BBC faces fresh phone-in scandal – The Times

Posted November 26th, 2007 in news by sally

“A catalogue of phone-in voting errors plagued a high profile BBC programme, understood to be Comic Relief Does Fame Academy, according to an independent enquiry released yesterday by the public broadcaster.”

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The TImes, 24th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Careless data loss “should be an offence” – The Times

Posted November 26th, 2007 in data protection, government departments, news by sally

“The top security chief in Whitehall is to carry out a comprehensive review of data protection across the Government within a matter of weeks after the child benefit records scandal.”

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The Times, 24th November 2007

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Thousands hit by phone bill scams – The Times

Posted November 26th, 2007 in consumer protection, news, telecommunications by sally

“Sales tactics used by mobile phone companies are to be subjected to strict new rules amid widespread evidence that customers are being duped over deals, The Times has learnt.”

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The Times, 24th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk