Information design
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Information design has been defined as the art and science of preparing information so that it can be used by human beings with efficiency and effectiveness. Information design has its origins as a subset of, or synonym for graphic design and it is often taught as part of graphic design courses. One of the first uses of the term was by the London graphic design consultancy Pentagram, who used the term in the 1970s to mean their graphic design, as distinct from product...
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Information Commissioner audits HBOS
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The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is conducting an audit of Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS)'s data security procedures after it was revealed that the bank was putting customers' financial documents in ordinary bins.The...
Information Commissioner demands new powers
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Information Commissioner Richard Thomas will demand new powers from Parliament today. Thomas will tell a Parliamentary committee that an increase in his authority is essential to stop the UK becoming a surveillance society."Last...
Thomas re-appointed for reduced term as Information Commissioner
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Richard Thomas has been appointed for a second term as the Information Commissioner. He will not serve his full five-year term, however; he will stand down in two years when he turns 60.Information Commissioners can serve up to...
1/3 of Online Users Turn to Social and One-to-One Media for Health Information
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JupiterResearch has found that 34 percent of adult online users (54 million people) in the U.S. said they have connected to others or to the content others created online about health and wellness issues in the past year.Detailed...
FOI restrictions unnecessary, says Information Commissioner
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The Government would not need to limit the scope of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act if public authorities used existing rules properly, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has said. The ICO is opposing the...
A third of UK businesses do not report their information security crime
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A survey by Infosecurity Europe of 285 companies has found that a third of businesses do not report their information security crimes and breaches. Further to this, according to interviews Infosecurity Europe conducted with a...
Freedom of Information Act can't catch a snitch
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A police informant can remain anonymous after alleging to police that an explosives expert witness had threatened a judge. The Information Tribunal has backed the Information Commissioner's exemption of the details under the...
Key science websites buried in information avalanche
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As more and more people are turning to the Internet to find information, important science websites are in danger of becoming buried in the sheer avalanche of facts now available online. Key science sites are failing to register...
NHS asks Lords to clarify freedom of information and data protection clash
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The House of Lords will clarify how data protection and freedom of information laws should work together if it hears an NHS appeal against an order to release clinical data. Any ruling would be a defining one for the two emerging...
Freedom of Information Act now in force
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The Freedom of Information Act came into full effect on New Year's Day, giving individuals for the first time the statutory right to see a massive amount of information held by Government departments and thousands of public...
Information Commissioner slammed for leniency
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The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has been accused of being too lenient on data protection offenders after it dropped a case against one company which did not comply with an enforcement notice.Commissioner Richard...
Information security agency is lawful, says European Court
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Rejecting a legal challenge from the UK, the European Court of Justice ruled yesterday that the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA), a centre of expertise for Member States and EU Institutions, was...
Government proposes additional use of citizen information
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The UK Government believes that data protection laws must be changed to facilitate more efficient Government, but privacy campaigners fear that changes would introduce a 'big brother' style all-knowing bureaucracy.Prime Minister...
The information security professional is more than 'a necessary evil'
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OPINION: Relegated as a relatively minor position in IT just a few short years ago, information security professionals are now getting the executive face time we have long craved and deserve for our diversity of knowledge and...
Information Commissioner names and shames newspapers
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The Information Commissioner will today name and shame the newspapers he says are breaking the law in their pursuit of stories. Richard Thomas has published a report to Parliament on information theft which contains a league...
