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I’m still kinda reeling from this week’s onslaught of interviews and conferences at FIRST. One of the issues surrounds the civil liberties of the individual. Many of you may have already heard the Podcast with Bob Ayers, the...

A large problem for companies is formulating and enforcing an employee AUP (Acceptable Use Policy). The issue is this – if an employee uses a browser to go to an internet site that compromises your company’s privacy resulting in...

The way in which online privacy is perceived in Japan compared to Britain is to be investigated for the first time in a research study led by De Montfort University Leicester (DMU). The research may help British businesses and...

Although studies show that young people are abandoning email in favor of text messaging and IM programs for social communications, businesses and many of us "oldies but goodies" continue to depend on email for exchanging messages...

So, I'm really irked by headlines like "Microsoft's 'Secret' Security Summit." First, it wasn't Microsoft's summit. It was an ISOTF meeting that had public web pages. Microsoft provided conference facilities and lunch....

Microsoft has released a set of privacy guidelines for developers. Failing to protect customer privacy can lead to an erosion of trust. Over the last several years, Microsoft has established extensive internal guidelines for...

Terrorism and organised crime should not be used as excuses for passing laws which undermine people's privacy and data protection rights, according to the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS). Existing laws do not need...

A complaint against online auction site eBay is being investigated by the Information Commissioner's Office over suspicions it is in breach of the Data Protection Act. The claims are made by pressure group Privacy International.A...

AOL fires three people, including the CTO, for the recent privacy breach. Three America Online employees, including AOL's chief technology officer, are workplace casualties of a recent search-data breach that infuriated some...

Those who misuse personal data for profit could be imprisoned for up to two years under new plans in a Government consultation launched today.It proposes increasing penalties available to the courts to deter people who are guilty...

Companies are still liable for data protection breaches that happen on third party premises thousands of miles away, the Information Commissioner has warnedWith more and more firms outsourcing data-intensive processes such as...

The Irish Government has published a controversial privacy bill which opponents claim could hamstring the media and undermine principles of open justice.The legislation will introduce a new offence of violating the privacy of an...

The world's biggest technology companies have kick-started a campaign for a US-wide privacy law. However, privacy advocates fear that the proposal is too weak when compared to some of the state laws it would overrule.Google,...

Problems with the European Commission's passenger data deal have not been fixed by the Commission's latest proposal and opponents may have to resort to a human rights case to fix them, according to a leading data protection...

The largest fine in radio history has been handed to Emap Radio for Kiss 100 radio shows which regulator Ofcom said were "not under proper control". Emap was fined £175,000.Emap Radio had argued in its submission to the regulator...