Home Office classes openness review a secret
Englishman’s castle is not so much a castle after all: Feel free to check my fridge any time. Home Office classes openness review a secret: “ Silly Season opens here It may be a little…
Police told: Delete old criminal records
Police told: Delete old criminal records: “ Dump innocents’ DNA while you’re at it The Information Tribunal has told five police forces to remove old, minor criminal records from their databases.…” (Via The Register –…
Brown’s aide, Mata Hari and the BlackBerry
Just unbelievable… Brown’s aide, Mata Hari and the BlackBerry: “ Gov caught sleeping on data security One of Gordon Brown’s senior advisers lost his BlackBerry on a recent trip to China after he was picked…
NCTA Members Take Stand Against Child Porn
NCTA Members Take Stand Against Child Porn – 7/17/2008 12:45:00 PM – Multichannel News: “NCTA Members Take Stand Against Child Porn Cable Broadband Providers Serving 112 Million Homes Sign Pact with NCMEC, NAAG — Multichannel…
UK fails to bar internet access to child pornography
UK fails to bar internet access to child porn: Jamie Doward, The Observer, Sunday July 20, 2008 Almost a million UK households could access websites known to host images of child sex abuse despite a…
UK – ‘Teen date’ website faces criticism
UK – ‘Teen date’ website faces criticism: “(BBC) A Newsbeat investigation has uncovered a dating website specifically for teenagers which campaigners fear will become a ‘playground for paedophiles’. Children’s Charity, NSPCC, says MyLOL.net, which is…
Gov responds on throttling petition: Choke on it
Gov responds on throttling petition: Choke on it: “ Red Arrows trump web users on nation’s worry list The government has told an e-petitioners calling for an investigation into ISPs taking on too many subscribers…
Log-deleting search engine wins award
Log-deleting search engine wins award: “A search engine that deletes all data relating to users after 48 hours has been awarded the first privacy award of a European body set up to promote privacy. The…
MoD: We lost 87 classified USB sticks since 2003
MoD: We lost 87 classified USB sticks since 2003: “ Over-use of secrecy leads to bullethole in foot The UK Ministry of Defence has told parliament that it has lost or had stolen some 87…
UK: ‘No decision’ on giant database
‘No decision’ on giant database: “No decision has been taken on whether to gather details of all phone calls, e-mails and internet use, a security minister says.” (Via BBC News.)