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Government websites unprepared for cookie law

...a law that came into effect in May in response to an EU directive. It requires website owners to provide users with an opportunity to... Read more

22 August, 2011 by Gill Hitchcock

Home Office seeks to beef up biometric security

...pose a threat. This will be accompanied by efforts to change the EU directive that restricts the collection of passenger name records for travellers coming... Read more

13 July, 2011 by Mark Say

EU proposes airline passenger data law

...to the Home Office. "The government will be looking carefully at the EU directive before making a decision about whether to opt in," immigration minister... Read more

3 February, 2011 by Tom Espiner
Data leaks: Time to tighten the screw

Data leaks: Time to tighten the screw

...for periods as long as 18 months. Most national implementations of the EU Directive on the protection of personally identifiable information as well as most... Read more

3 December, 2010 by Rik Ferguson

Data jurisdiction is where server is located, says court

...the court documents. In its reasoning, the High Court referred to the EU Directive on Satellite Broadcasting and Cable Re-Transmission, saying the laws for... Read more

19 November, 2010 by Jack Clark

Tribunal blocks O2 spectrum refarming attempt

...right to have its 900MHz and 1800MHz licence altered, because of an EU directive and European Commission decision from 2009. Member states such as the... Read more

13 October, 2010

EU to control US access to European financial data

...be retained for a maximum of five years, in line with the EU Directive on money laundering.However, six MEPs objected to the agreement on... Read more

9 July, 2010 by Tom Espiner
Software602 Sign Master 1.0.1

Software602 Sign Master 1.0.1

...signatures and check document integrity.Sign Master works with certificates complying with EU directive RFC 3161, emphasizing the highest security standards.If you do not... Read more

11 February, 2012
PTP Security 3.3.1

PTP Security 3.3.1

...loss or destruction of, or damage to, personal data. Article 17 of EU Directive 95/46/EC 1995 enforces similar requirements for the security of... Read more

24 August, 2011

UK headed for data breach disclosure law within four years

...for this mandatory breach notification," Ustaran said. The proposed changes to the EU directive will be published by the EU Commission in November this year... Read more

16 July, 2010 by Nick Heath

UK government urged to give spam the boot

...relationship with -- is the British government's preferred way of implementing the EU directive on Privacy and Electronic Communication. A consultation on Timms' proposals has... Read more

10 June, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

EU votes through software patent changes

Update: After a stalled effort on Monday, the European Council has approved controversial changes to a draft directive, meaning that Europe is now likely to see widespread patenting of software programs Read more

18 May, 2004 by Munir Kotadia

EU directive 'could spark patent war

Regardless of its merits, the EU's proposed directive on software patents could lead to chaos simply because it is out of step with laws in the US, say analysts Read more

3 October, 2003 by Matthew Broersma

A Year Ago: EU directive poses anti-caching threat

First published: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 15:27:08 GMT Read more

11 February, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

EU directive poses anti-caching threat

The European Internet Service Providers Association (EuroISPA) today called for an amendment to the proposed European... Read more

11 February, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

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