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Data Privacy & Protection Act of 2005: FAQ
White Papers This paper contains answers to the most commonly asked questions about the Data Privacy & Protection Act of 2005, frequently referred to as the "Specter-Leahy" bill. The reference code for this bill is "S.1789" and the bill is entitled, "The Data...
[May 26, 2006, 0:00]
Email archiving could break Data Protection Act
News Company directors will be breaking the Data Protection Act if they choose to automatically archive staff email at the point of sending, in order to protect themselves from regulations in the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
[April 27, 2001, 8:35]
Survey: 85% of UK companies unaware of new Data Protection Act
News According to a survey commissioned by Security Dynamics Technologies, there is "an alarming lack of understanding" among UK companies regarding the new Data Protection Act. Tomorrow, ZDNet UK News columnist Robin Bynoe, a partner with the Charles...
[November 25, 1998, 15:27]
Email archiving could break Data Protection Act
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[February 21, 2006, 14:00]
Data protection laws still face uphill battle
News In the UK, it was codified in the Data Protection Act 1998. The European Commission on Friday issued its first assessment of the 1995 Data Protection Directive, arguing that data protection legislation has achieved many of its aims, but admitting...
[May 19, 2003, 16:24]
Data protection - consumer safeguard or e-commerce gag?
News Although he doesn't believe legislation is the answer, the confusion that will ensue could act as the unwitting catalyst to change. Essentially, the ruling will make it illegal to export data to a destination where it cannot be given the same level...
[October 30, 1998, 14:35]
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]
Watchdog warns SMEs over data protection
News Small and medium-sized enterprises are not as aware of the principles of the Data Protection Act as larger organisations, according to the Information Commissioner's Office. Only 22 percent of SMEs surveyed were aware the Act requires them to keep...
[October 12, 2007, 8:51]
Home Office rapped over data-protection breach
News Although the data was lost by contractor PA Consulting, as the relevant data controller the Home Office was ultimately accountable for the loss under the Data Protection Act, said assistant information commissioner Mick Gorrill.
[January 23, 2009, 12:25]
First standard set for UK data protection
News BS 10012, published on Tuesday, specifies requirements for a personal-information management system (PIMS), which organisations can use to maintain and improve compliance with the Data Protection Act (DPA).
[June 4, 2009, 13:20]
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]
MoD announces data-protection action plan
News Implementation of a data-retention policy that complies strictly with the Data Protection Act He was also asked to examine the ministry's broader approach to data protection. The Ministry of Defence has published an 'action plan' to implement all...
[June 25, 2008, 16:56]
Emergency data laws 'break Human Rights Act'
News We have two acts -- the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act and the Data Protection Act -- if the government wants to take more powers, it should amend these acts and put (the amendment) through Parliament.
[November 16, 2001, 16:27]
Overhaul the Laws and Enforce Them!
Talkback 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 "all reasonable technological" measures.
[November 27, 2007, 8:51]
M'Learned Web - Technology & Law in the UK
News The Data Protection Act 1998 The main thing about the Data Protection Act 1998 is not so much the new stuff in it but that it underlines the obligations in its predecessor, the 1984 Act which have been extensively ignored.
[January 14, 1999, 12:22]
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]
M'Learned Web - Technology & Law in the UK
News The Data Protection Act 1998 The Data Protection Act is important: not just the new provisions but the existing ones, which people are (arguably) beginning to take seriously. The UK Government passed the Data Protection Act 1984.
[November 26, 1998, 14:58]
Watchdog calls for 'reckless data-breach' offence
News In a document submitted to government, information commissioner Richard Thomas called for the Data Protection Act (DPA) to be amended to include a penalty for data controllers "knowingly or recklessly failing to comply with the principles" of the...
[January 30, 2008, 16:52]
Watchdog warns Foreign Office over data breach
News The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has been found to have breached the Data Protection Act following an investigation. The FCO has signed a formal undertaking to comply with the Data Protection Act, with failure to do so resulting in further ICO...
[November 14, 2007, 14:50]
Banks face prosecution over Indian call centre leak
News UK banks have been warned they face prosecution for breaching the Data Protection Act after an undercover reporter was sold the bank account details of 1,000 UK customers by a call centre worker in India.
[June 23, 2005, 16:40]
