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European Commission proposes Directive on attacks against information systems

12 October 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The European Commission has published a proposal for a new Directive on attacks against information systems. It supersedes and supplements a Decision by the European Union Council from 2005. That Decision...

Tags on this discussion: Computer Misuse Act confidential information data data security Decision Directive EU Europe European Commission European Council European Union harmonise illegal information systems misuse of data new Directive Online online content unauthorised unlawful web site web sites Website website content

UK firms don’t do enough to protect security of corporate data

11 October 2010 | Mark Weston

UK businesses do not do enough to protect the security of their corporate data. Consequently, they are falling behind their counterparts in other countries. These are the findings of research by the consultancy...

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Could law firm sending out mass letters for copyright infringement be first to incur new £500,000 fines for serious data protection breaches?…

7 October 2010 | Mark Weston

ACS:Law may be the first business to incur the recently introduced expanded fines of up to £500,000. The controversial law firm has made its name by sending out thousands of letters to alleged peer-to-peer...

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Public body ordered to disclose IT contract against its wishes

30 September 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Department of Work and Pensions has been ordered by the Information Tribunal to disclose most of the details of an IT contract. Atos Origin had been the only bidder for the DWP’s contract. After...

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Over half of employees admit that they would take employer’s property before leaving their employment

1 September 2010 | Mark Weston

52% of employees would steal their employer’s property before leaving their employment. Nearly a quarter would take customer contact details, while a similar number would take stationery. These are the...

Tags on this discussion: confidential information data data controller data security data theft databases employ employee Employees employer Employers Employment Employment issues Intellectual property intellectual property rights IP misuse of data sensitive personal data

Is my Husband entitled to any confidentiality when it comes to financial matters?

17 August 2010 | Amanda Melton

Can you use self-help to investigate your husband’s/wife’s finances before, or indeed during, divorce? Until recently the answer to that was probably yes. A wife would often trawl through her...

Tags on this discussion: ancillary relief computer records confidential information confidentiality disclosure Divorce family Imerman v Imerman Tchenguiz v Imerman

Airlines experience turbulence as OFT alleges illegal sharing of confidential information

28 April 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Office of Fair Trading has issued a statement of objections to Virgin Atlantic and Cathay Pacific over an alleged breach of the Chapter I Prohibition of the Competition Act 1998. Following a tip-off...

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Google suffers stinging attack on its privacy practices from leading privacy regulators in Buzz storm

23 April 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Google has received a stinging attack from leading privacy regulators. The online giant came under fire after it had launched a new service called Buzz that took what had previously been private data from...

Tags on this discussion: Buzz confidential information data data controller data protection Data Provider data security databases Information Commissioner's Office misuse of data personal data privacy

ICO warns three councils about future conduct after not protecting data sufficiently

13 April 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Information Commissioner’s Office – the regulator in charge of enforcing data protection laws in the UK – has come down hard on three councils after they failed to protect the security of personal...

Tags on this discussion: confidential information data data controller data protection data protection act data security ICO Information Commissioner's Office misuse of data personal data sensitive personal data

Account of profits sometimes claimable as remedy for breach of confidentiality and sometimes not, depending on the nature of the duty – Vercoe v Rutland, High Court

25 March 2010 | Paul Gershlick

V&P had approached R about a possible acquisition of a company called H&T. V&P and R had entered into a confidentiality agreement about this. In breach of that agreement, R bought H&T without...

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Latest news and views tagged confidential information

European Commission proposes Directive on attacks against information systems

UK firms don’t do enough to protect security of corporate data

Could law firm sending out mass letters for copyright infringement be first to incur new £500,000 fines for serious data protection breaches?…

Public body ordered to disclose IT contract against its wishes

Over half of employees admit that they would take employer’s property before leaving their employment

Is my Husband entitled to any confidentiality when it comes to financial matters?

Airlines experience turbulence as OFT alleges illegal sharing of confidential information

Google suffers stinging attack on its privacy practices from leading privacy regulators in Buzz storm

ICO warns three councils about future conduct after not protecting data sufficiently

Account of profits sometimes claimable as remedy for breach of confidentiality and sometimes not, depending on the nature of the duty – Vercoe v Rutland, High Court

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