State of UK security shown to be worsening
European cloud laws are a mess, says Dominic Pollard. Let's update them!
The ICO is baring its teeth some more, but still imposing minimal fines
The ICO doesn't want to fine charities, so is encouraging them to take advantage of free help
The Dark Knight Rises features a digital identity remover called the 'Clean Slate'. Could such technology work in today's world?…
The EC wants to talk about cyber security legislation, looking at risk management and breach reporting requirements in particular
Dell is back in the bidding for Quest Software, a report claims
The long-delayed Department of Health information strategy plans to release anonymised patient data to researchers, industry and the public
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust says ICO has "acted incorrectly"
Council fined after second offence in two years, but further loss prevented by laptop encryption
US Department of Homeland Security will be handed personal details including names, credit card details and phone numbers
A new survey has revealed a chronic lack of confidence among businesses about their data protection
Users will now be able to access data about IP addresses, previous names and friend requests
DECC's smart meter programme expected to deliver £7.2 billion net benefit over 20 years
Google's Larry Page has posted a company update describing Google's focus for the year and denying that its harvesting of…
A Mozy survey has found that significant number of SMBs don't implement safe backup strategies, despite the risks
We should look at ways to forge opportunities from the right to be forgotten, says Tom Brewster.
Zetta has upgraded its DataProtect cloud service to give SMBs a backup solution with no appliance
Google's Vint Cerf defends the new privacy policy, but admits it wasn't presented well
French regulator CNIL reveals the 69 questions it asked on Google's privacy policy
Google should not have pushed through its privacy policy changes in the face of conflicts with European data protection laws,…
University promises to review data handling procedures after posting details of 177 students and staff on its official website
The Information Commissioner has fined Cheshire East council £80,000 for not properly protecting personal data
Turns out making things simpler is not that simple
The EU's Viviane Reding has announced a 'right to be forgotten' and large fines but missed the security issues, say…
Mobile device users are lax about installing security software or using strong passcodes to protect data on their mobile devices
Irish data protection commissioner tells Facebook to give users greater control of data
Cloud services could lose, in an Olympian contest over privacy between US patriots and EU human rights defenders, says Eric…
The Information Commissioner's Office has set up a blog to allow discussion of data protection issues