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EU Regulation decouples privacy from data protection - Infosecurity Magazine (US)

EU Regulation decouples privacy from data protection Infosecurity Magazine (US) UK companies are not reacting well to the tight data breach notification deadline and hefty fines being proposed in the revision to the EU Data Protection Directive unveiled this week. The Online Trust Alliance (OTA), an industry standards group, ... and more »

Another council hit for repeated data protection breaches - UKauthorITy.com

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Another council hit for repeated data protection breaches UKauthorITy.com A Scottish council is the latest authority to fall foul of data protection laws and be hit with a big fine. Midlothian council has to pay £140000 for releasing details of vulnerable children to the wrong people. The Information Commissionerís Office ... ICO issues record £140000 fine to Scottish Council for five personal data breachesOut-Law.com all 81 news articles »

New Privacy Laws Could Boost EU Cloud Industry - CSO

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New Privacy Laws Could Boost EU Cloud Industry CSO The main concern is to do with a clash between amendments to the EU Data Protection Act - which includes the so-called "right to be forgotten" - and the US Patriot Act, which enables authorities to search telephone, email, and financial records without ... ICO concerned by proposed European Data Protection law changesV3.co.uk EU data protection reform: the industry respondsInfo4Security Top 5 commercial data security and privacy issues in 2012(2)Thomson Reuters News & Insight ZDNet (blog) -Gamer/Law all 107 news articles »

EU data protection revamp to be proposed Wednesday - HEXUS

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EU data protection revamp to be proposed Wednesday HEXUS by Alistair Lowe on 24 January 2012, 10:16 Originating in 1984 and seeing several revisions over the years to consolidate new Acts and EU law, the Data Protection Act forms the legal foundation of what information firms can and can't store in relation ... New European data laws to be announced on Wednesday: Facebook, Google face ...ZDNet (blog) EU Proposes Tough New Data Protection Rules for 2014AdAge.com EU Draft Data Law Warmer on Patriot Act, Colder on "Right to Be Forgotten"ReadWriteWeb Out-Law.com -Computing -New Yorker (blog) all 601 news articles »

Mandatory data encryption called for after 1500 patient records stolen - Fresh Business Thinking

Mandatory data encryption called for after 1500 patient records stolen Fresh Business Thinking “The fact that the ICO is already on the case is an indication of the potential severity of this clear breach of the Data Protection Act. And as the penalty of £140000 levied earlier this week against Midlothian Council — the highest fine for a data ... Financial services firm and foot doctor report data lossesSC Magazine UK Financial company loses over 600 customers' detailsInformation Commissioner’s Office (ICO) (press release) all 4 news articles »