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ICO 'won't be panicked' into Google decision
The ICO has issued a statement stressing it will not be "panicked into a knee jerk response" to Google's Street View data collection.
Most UK workers failing to protect laptops
The majority of UK employees do not have data or device encryption on their laptops.
Council rapped for posting personal data online
New Forest District Council has been caught out by a resident after the local authority was posting personal data on its website.
Is it time to criminalise data breach cover ups?
As the US proposes criminalising data breach cover ups, we explore whether the UK should do the same.
Cotton Traders web site hack loses thousands of credit card details
The data theft from the British clothing retailer Cotton Traders has yet again raised questions about security and data policy.
Gambler busted flogging stolen data to gaming firms
The ICO calls for stronger punishments as a gambler is caught selling bingo companies' customer data to the gaming industry.
Data breaches have damaged public confidence
A data sharing review has called for a new approach to raise people’s view of private and public sector companies’ ability to safeguard their...
ICO lays down data sharing Code of Practice
The ICO aims to establish cross-industry, cross-sector data best practices.
EC unveils Europe-wide Open Data Strategy
The European Commission wants more cost-effective, easier access to public data.
ICO shuts down firm selling private worker data
The Information Commissioner's Office will prosecute the owner of a construction worker database, and is considering action against the firms which...
Survey rats out data UK data losses
The loss or theft of customer data is endemic among UK firms and exacerbated by outsourced email marketing arrangements, a survey has found.
Police database abuse ‘hugely intrusive’
The Big Brother Watch finds 900 police officers and staff breached the Data Protection Act in the last three years.
InfoSec 2011: DPA breached after NHS security fail
The ICO raises concerns organisations are getting the basics wrong after an NHS Trust breaches the Data Protection Act.
EU data protection targets tech giants
The EU is looking at enforcing new privacy rules to give web users the "right to be forgotten."
ICO raps York Council after data breach
The ICO finds the City of York Council in breach of the Data Protection Act after employees mistakenly send data to a third party.
Blue Coat launches DLP for unified protection
Blue Coat's DLP appliances aim to make business data protection simpler to manage and more flexible to deal with regulation shifts.
ICO claims EU data law is ‘showing its age’
The European Data Directive needs an overhaul to meet modern data challenges, the Information Commissioner has said.
Are UK data protection laws lacking?
The UK's data protection laws are not strong enough, according to half of respondents to a Sophos poll.
Analysis: The security industry moves into data protection
McAfee’s recent purchase of data protection company Reconnex showed the latest security vendor focusing on a market that has exploded thanks to...
InfoSec 2011: ICO wants larger fining powers
UPDATED: Deputy commissioner David Smith says, ideally, the ICO would like bigger fining powers.
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