Latest Monetary Penalty: Failure to Destroy
The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined NHS Surrey for failing to check the destruction of old computers…
Commerce, Contracts & Finance
Public Sector IT: A Template for Digital Catastrophe
In the light of yet another cancelled public sector IT project – this time the BBC’s new content management system – Rory Graham takes a personal look at why so many public sector technology deals go wrong, and what needs to change….
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TOR: ‘Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch’intrate’
Simon Worthy offers a view on the dangers of TOR and the perceived inadequacies of reaction to the dangers it seems willingly to embrace. Whether it is really Dantesque and whether all hope should be abandoned is a matter that SCL members may wish to debate….
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ICO Update on Google Privacy Policy
Read the latest Information Commissioner’s Office statement on the steps it is taking with regard to enforcement and some additional detail on the matters of concern…
You’ve (Still) Got Mail
The next time you find yourself complaining that e-mails seem to take forever to arrive, keep in mind that this may actually be true – at least from a legal perspective. Joel Harrison looks at the implications of a recent Court of Appeal judgment….
Public Sector ICT: OFT Shows Interest amid Competition Concerns
The OFT has launched a call for information into supply of Government ICT services…
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No ‘Stay Down’ Obligation for Hosting Providers in France
Christelle Coslin and Christine Gateau explain the significance of important 2012 judgments in the French Supreme Court, which ruled that there is no obligation on hosting providers in France to ensure that notified content is not later re-posted online by its users…
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Google Glass and Data Protection Issues
An informal combination of data protection authorities have approached Google, expressing concern about the data protection implications of Google Glass…
Street View: ICO Issues Enforcement Notice
Google faces further action from the ICO over wi-fi data collection…
Google Privacy : Latest Enforcement Action
The CNIL has ordered Google to comply with the French Data Protection Act, within three months. Other DPAs are proceeding with the concerted action agreed by the Article 29 Working Party…