The EU’s European Network and Information Security Agency has presented a new report with 13 recommendations on privacy and data protection. Tax break incentives, online subject access at zero cost, and comprehensive security breach notification law are among the recommendations.
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The sunrise period for .tel registration begins on 3 December
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SCL’s Internet Interest Group has framed a striking response to the BERR Consultation on legislative options to address illicit file-sharing. The response expresses particular concern about the danger of smaller ISPs opting out of any voluntary solution and questions the underlying assumption that the current regime does not work or is too expensive.
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A document which is highly critical in crucial respects has been adopted by SCL as its response to the Home Office Consultation on transposition of the Data Retention Directive. The response, drafted by the SCL Privacy and Data Protection Interest Group, points out a number of failures and inadequacies in the draft regulations.
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SCL has responded to the Copyright and Enforcement Directorate’s consultation on Gowers 36 and other proposals.
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PartnershipsUK is seeking feedback on the use of the OGC ICT Services Model Contract by inviting suitable responses to a questionnaire
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The Home Office laid the final version of the Code ‘Data sharing for the Prevention of Fraud’ before Parliament on 6 October.
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The Court of Appeal has given a judgment in Symbian Limited v Comptroller General of Patents which favours the granting of computer patents. But the UK-IPO practice and the EPO practice remain at odds.
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The podcasts from this highly successful Policy Forum are now available.
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The Information Commissioner’s Office has found Virgin Media Limited in breach of the Data Protection Act following the loss of an unencrypted CD containing the personal details of over 3,000 customers.
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