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UK Anonymous keeps up DDoS barrage on ICO

...a variety of methods in attacks on the website of the UK Information Commissioner's Office over the past week, according to a spokesperson for... Read more

16 May, 2012 by Tom Espiner

NHS patients' health data to be anonymised and shared

...The government has finally released the long-awaited NHS Information Strategy. The document, initially set for release last year, was launched on... Read more

21 May, 2012 by Jo Best

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

...it all goes wrong, the local authority may fall foul of the Information Commissioner for a breach and get a £500,000 fine."However, the... Read more

27 April, 2012 by Sade Laja

Anonymous UK vows to target GCHQ again

...Spiderman' and 'Stella'. The group discussed possible targets, expressing antipathy towards the Information Commissioner's Office, the judiciary and the government. They also talked about... Read more

17 April, 2012 by Tom Espiner

ICO reports surge in data protection complaints

...The Information Commissioner's Office has seen a 30-percent rise in data protection... Read more

15 July, 2010 by David Meyer

Joe Harley becomes government information officer

...The government has appointed Joe Harley as its chief information officer. The Cabinet Office announced that he will take on the role... Read more

1 February, 2011 by Kable
<endeca_term>Information</endeca_term> Technologists parade Royal Charter

Information Technologists parade Royal Charter

...On Thursday evening, the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists received its Royal Charter, granted by the queen, in St Paul... Read more

18 June, 2010 by Rupert Goodwins

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

...Cheshire East council has been fined £80,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office for failing to have adequate security measures in place... Read more

15 February, 2012 by Staff

Data leaks cost Midlothian a record £140k fine

...sensitive child protection and care data on five occasions in 2011, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said on Monday. In one incident, a Midlothian... Read more

30 January, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Dumfries and Galloway Council rebuked over data leak

...Dumfries and Galloway Council mistakenly disclosed personal information on about 900 current and former staff as part of a response... Read more

18 October, 2011 by Staff

ICO pushes for compulsory data audits

...Christopher Graham, the information commissioner, has said that data-protection audits must be compulsory in local... Read more

17 October, 2011 by Staff

ICO ticks off Manchester hospital for memory stick loss

...Manchester foundation trust breached the Data Protection Act by losing sensitive personal information relating to the treatment of 87 patients, the Information Commissioner's Office... Read more

8 September, 2011 by Staff

Scottish care body rapped by ICO

...The Information Commissioner's Office has found that the organisation that investigates the care... Read more

6 September, 2011 by Staff

Watchdog fines Surrey council over data breaches

...Surrey County Council has been fined £120,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office for a "serious breach" of the Data Protection Act... Read more

10 June, 2011 by Staff

Privacy watchdog probes Facebook facial recognition

...The Information Commissioner's Office is looking into possible privacy issues with Facebook's... Read more

9 June, 2011 by Tom Espiner

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BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

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

...... and PDP11s too

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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...

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

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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...

10 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...

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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...

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Jack Schofield

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

13 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...

14 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

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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

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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....

16 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...

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

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

18 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

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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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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...

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JohneKerr

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

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