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UK Anonymous keeps up DDoS barrage on ICO

...Office's website has been targeted by repeated DDoS attack. Image credit: ICO Attackers, including the ATeam, have been targeting the site with distributed denial... Read more

16 May, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Privacy watchdog to chase big companies over cookie law

...approaching a deadline — 26 May — to be compliant with the cookie law. ICO boss Christopher Graham has said the watchdog will take a soft-touch... Read more

18 May, 2012 by Tom Espiner

BYOD is no money-saver, says council's IT chief

Blackpool Council has found it is costing more to let staff use their own phones for work than it does to provide the devices itself, according to the council's head of ICT services Read more

27 April, 2012 by Sade Laja

Anonymous UK vows to target GCHQ again

A British branch of the hacktivist group will launch its next DDoS attacks against GCHQ and the Home Office this weekend as part of protests against the extradition treaty between the US and UK Read more

17 April, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Cookie consent: It's not optional - it's the law, warns ICO

...is seen as inaction, not active consent." Cookie guidance Graham said the ICO will be updating the guidance that it has published so far to... Read more

17 October, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

ACS:Law breach prompts ICO warning over data security

...of settlement payments, in some instances, other case notes."We applaud the ICO [Information Commissioner's Office] for taking this seriously," Privacy International's Alexander... Read more

29 September, 2010 by Ben Woods

ICO: Google Wi-Fi data contained no 'meaningful details

...data was free of 'meaningful personal details'. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), which in May said the data should be deleted as it was... Read more

28 July, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Businesses must do more to comply with cookie law says ICO

...with cookie regulations, according to privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). The new cookie law is not being complied with says ICOPhoto: Shutterstock... Read more

15 December, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Data thieves should face jail sentences, MPs urge

...called it "a broader problem", especially affecting the insurance and healthcare industries. ICO auditsAnother concern raised by the Justice Committee is that some misuses of... Read more

27 October, 2011 by Tom Espiner

ICO pushes for compulsory data audits

...compliance with the law. His call came as figures showed that the ICO is being blocked from auditing organisations in sectors that are causing concern... Read more

17 October, 2011 by Staff

ICO ticks off Manchester hospital for memory stick loss

...data-protection policies.Sally Anne Poole, acting head of enforcement at the ICO, said: "This case highlights the need to ensure data-protection training for... Read more

8 September, 2011 by Staff

Scottish care body rapped by ICO

...furniture shop with the files still inside. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said that both breaches were the result of the SCRA's failure... Read more

6 September, 2011 by Staff

Lush hack let slip 5,000 people's bank details

...95 reports of fraud, according to the Information Commissioner's Office. The ICO has concluded its investigation of the hack on the Lush website, in... Read more

10 August, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Firms shun ICO's free data-protection health check

...say, 'We've found this, here's a civil monetary penalty'." The ICO offers the audit if it receives complaints about an organisation, or if... Read more

6 July, 2011 by Tom Espiner

NHS laptop loss could put millions of records at risk

...authority. Both the UK's privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), and the police are investigating. "Any allegation that sensitive personal information has... Read more

15 June, 2011 by Jack Clark

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BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

2 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

2 hours ago by Horace Ontalhold on Fusion-io lays minefield with a billion IOPS
BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

3 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
bobandroid

496,999 BT Fon Hotspots lovingly situated in your next door neighbours garden, no matter how you dress that up its still a pup... Not where I need...

5 hours ago by bobandroid on London Olympics: BT needs 25,000 more Wi-Fi hotspots
apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

7 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

7 hours ago by Smilig Eddie on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

8 hours ago by SRist on Photoshop users attack Adobe upgrade policy change
Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

9 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

10 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

11 hours ago by debsmk on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

12 hours ago by Atangana on UK's 15-year-old World Excel champion offered £100k job
BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

13 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

14 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

15 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

15 hours ago by mrbigdong on A minor Bitcoin miner injury?
Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

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minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

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Thomas Gellhaus

I've been very pleased with Mageia 2. My review went up on Sunday. My only issue is that my particular wireless printer hasn't been detected on...

23 hours ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

1 day ago by knapper on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

1 day ago by JohneKerr on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry