“Police chiefs have distanced themselves from their new spokesman on DNA matters after he said primary school children could be eligible for the DNA database.”
BBC News, 16th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Millions of commuters could have their private movements around cities secretly monitored under new counter-terrorism powers being sought by the security services.”
The Guardian, 16th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government has persistently failed to take data protection ‘sufficiently seriously’ the Joint Committee on Human Rights has warned.”
BBC News, 14th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Audit Commission has published a revised code of practice which will govern its extended powers to obtain and search data from public sector bodies.”
OUT-LAW.com, 13th March 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“More than 1,000 laptops have been lost or stolen from government departments in recent years, new figures have revealed.”
The Guardian, 4th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The use of material taken from personal profiles on social networks by newspapers is to be the subject of a major consultation undertaken by industry watchdog the Press Complaints Commission (PCC).”
BBC News, 29th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Home Office has launched an investigation into how an optical disc holding confidential information was discovered hidden beneath the keyboard of a laptop bought on the online auction site eBay.”
The Guardian, 28th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Passengers travelling between EU countries or taking domestic flights would have to hand over a mass of personal information, including their mobile phone numbers and credit card details, as part of a new package of security measures being demanded by the British government. The data would be stored for 13 years and used to ‘profile’ suspects.”
The Guardian, 23rd February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two London law firms must pay £815 each after the Information Commissioner sued them for not fulfilling thier duties under the Data Protection Act.”
OUT-LAW.com, 21st February 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“Further security controls are needed to ensure the safety of data stored on the government’s new database, which will contain information on every child in the country.”
The Guardian, 21st February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Attorney General has ordered an inquiry into a ‘catastrophic’ blunder that allowed foreign criminals to commit crimes in Britain.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The government last night faced fresh embarrassment over lost personal data, after admitting that a disc containing the DNA details of thousands of suspected foreign criminals was mislaid for a year.”
The Guardian, 20th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“More than half the population supports the Government’s controversial identity card scheme, according to a survey for the Home Office.”
The Times, 13th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Victims of Government data loss are being encouraged to buy packs claiming to help them claim compensation. Thousands have paid out, but privacy lawyers have warned that success is very unlikely.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th February 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“Sweeping changes in the way DNA is stored on Britain’s national database are likely to be introduced following an ethical review. The first move would prevent police from indefinitely storing DNA samples provided voluntarily by witnesses to eliminate themselves from investigations, a move that would affect thousands of people.”
The Guardian, 10th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Murder case notes, a gangster dossier and papers detailing threats to the UK were all found in Greater Manchester after being lost by the authorities.”
BBC News, 7th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Recent security scandals have raised the profile of the Data Protection Act (DPA). But 10 years after it was passed, many organisations still misunderstand it. Sue Cullen of Pinsent Masons’ information law team debunks some of the common myths.”
OUT-LAW.com, 31st January 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“Record labels and film studios cannot demand that telecoms companies reveal the personal details of people suspected of swapping copyrighted material on the internet, the European Court of Justice ruled yesterday.”
The Times, 30th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Closed-circuit television (CCTV) system operators would need exceptional justification for recording sound as well as video, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has warned.”
OUT-LAW.com, 29th January 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“Information Commissioner Richard Thomas has asked the Government to create a new offence of recklessly or knowing breaching data protection principles punishable by unlimited fines. He has also asked for other powers to be strengthened.”
OUT-LAW.com, 29th January 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
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