Data-losing companies may be forced to spill to public: “ European Commission mulls beef-up of law The European Commission will consider passing new laws forcing organisations that lose personal data to go public with that…
More than 5 million people now on DNA database: “ Still growing despite court ruling The estimated number of people whose DNA profile is stored by the government has broken the five million mark for…
UK gets final warning over Phorm trials: “ Change the law, or we’ll see you in court Updated The UK government today came a step closer to international embarrassment over its failure to act against…
I love the title of this article 🙂 Government to protect children from zombie paedophiles: “ The dead may walk – but they can’t work in teaching The Vetting database will protect children not only…
DEFRA loses tapes – and plot: “ Situation normal – usual staggering government incompetence It has been revealed that the UK’s Rural Payments Agency (RPA) lost tapes five months ago which contained the payment details…
German rail firm pays €1.1m fine over employee snooping: “Germany’s national rail company has agreed to pay a €1.1 million for spying on its employees for more than a decade.” (Via OUT-LAW News.)
Article from: TorrentFreak, check out our new blog at FreakBits. Pirate Bay Founders Banned From Running The Site: In August the bandwidth supplier to The Pirate Bay was ordered by a court to disconnect the…
Article from: TorrentFreak, check out our new blog at FreakBits. “ ISP Threatens Legal Action Against UK Over Anti-Piracy Plans: Back in August the UK government announced tough plans for dealing with online piracy. While…
Music boss: Mandelson is wrong on internet pirates: “At this morning’s Cabinet Forum conference, Peter Mandelson announced the government’s plans to amend UK digital rights management, stating his intention of giving a fairer deal for…
Lord Mandelson unveils internet pirates suspension plan: “Persistent internet pirates will face an escalating series of sanctions which could end with their connection cut off, under plans unveiled by Lord Mandelson today. The Business Secretary…