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Berners-Lee slams Facebook over data openness
News Web pioneer says users should get their data back from Facebook.
By Rene Millman Published
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Visa drops Global Payments from PCI compliant list
News Visa has droped Global Payments from its PCI compliant list, following the exposure of 1.5 million credit card numbers.
By Caroline Donnelly Published
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HTC deleting customer data next month
News After touting its HTCSense.com back-up to customers, a renovation of the site will remove everything stored there at the end of April.
By Jennifer Scott Published
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Five councils caught breaching data protection law
News The ICO urges councils to do better after five local authorities make data protection snafus.
By Tom Brewster Published
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EU proposes radical data protection refresh
News The EC does as expected in proposing 24-hour breach disclosure rules and heightened powers for regulators like the ICO.
By Tom Brewster Published
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Datacentre data crunch
In-depth Inside the enterprise: Despite the move to cloud computing, businesses risk running out of datacentre space.
By Stephen Pritchard Published
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ICO: Private email is subject to FOI
News Guidance suggests organisations should update communications policies.
By Miya Knights Published
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How the Data Protection Act's death will punish the UK
In-depth If the UK hands over data protection duties to the EU, it will scare off future foreign investment, says Tom Brewster.
By Tom Brewster Published
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ICO hands its biggest ever fine to Welsh council
News After two major mishaps, Powys County Council receives the biggest fine handed out by the ICO to date.
By Tom Brewster Published
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EU betting on mega fines for privacy breaches
News Companies may soon have to confess to data breaches in 24 hours and then potentially face a whopping fine, an EC document reveals.
By Tom Brewster Published
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132 local authorities lose data in three years
News A Big Brother Watch FOI shows how lax councils have been with citizens' data.
By Tom Brewster Published
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Ombudsman calls for end to data bill shocks
News Mobile operators should be clearer about how their data charges work, the Communications Ombudsman says.
By Tom Brewster Published
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