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

clock

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

Data protection is at a crossroads for the UK's IT decision makers and data managers - the very people who are tasked with interpreting national and international regulations for their organisation...

To continue reading this article...

Join Computing

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the technology industry
  • Receive important and breaking news in our daily newsletter
  • Be the first to hear about our events and awards programmes
  • Join live member only interviews with IT leaders at the ‘IT Lounge’; your chance to ask your burning tech questions and have them answered
  • Access to the Computing Delta hub providing market intelligence and research
  • Receive our members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from senior IT Leaders

Join now

 

Already a Computing member?

Login

You may also like

Public Sector

The three councils hope to save a total of £6m a year with shared IT services agreement

clock 03 March 2016 • 2 min read

Government

Government specifies which type of projects capital receipts can be spent on

clock 08 January 2016 • 1 min read

Public Sector

Camden Council's John Jackson explains how he wants all 33 of London's boroughs to be able to tap into a secure, regional cloud

clock 05 November 2015 •

More on Privacy

Google to erase private browsing data

Google to erase private browsing data

The company will also block third-party cookies for five years

clock 03 April 2024 • 2 min read
Avast faces fine for tracking and selling user data

Avast faces fine for tracking and selling user data

Claimed to protect data, but collected and sold it instead

clock 25 February 2024 • 2 min read
ICO orders Serco Leisure to stop biometric monitoring of staff

ICO orders Serco Leisure to stop biometric monitoring of staff

'Prioritising business interests over its employees’ privacy'

John Leonard
clock 23 February 2024 • 3 min read