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Firms face tough new EU fines for data breaches

...a slight climbdown for the Commission, which had considered a five-percent fine level. Under the Commission's proposed changes to the 1995 Data Protection... Read more

25 January, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Data leaks cost Midlothian a record £140k fine

...Midlothian Council has been handed the largest fine yet for five data protection breaches, including one where a failure to... Read more

30 January, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Ofcom fines TalkTalk £3m over incorrect billing

...in refunds and goodwill payments. On Thursday, Ofcom levied an additional £3m fine, saying the telecoms firms continued to bill customers for non-existent services... Read more

18 August, 2011 by David Meyer

ICO levies first data-breach fines

...Information Commissioner's Office has used its power to impose data-breach fines for the first time, handing out penalties of thousands of pounds to... Read more

24 November, 2010 by Tom Espiner

US cybersecurity bill proposes $100k tech firm fines

...Democratic politicians in the US are proposing to fine technology companies $100,000 a day unless they comply with cybersecurity directives... Read more

22 November, 2010 by Declan McCullagh

Privacy watchdog sharpens teeth for data breach fines

...failing to protect data later this month. Christopher Graham said that the fines of up to £500,000 "give the ICO [Information Commissioner's Office... Read more

4 November, 2010 by Kable

Companies face £2m fine for silent calls

...Communications regulator Ofcom is set to gain the power to fine companies up to £2m for making silent calls — in which automated diallers... Read more

16 September, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Dell hit with $100m fine over accounting fraud

...reserve as the SEC and Dell work out the final tally of fines the PC maker will pay. Chairman and chief executive Michael Dell and... Read more

11 June, 2010 by Erica Ogg

Cheshire East Council lands £80,000 fine for data breach

The Information Commissioner's Office has slapped an £80,000 fine on Cheshire East Council for a data breach involving the emailing of... Read more

15 February, 2012 by Staff

ICO criticised over fining policy

...The Information Commissioner's Office has used its powers to impose fines in less than one percent of reported data breaches, according to the... Read more

21 April, 2011 by Tom Espiner

London councils fined thousands over lost laptops

...this being forbidden by both councils. The ICO decided to levy the fines after finding that both councils were not monitoring their processes properly, and... Read more

9 February, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Dell to pay $100m accounting fraud fine

The company will pay the fine, settling the charges brought by the SEC alleging the company and its... Read more

23 July, 2010 by Declan McCullagh
ACE COMBAT Xi Skies of Incursion 1.1.4

ACE COMBAT Xi Skies of Incursion 1.1.4

...the analog virtual pad: Slide the pad within the outer ring for fine flight adjustments, outside the ring for larger flight adjustment.Features:*Original story... Read more

26 May, 2012
TheSeekster 6.21

TheSeekster 6.21

...help blankets the application and provides a quick-start tutorial. Runs just fine on removable drives. Encrypted database. Print labels, envelopes and listings. Limited bulk... Read more

16 May, 2012
Library Books 1.33

Library Books 1.33

Return your library books on time. Never pay a fine again. Track the books you have on loan. With a quick glance... Read more

14 May, 2012

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