Data Protection

Privacy

EE hits out at customer data sharing claims

News 13 May, 2013 Caroline Donnelly

Mobile operator denies traceable customer data is being sold on to third parties.

Nick Clegg veto may not spell end for Snooper's Charter

News 26 Apr, 2013 Caroline Donnelly

Privacy experts claim Government is unlikely to drop controversial Comms Data Bill without a fight.

Private and confidential

ICO FoI response reveals massive rise in data breach fines

News 24 Apr, 2013 Caroline Donnelly

FoI request flags year-on-year rise in ICO data breach fines and reports.

Cybercrime

Microsoft opens up on collaboration with law enforcement agencies

News 22 Mar, 2013 Rene Millman

Report details requests it gets from the police and others around the world.

EU flag

Yahoo lobbies EU over data privacy

News 21 Feb, 2013 Rene Millman

Leaked document sets out Yahoo proposals for rules governing use of pseudonymous data.

Indian cyber security task force to be launched by David Cameron

News 19 Feb, 2013 Caroline Donnelly

David Cameron to announce joint security initiative with India later today.

BAE Systems and Vodafone partner for mobile security push

News 18 Feb, 2013 Caroline Donnelly

Companies sign five-year supplier and technology deal.

You are being watched

Defence firm creates RIOT to track people on social networks

News 11 Feb, 2013 Rene Millman

Raytheon’s RIOT could track terrorists via Facebook and Twitter, predict future whereabouts.

data protection

MRS launches “Fair Data” kite mark

News 28 Jan, 2013 Rene Millman

New scheme aims to assure public that companies are using personal information appropriately.

Spies?

Spooks, snoopers, and the Communications Data Bill

Analysis & Insight 13 Dec, 2012 Stephen Pritchard

Inside the Enterprise: Privacy bodies have raised their concerns about the proposed law. But the impact on business also needs further scrutiny.

Big Brother eye

Privacy groups back calls for "Snooper's Charter" rethink

News 11 Dec, 2012 Caroline Donnelly

Joint Committee's report into Communications Data Bill calls for "significant" amendments, much to the delight of industry watchers.

Data privacy

EU data proposals: Must try harder

News 1 Nov, 2012 Rene Millman

Select committee calls for rethink on “too prescriptive” EU data protection plans.

Unlocked padlock

Progress Software attacks EU data protection reforms

News 30 Aug, 2012 Jane McCallion

SaaS provider hits out at proposals, and incurs the wrath of privacy campaign group for its trouble.

Tesco website

ICO to investigate Tesco over website security concerns

News 21 Aug, 2012 Rene Millman

Privacy watchdog to look at retailer’s website security after expert highlights concerns.

data privacy

Data breach in Essex exposes details of 400 people

News 20 Aug, 2012 Rene Millman

400 vulnerable adults in county affected after list of names were sent to wrong computer.

Criticism under magnifying glass

Cloud industry watchers call for clarity on international privacy laws

News 30 Jul, 2012 Caroline Donnelly

US court hearing claims overseas cloud providers are preying on end user privacy concerns to clinch deals.

Street view

ICO confirms not all UK Google Street View data was destroyed

News 27 Jul, 2012 Caroline Donnelly

Data protection watchdog claims search giant may have breached the terms of its undertaking by failing to delete payload data.

Privacy new story

UKFast flags alleged council data breach

News 20 Jul, 2012 Jane McCallion

Hosting firm uncovers council's "confidential" supplier details using Google search.

File sharing

Tumblr co-founder airs Dropbox data security concerns

News 20 Jul, 2012 Caroline Donnelly

Marco Arment is reported to have raised concerns over file sharing site's security during his weekly podcast.

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iStorage diskAshur 3.0 review

Reviews 19 Jul, 2012 Khidr Suleman

A portable hard drive with built in cable and 256-bit encryption makes this device ideal for storing confidential information. Even if file transfer speeds are a tad on the slow side...

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