebook to tighten privacy policies and give users more control over personal data: “Facebook, the world’s largest online social network, has bowed to pressure and agreed to tighten up its privacy policies further.“ (Via Tech…
Swiss privacy watchdog demands withdrawal of Swiss Street View: “The Swiss privacy watchdog has told Google to take down its Street View service because it violates Swiss privacy law. Google has said it is ‘surprised’…
British MP David Davis, Google, and Setting the Record Straight: “We were surprised and disappointed to open the Times newspaper today and find a vitriolic column on Google and our record on privacy, from Conservative…
Privacy law stops stories before they are published, says Justice Eady: “Newspapers are refraining from publishing privacy-invading stories because of the effectiveness of an emerging law of privacy with its roots in the European Convention…