Is it OK to use stolen data? What if it's scientific research in the public interest?
Not always, but Swiss team says you can manage the risks
17 Sep 2021
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You can 'go your own way' over GDPR, says UK's new Information Commissioner
Tells committee: I know I said Facebook was 'morally bankrupt' but...
13 Sep 2021
ProtonMail deletes 'we don't log your IP' boast from website after French climate activist reportedly arrested
Cops can read the SMTP spec too, y'know
07 Sep 2021
Big data means big money for the UK government as £2bn tender mooted
Central procurement team tickles the market with tantalising offer... but what for?
03 Sep 2021
Zoom incompatible with GDPR, claims data protection watchdog for the German city of Hamburg
Updated Takes aim at US videoconferencing software as tech world+dog calls lawyer for a quick chat
17 Aug 2021
Sueball over breach of more than 5 million payment cards at Dixons Carphone hit for six
Last claim standing relegated to the County Court after judge's ruling
04 Aug 2021
Verified: UK.gov launching plans for yet another digital identity scheme
Because Verify was roaring success and cos digi ID will 'reduce cases of online fraud'. Ahem
20 Jul 2021
We're terrified of sharing information, but the benefits of talking about IT and infosec outweigh the negatives
Feature You may find that gaffe isn't so embarrassing after all
13 Jul 2021
ICO survey on data flouters: 50% say they receive more unwanted calls than before pandemic
Plus: Fewer people proportion agree 'current laws' sufficiently protect personal information
08 Jul 2021
Not for children: Audacity fans drop the f-bomb after privacy agreement changes
'Fork.' What did you think we meant?
05 Jul 2021
Backbench Tory campaigner promises judicial review of data grab of English GP patients unless UK government changes tack
Trove too tempting for computer criminals while public unaware of their rights, says David Davis
25 Jun 2021
BMA warns NHS Digital's own confidentiality guardian could halt English GP data grab unless communication with public improves
Updated Data law's transparency requirement currently not being met, according to powerful doctors' union
25 Jun 2021
Final guidance on Schrems II ruling: Data from EU could be held up if a third country lets authorities access it
We're looking at you, Uncle Sam
21 Jun 2021
Law prof: New Chinese data regulations make it 'very hard for foreign firms to comply'
Fines for sending 'core' and 'important' info overseas, although what qualifies remains undefined
14 Jun 2021
'Vast majority of people' are onside with a data grab they know next to nothing about, reckons UK health secretary
Comment A day before THAT delay, Matt Hancock told MPs that 'citizens' own the data he'd instructed the health department to take by default
09 Jun 2021
UK government bows to pressure, agrees to delay NHS Digital grabbing the data of England's GP patients
What's that? Letting people know just weeks before was a bad idea?
08 Jun 2021
BMA and Royal College of GPs refuse to endorse NHS Digital's data grab from surgeries in England
BMA separately calls for a delay to the programme
04 Jun 2021
European Parliament's data adequacy objection: Doubts cast on UK's commitment to privacy protection
Comment Plus: Judgment in immigration exemption case makes things worse
03 Jun 2021
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