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Data protection snake oil?
Blog In the wake of the HMRC data loss fiasco, it appears that some data protection snake oil could be being hawked. They have to demonstrate they have actually suffered damage or loss as the result of a data breach to successfully claim under the Data...
[February 13, 2008, 15:25 in News Blog by Tom Espiner]
Compliance - Part 2a: Data Protection
Blog Complying with the The Data Protection Act (DPA) like most compliance tasks is part government imposed chore and part something you really should be doing anyway, as much due to risks to the business when data leaks as for the pain inflicted on...
[December 14, 2008, 19:15 in It shouldn't happen to an IT consultant by Adrian Mars]
Data Protection
Talkback The Data Protection Act states that information should be Adequate, relevant and not excessive. If the government collect all 10 prints and only use 2 is this not against the above principle and therefore wrong?
About: Study finds ID scheme cancellation could save £3.1bn
[August 18, 2009, 16:46 by 315483]
Orange has wrist slapped over Data Protection breach
Blog The communications giant has had a tongue-lashing from the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) over a breach of the Data Protection Act (DPA). It seems that Orange customer service representatives that had recently been employed had been...
[June 22, 2007, 14:53 in News Blog by Tom Espiner]
MoJ sends out hacks email details on data protection invite
Blog Thomas will be discussing the results of a report he wrote with Mark Walport about how information is dealt with in the private and public sectors, especially how government data sharing policy should be implemented in line with the data...
[July 9, 2008, 13:33 in News Blog by Tom Espiner]
The lonesome death of data protection
Blog While I'm aware that the number of people who are a) interested in privacy and security issues, and b) Bob Dylan fans, is probably about two or three, what's been going on with the government and data protection recently led me to rework a Bob...
[December 20, 2007, 15:08 in News Blog by Tom Espiner]
eBay faces data protection inquiry
Talkback amazon.com is the worst of the worst, because its rotten service is intentional. When I tried to change from using credit cards to personal cheques, it twice claimed never to have received my cheques; obviously amazon did not want me to change my...
About: eBay faces data protection inquiry
[September 1, 2006, 19:44]
SP2's data execution protection cracked
Talkback Hey, Billy! A lot of bugs and holes in your Windows and in your head. Our best regards from Russia once again!
About: SP2's data execution protection cracked
[January 31, 2005, 14:51]
RE: MoJ sends out hacks email details on data protection invite
Blog Comment Hello Tom, I get messages like that way too often! Can someone please take the time to learn how to use Outlook already? It's not like email is a new technology.get with it! Perhaps you should have replied all to send them a "top of the morning" note.
[July 11, 2008, 3:06 by MobileTech]
RE: The lonesome death of data protection
Blog Comment All those data egencies must be laughing, how will the government repremand them for mishandling data if the government themselves can't keep their house in order? Great lylics! now if you can record it, could be in with a shot at chrismas #1!
[December 20, 2007, 22:32 by harpless]
Email archiving could break Data Protection Act
Talkback Check out the world only open source email archiving solution at http://www.mailarchiva.com
About: Email archiving could break Data Protection Act
[February 21, 2006, 14:00]
DATA PROTECTION
Talkback Are not accountable For The Misuse Of Data Lost This Data, Lost That Data, Its About Time They Got the House In Order, AND Be Accountable, & not be Above The Law Why Is The Goverment & Its Subsidiary Departments
About: Watchdog calls for 'reckless data-breach' offence
[January 31, 2008, 12:43 by GeorgeTiddy]
28th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners
Blog The conference details, fittingly, aren't splashed about all over the net, but there are some very interesting speakers in London today. Professor Nigel Gilbert, Chair of the Royal Academy of Engineering Group on Privacy and Surveillance, will talk...
[November 2, 2006, 9:11 in News Blog by Tom Espiner]
Banks face prosecution over Indian call centre leak
Talkback DATA PROTECTION LAWS ARE SUFFICIENT IN INDIA. The proposed change in the Information Technology Act, 2000 for conferring data protection or its separate enactment is not only unwarranted but is equally based on misinterpretation of the provisions...
About: Banks face prosecution over Indian call centre leak
[June 23, 2005, 17:03]
'Cloud vendors unprofessional', says analyst
Blog An analyst has launched a broadside at cloud computing vendors, accusing them of being immature, and offering few real protection for their data. Issues involved include privacy, jurisdiction, and data protection - there's typically no...
[November 19, 2009, 21:03 in Back office by manek]
Workers' Details Sold For £2.20
Blog The Consulting Association, which sold over 3000 workers' personal data, is to be prosecuted for breaching the Data Protection Act. Data protection people! The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) revealed The Consulting Association sold personal...
[July 17, 2009, 20:03 in Social Networking by christian harris]
SCO sets up Linux-licence shop
Talkback The SCO Group is effectively scamming Linux Users with a variation of the "Data Protection Scam" http://www.google.com/search? The SCO Group is effectively scamming Linux Users with a variation of the "Data Protection Scam" http://www.google.com...
About: SCO sets up Linux-licence shop
[February 24, 2004, 8:05]
RE: Analyst accuses cloud vendors of unprofessionalism
Blog Comment Issues involved include privacy, jurisdiction, and data protection - there's typically no responsibility for backup, which is down to the customer. Hmm I would have thought that such as the above would fall under the EU/country's data protection...
[November 19, 2009, 5:42 by CA]
Overhaul the Laws and Enforce Them!
Talkback "The data-protection laws are fine — it's HMRC that's not 'fit for purpose. As it is, the Information Commissioner's Office can only regulate, not enforce, the Data Protection Act. After all, the Data Protection Act requires organisations to take...
About: CIOs: UK data laws unfit for purpose
[November 27, 2007, 8:51 by achieve]
Lord criticises proposed data-sharing law
Blog A proposed law that would overturn one of the principles of the Data Protection Act has been criticised by a prominent peer. We need some serious protection in the law to prevent this. Merlin, Earl of Erroll, told ZDNet UK that changes to data law...
[February 17, 2009, 16:24 in by Tom Espiner]
