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The Freedom Of Information Act: Now It's Law But Are You Ready?
White Papers On the 1st January the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act became law in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Research has found that three-quarters of public sector departments had no predetermined budget for tackling FoI compliance, despite it being...
[May 7, 2005, 0:00]
Freedom Of Information Act: How Magic Service Desk Suite Can Help Public Bodies Fulfill Their Legal Requirements
White Papers As a leading provider of IT solutions, BMC Software understands how public sector organisations will be impacted by the Act. Magic IT Service Support for the Mid-sized Business, a Remedy IT Service Management solution from BMC Software, is based on...
[March 16, 2006, 23:00]
Info Site Unpicks Information Act
News The UK Department for Constitutional Affairs has launched a website to help public authorities prepare for the Freedom of Information Act. This website will provide a valuable resource for everyone working hard to prepare for the day that the...
[July 2, 2004, 11:35]
Data Watchdog Probes Government Email Bonfire
News The government watchdog said on Wednesday it would look 'unfavourably' on the Cabinet Office if it was deleting emails because of the Freedom of Information Act. And if it is happening because of the Freedom of Information Act, it would be looked...
[December 22, 2004, 11:30]
Linux 'putting More Bobbies On The Beat'
News A Scottish police force is extending its commitment to open-source software by developing a Linux-based system for ensuring it complies with the impending Freedom of Information Act. The system will computerise various manual processes and allow...
[November 5, 2004, 16:13]
FBI Releases First Carnivore Data
News The Electronic Privacy Information Centre (EPIC) filed suit in June under the Freedom of Information Act seeking the release of the Carnivore source code, other technical details and legal arguments addressing the potential privacy implications of...
[October 4, 2000, 8:53]
Cypherpunks Publish Proof Of Tempest
News Cypherpunks claims to have obtained information concerning Tempest from the US National Security Agency (NSA) through the freedom of information act and have published the information online . This page also contains correspondences between...
[October 26, 1999, 15:11]
US Hits Legal Turbulence Over EU Passenger Data
News The EFF is using the Freedom of Information Act to try and find out how EU passenger data transferred to the US is retained, secured, used, disclosed to other entities, and combined with other information.
[November 23, 2006, 16:26]
A Year Ago: Cypherpunks Publish Proof Of Tempest
News Cypherpunks claims to have obtained information concerning Tempest from the US National Security Agency (NSA) through the Freedom of Information Act and have published the information online . This page also contains correspondences between...
[October 26, 2000, 7:04]
SuperGlue Helps Data Stay Legal
News James Mullock, a partner at UK-based law firm Osborne Clarke, said that although SuperGlue would initially appeal to companies with operations in the US -- which need to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation -- there are also laws in the UK...
[September 10, 2003, 15:00]
CIA Funds Chatroom Surveillance
News EPIC director Marc Rotenberg, whose nonprofit group obtained the documents through the Freedom of Information Act, said the CIA's clandestine involvement was worrisome. Their proposal, also disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act, received...
[November 25, 2004, 7:35]
Privacy Tsar: Data Protection Should Be 'way Of Life'
News He also wants to help organisations achieve compliance with the Data Protection Act and the Freedom of Information Act, and foster an environment where freedom of information and data protection are a "natural way of life".
[January 8, 2003, 9:52]
Preparing For (FOIA) Impact
White Papers This whitepaper aims to offer a greater understanding of the Freedom of Information Act's main themes, and how UK public organisations can make the right choices about their compliance technology needs.
[November 25, 2004, 23:00]
Government Tries To Keep ID Card Costs Secret
News The ICO considered the complaint under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act and, after reviewing a copy of the report, information commissioner Richard Thomas ruled that the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public...
[July 6, 2006, 16:35]
Spam Law Compromised By Direct Marketers
News An enquiry by ZDNet UK sister site silicon.com under the Freedom of Information Act has revealed that the UK government took advice on whether businesses want to receive spam from many of the very companies with a vested interest in sending...
[June 2, 2005, 14:10]
MP Slams Cabinet Office's Email Destruction
News MP Derek Wyatt, who is currently leading a parliamentary charge to ban spam, said on Tuesday he would be disappointed if the government had resorted to clearing inboxes as a way of avoiding embarrassment from the Freedom of Information Act (FoI).
[December 21, 2004, 15:55]
Civil Service Denies Email Foul Play
News The Civil Service department insisted the move was part of an ongoing management policy to avoid wasting taxpayers' money and not a way of ducking the Freedom of Information Act (FoI). The Cabinet Office denied on Monday that millions of emails are...
[December 20, 2004, 12:30]
Information Commissioner Gets A New COO
News He has joined as the ICO is expanding in anticipation of the full implementation of the Freedom of Information Act on 1 January, 2005. Richard Thomas said: "This appointment further strengthens my office's commitment to provide proficient data...
[October 29, 2004, 14:54]
Scottish Public Sector Procurement & Freedom Of Information Guidance
White Papers This paper is intended to provide guidance on how requests for procurement-related information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 ("the Act") should be handled. It gives general advice on responding to requests for information...
[June 21, 2005, 0:00]
All Content And No Discovery
White Papers Is anyone aware that any citizen can ask for and is legally guaranteed access to information that passes through the email system through the Freedom of Information Act? The attendee of this webcast will learn how Symantec can help to implement an...
[May 23, 2007, 0:00]
