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W3C developments as to how web-surfers can protect their data

18 November 2011 | Mark Weston

Changes to the law in relation to cookies have resulted in an increasingly intense spotlight on the use of cookies by website operators. The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment)...

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EU Justice Minister signals massive overhaul towards far stricter data protection laws for business

17 November 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Businesses will need to obtain explicit prior consent from individuals before processing data about them and give them the right to have their data deleted at any time especially if they post data on the...

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New Midata collaboration between large private sector groups, BIS and Information Commissioner hands back control of data to consumers

16 November 2011 | Paul Gershlick

A new scheme in which consumers will be empowered to manage data held about them by large private sector organisations such as Google and British Gas is going to be launched in 2012. Midata is the result...

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Alleged data breach by Vince Cable’s constituency office

12 November 2011 | Mark Weston

Vince Cable, the Government’s business secretary, has apologised after confidential documents and personal data of his constituents were discovered in transparent recycling bags over a nine-month period...

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Justice Committee joins Information Commissioner in call for blaggers to face jail

10 November 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Justice Committee has called for data blaggers to be jailed. Under the Data Protection Act, it is unlawful for someone to knowingly or recklessly obtain or disclose personal data without the data controller’s...

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Personal data breaches in private sector rise by 60%

6 November 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The number of data security breaches in the private sector has risen by nearly 60% in one year, the Information Commissioner’s Office has announced following a survey of 800 organisations. Christopher...

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ECJ case confirms that Internet publishers responsible for breach of privacy in every country where the material is accessible – eDate Advertising v X, Oliver Martinez & Robert Martinez v MGN Limited, ECJ

5 November 2011 | Mark Weston

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that individuals can sue publishers of content on the Internet which they believe has harmed their image. The ECJ considered two cases, one from France and...

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Rise in requests for content removal from Google

2 November 2011 | Mark Weston

As part of it bi-annual transparency report, Google has revealed that, for the period of January to June of this year, there has been a 71% increase in requests for content to be removed from its services,...

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Information Commissioner calls for compulsory data protection audits

30 October 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Information Commissioner has reiterated his stance that compulsory data protection audits should take place for the private sector, local government and the NHS in order to improve how personal data...

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EC publishes report on child safety on social-networking websites

19 October 2011 | Mark Weston

The European Commission (EC) has published a report on child safety on social-networking websites. It is the second report since an agreement was reached with social networking website providers in 2009...

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