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ICO gives Google minor ticking off for its interception of wireless data during Street View data gathering

11 August 2010 | Mark Weston

The Information Commissioner’s Office has given Google a ticking off but went on to say that no further action was necessary after the UK’s data protection regulator had investigated the search engine...

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Public sector staff have culture of inappropriate snooping on personal data

23 July 2010 | Mark Weston

About 30 public sector staff have been sacked in the last year for inappropriately snooping on personal data that had come from the Department for Work and Pensions’ Customer Information System. The...

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UK businesses not confident about compliance with data protection laws and concerned for the costs involved, but vast majority think rules should be tougher

21 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick

About 50% of UK businesses think the UK’s data protection laws should be tougher, and 87% want anyone disclosing sensitive data to be required to reveal that fact. That is according to a survey of 1,200...

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Information Commissioner issues code of practice for online behavioural advertising

20 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Information Commissioner’s Office – the UK’s data protection regulator – has issued a code of practice dealing with online behavioural advertising issues. Online behavioural advertising refers...

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Information Commissioner calls for prison sentences for data breaches, as data complaints to the regulator rise

16 July 2010 | Mark Weston

Christopher Graham, the Information Commissioner, has called for prison sentences to deter the illegal sale and purchase of people’s data. Graham, who is in charge of regulating data in the UK, said...

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Government launches public consultation on data protection laws

14 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Government has launched a consultation with the public to ask for their opinions on the country’s data protection laws and whether the position can be improved. The consultation has a wide remit...

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European Union Article 29 Working Party says consent for cookies cannot be implied by computer settings but has to be express

8 July 2010 | Mark Weston

Last year, the European Union published a Citizens' Rights Directive amending the 2002 Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive. The upshot of the change - which must be brought into each country's...

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European Commission gives UK Government two month ultimatum to make Data Protection Act comply with EU Data Protection Directive requirements

2 July 2010 | Mark Weston

The European Commission has laid down a two month ultimatum in which the UK Government must comply with the Commission’s requirements to ensure that the UK’s Data Protection Act 1998 properly complies...

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Google’s Street View cars have been recording people’s wi-fi communications in error

25 May 2010 | Mark Weston

Google has been involved in more controversy over its Street View service, as its cars have been inadvertently collecting the contents of wireless communications from people’s unsecured wi-fi networks...

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European Commission sets out legislation plans for next 10 years

21 May 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The European Commission has published its Digital Agenda, which identifies its plan for legislation in the next ten years in the digital world. Its overarching aims include creating a digital single market,...

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Latest input tagged data protection

ICO gives Google minor ticking off for its interception of wireless data during Street View data gathering

Public sector staff have culture of inappropriate snooping on personal data

UK businesses not confident about compliance with data protection laws and concerned for the costs involved, but vast majority think rules should be tougher

Information Commissioner issues code of practice for online behavioural advertising

Information Commissioner calls for prison sentences for data breaches, as data complaints to the regulator rise

Government launches public consultation on data protection laws

European Union Article 29 Working Party says consent for cookies cannot be implied by computer settings but has to be express

European Commission gives UK Government two month ultimatum to make Data Protection Act comply with EU Data Protection Directive requirements

Google’s Street View cars have been recording people’s wi-fi communications in error

European Commission sets out legislation plans for next 10 years

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