Exclusive: Storm over Big Brother database – The Indpendent

Posted October 15th, 2008 in data protection, internet, news, privacy, telecommunications, terrorism by sally

“Early plans to create a giant ‘Big Brother’ database holding information about every phone call, email and internet visit made in the UK were last night condemned by the Government’s own terrorism watchdog.”

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The Independent, 15th October 2008

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Home Office preps fudgetastic ISP data rules – The Register

Posted October 14th, 2008 in data protection, internet, news by sally

“A Home Office official has baffled ISPs by telling them new laws will on paper require them all to retain data, but in practice some probably won’t be forced to because it could cost the government too much money.”

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The Register, 13th October 2008

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Lost data: Details of 100,000 Armed Forces personnel missing – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 10th, 2008 in armed forces, data protection, news by sally

“A computer hard drive with the private details of 100,000 members of the Armed Forces is missing, the Ministry of Defence has said.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th October 2008

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Personnel records stolen from MoD – BBC News

Posted September 29th, 2008 in armed forces, data protection, news by sally

“The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is investigating the theft of computer files with the records of thousands of serving and former RAF staff on.”

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BBC News, 27th September 2008

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Public ‘unaware’ of data rights – BBC News

Posted September 24th, 2008 in data protection, news by sally

“People need to be more aware of the dangers of having too much personal information stored online, the UK’s data protection watchdog has warned.”

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BBC News, 23rd September 2008

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Privacy chief approves of sharing criminal records if privacy beefed-up – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 23rd, 2008 in criminal records, data protection, EC law, news by sally

“Europe’s privacy regulator has said that he will back a pan-European criminal records system only if specific data protection measures are put in place. Because the system deals with crime and security, EU data protection law does not currently apply to it.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 22nd September 2008

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Pressure group complains about five-year number plate retention – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 17th, 2008 in closed circuit television, data protection, news, privacy, road traffic by sally

“Activists have complained to the UK’s privacy regulator about plans to keep information gleaned from number plate-reading cameras for five years. Privacy International has said that the keeping of data for that long is ‘unnecessary and disproportionate’.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 16th September 2008

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Fears over privacy as police expand surveillance project – The Guardian

Posted September 15th, 2008 in closed circuit television, data protection, news, police, road traffic by sally

“The police are to expand a car surveillance operation that will allow them to record and store details of millions of daily journeys for up to five years, the Guardian has learned.”

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The Guardian, 15th September 2008

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Marks & Spencer demand 7-year-old boy’s permission to deal with mother’s complaint – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 5th, 2008 in data protection, news by sally

“A mother who complained to shop staff that her seven-year-old son’s Superman playsuit was faulty was told data protection laws meant they could only deal with him.”

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Daily Telegraph, 4th September 2008

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Privacy regulator criticises misuse of Data Protection Act – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 3rd, 2008 in data protection, freedom of information, news by sally

“Organisations must not use the Data Protection Act as a smokescreen for not giving out information, privacy regulator the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has warned.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 2nd September 2008

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ContactPoint child database launch delayed following security fears – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 29th, 2008 in children, data protection, news by sally

“The launch of the Government’s flagship database of every child living in England has been delayed just days after The Daily Telegraph exposed serious concerns about its purpose.”

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Daily Telegraph, 28th August 2008

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Security industry’s biggest worry is data leakage, says survey – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 28th, 2008 in data protection, news by sally

“The problem information security professionals are most worried about is preventing data loss by their organisations, a survey has found. It found that 69% of IT security workers put the loss of data at the top of their worry list.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 28th August 2008

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Child protection database ‘will be used to prosecute young people’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 26th, 2008 in children, data protection, news by sally

“A flagship database intended to protect every child in the country will be used by police to hunt for evidence of crime in a ‘shocking’ extension of its original purpose, The Daily Telegraph has learned.”

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Daily Telegraph, 26th August 2008

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Home Office loses confidential data on all UK prisoners – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 22nd, 2008 in data protection, government departments, news by sally

“The Home Office has lost confidential information on every prisoner in the country and more than 40,000 serious criminals sparking yet another Government data crisis. ”

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd August 2008

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Personal details of 4 million lost by Whitehall in just one year – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 20th, 2008 in data protection, government departments, news by sally

“Sensitive data for more than four million people was lost by Government departments in the past year, on top of the high profile loss of child benefit records.”

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Daily Telegraph,

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Children on DNA database ‘built by stealth’ – The Guardian

Posted August 18th, 2008 in children, data protection, DNA, news, police by sally

“The government was yesterday accused of building a national DNA database by stealth after the Home Office admitted that it had kept DNA profiles of almost 40,000 children tested by police.”

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The Guardian, 16th August 2008

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‘Snooper’s charter’ to check texts and emails – The Guardian

Posted August 13th, 2008 in data protection, internet, investigatory powers, news by sally

“Local councils, health authorities and hundreds of other public bodies are to be given the power to access details of everyone’s personal text, emails and internet use under Home Office proposals published yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 13th August 2008

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Curse of the DNA register – The Independent

Posted July 30th, 2008 in criminal records, data protection, DNA, news by sally

“A generation of young Britons is being criminalised for life by the relentless expansion of the national DNA database, ministers are warned today.”

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The Independent, 30th July 2008

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Police guidance on data deletion is flawed, says Information Tribunal – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 23rd, 2008 in criminal records, data protection, news, police by sally

“The data protection guidance given to police forces on when to delete records of criminal convictions is inadequate, according to the body which hears appeals under the Data Protection Act.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 22nd July 2008

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MoD admits loss of ‘secret’ files – BBC News

Posted July 18th, 2008 in data protection, government departments, news by sally

“The Ministry of Defence (MoD) admitted more than 650 laptops had been stolen over the past four years – nearly double the figure previously claimed.”

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BBC News, 18th July 2008

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