Legislation and regulation

Android and iOS apps subject to EU privacy regulations – ICO

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Information commissioner to step up action over the EU cookie laws
18 May 2012

European Parliament expected to vote against ACTA

Digital agenda commissioner Neelie Kroes
David Martin MEP believes the vote will be two-to-one against
18 May 2012

UK firms should show awareness of EU cookie law to avoid a fine, says expert

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Majority of firms are still not compliant with impending EU cookie law
17 May 2012

ICO: Government should re-write FOI Act to clarify use of veto

Health Secretary Lansley told to justify Freedom of Information veto over NHS risk report
17 May 2012

Anonymous attacks ICO and Leveson Inquiry websites

A group claiming affiliation with the hacktivist collective says attacks are in protest at the 'corruption within the inquiry'
15 May 2012

Government prioritises new laws on data monitoring and retention

Queen's speech proposes draft Communications Bill based on the EU Data Retention Directive
09 May 2012

Computing says: The Data Bank of England – a safe custodian?

While the EU and US act to bolster privacy rights, the UK government is urging public-sector bodies to 'proactively share' data about citizens
09 May 2012

ENISA criticises lack of international cohesion on cyber security

Agency demands greater international collaboration and better information sharing between public and private sectors
09 May 2012

U-turn puts coalition and data law on collision course

Francis Maude’s plans for sharing personal data across the public sector stand in stark contrast to promises made before the election
08 May 2012

ICANN to refund applicants after security 'glitch'

Users that want to revoke application will be given full refund
08 May 2012

Protect and survive: an essential guide to data protection regulation

Recent legislative changes in the EU and US have serious implications for any organisation that stores and processes personal data. So what do CIOs need to do to ensure they stay on the right side of the regulators?
08 May 2012

Google breached Oracle's copyright - in theory, says jury (UPDATED)

Jurors unable to agree whether Google usage of Java APIs constitutes fair use of Oracle's code
08 May 2012

The Protection of Freedoms Act: how it affects data

Graeme Burton looks at the new Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, and its implications for data collection and retention
07 May 2012

Nokia wades into patent wars, targeting HTC and RIM

Handset manufacturer says rivals failed to license its technologies
03 May 2012

ICO issues first NHS data protection fine

£70,000 fine comes one week after Computing criticism
02 May 2012

Pirate Bay could look to "circumvent" High Court's ban of its website

ISPs wouldn't be liable for illegal website that uses proxy servers, says lawyer
01 May 2012

Government data sharing plans may breach Data Protection Act

Maude’s plans for data sharing will require legal exemptions, warns law firm
01 May 2012

Apple forced to remove iPad 4G claims from website

Latest iPad claims 4G feature, but the UK currently has no available 4G service, and when it does, it will be incompatible with Apple's tablet device
01 May 2012

Industry slams standards bodies for lack of BYOD policy

Senior UK IT figures admit that security standards are inadequate, and do not cater for consumerisation trend
30 Apr 2012

To fine or not to fine: The ICO and the NHS

Why NHS organisations lose so much data – and why the Information Commissioner lets them off with little more than a warning
27 Apr 2012

TV-signal solution for rural broadband

Cambridge trials indicate that ‘white spaces’ in television broadcasts could boost broadband access
25 Apr 2012

Analysis: Conflicting forces of cyber law and order

New EU initiatives may duplicate, or even undermine, efforts to protect the UK’s financial services industry from cyber crime. And as Sooraj Shah and Andrew Charlesworth report, this is the last thing the sector needs
18 Apr 2012

Shared services: the only way is Essex

Essex County Council has tackled the data governance issues around shared services head on
17 Apr 2012

Web service providers are failing to help clients comply with cookie directive


17 Apr 2012