Privacy chief notified of 94 data breaches since HMRC debacle
The Information Commissioner has been notified of almost 100 data breaches by public and private sector organisations since the loss of 25 million people's details by HM Revenue and Customs last November, according to figures released yesterday
Red Bull wins redbullsucks.com from energy drink rival
A man who owned the domain name redbullsucks.com has been ordered to hand it over to Red Bull, the energy drink company
Google starts Street View in Europe
Google has started recording the streets of its first non-US city for its Street View service. Google vans with mounted cameras have been spotted on the streets of Rome and Milan
Fewer, deadlier attacks hit corporate IT, reports BERR
Attacks on corporate IT networks are becoming fewer and more serious, according to Government research
Touting ban 'unworkable', says eBay
The Government will create a list of 'crown jewel' events whose tickets cannot be sold on once bought. If the ticketing industry will not sign up to the voluntary scheme the Government has threatened to legislate
File-sharing should not be a crime, says European Parliament
The European Parliament has said that copyright-infringing music and film file-sharing should not be criminalised
EU privacy chief wants data breach law for business
The privacy watchdog for EU institutions has called for a planned requirement for telecoms companies to publish details of information security breaches to be extended to banks, businesses and medical bodies
French bill outlaws pro-anorexia websites
People behind anorexia-promoting websites could be jailed in France under a law that has been passed by one of the country's two houses of parliament
Password protection improves among workers, finds survey
The number of people prepared to give away their computer passwords on the street has fallen by 67% since last year, according to a survey of London office workers
US courts erode protections for online publishers
Two recent judgments could erode vital protections there for web publishers in the US
High Court quashes decision to release secret ID card reports
The High Court has quashed an Information Tribunal ruling ordering the release of independent reviews of the Government's controversial identity card scheme
Microsoft proposes new ad privacy structure
Microsoft has proposed a five-tiered privacy plan that it believes should underpin online advertising
Information watchdog raps Government over access to data
The Department of Health is not dealing with freedom of information (FOI) requests properly because of a lack of staff, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has said.
French sites fined for linking to privacy-invading content
Three French websites have been found guilty of invading an actor's privacy for publishing links to articles containing the offending material
Civil liberties groups challenge Data Retention Directive in ECJ
European civil liberties groups have lodged an objection to the EU's Data Retention Directive with the European Court of Justice, claiming that the Directive breaches a fundamental right to privacy guaranteed in the European Convention on Human Rights.
Jail threat for data thieves recedes
Plans to jail personal data thieves have been shelved due to a surprise amendment to a proposed new law.
Government backs new rules for cross-border contracts
The UK Government is backing a proposed EU law to control which country's laws apply in cross-border contract disputes.
Google's trade mark policy change, the cost to brand owners and the law
Companies could find themselves with significantly increased advertising costs after a policy change from Google on the use of trade marked terms to trigger search engine adverts.
One in four firms has no disaster plan, says PwC
More than a quarter of UK companies do not have a disaster recovery plan, and half of the plans that do exist have not been tested, according to just-published research from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
Business rival makes highest ever online libel payout
A company and its chief executive will be paid the highest damages yet awarded for libel on the internet in the UK. Peter Walls and Gentoo will be paid £119,000 by rival firm owner John Finn.
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