Data protection officials to lobby for new child-protecting laws

Data protection authorities from all over the world have agreed to call for legislation specifically limiting the collection and use of children's personal data

WED 22 OCT. 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT

Advocate General rejects Ireland's data retention objections

The European Union's Data Retention Directive was not procedurally flawed and should not be repealed, an Advocate General to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has said. Ireland's argument that the law was wrongly adopted has been rejecte

TUE 21 OCT. 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT

Security industry's biggest worry is data leakage, says survey

The problem information security professionals are most worried about is preventing data loss by their organisations, a survey has found

THU 28 AUG. 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT

Bank of Ireland loses thousands of customer records

Four laptops containing personal details of 10,000 people have been stolen from the Bank of Ireland (BOI). The Data Protection Commissioner in Ireland is investigating the thefts

WED 23 APRIL 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT

Privacy chief notified of 94 data breaches since HMRC debacle

The Information Commissioner has been notified of almost 100 data breaches by public and private sector organisations since the loss of 25 million people's details by HM Revenue and Customs last November, according to figures released yesterday

WED 23 APRIL 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT

EU privacy chief wants data breach law for business

The privacy watchdog for EU institutions has called for a planned requirement for telecoms companies to publish details of information security breaches to be extended to banks, businesses and medical bodies

THU 17 APRIL 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT

Expect Government to be interested in your IT security.

OPINION: Disaster has struck and all big organisations should be preparing to pay the price.

FRI 01 FEB. 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT

Debunking six myths of the Data Protection Act

THU 31 JAN. 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT

Irish courts can demand data mining in electronic discovery

Irish courts can order companies to undertake expensive data mining under electronic discovery rules, according to a ruling from the Irish Supreme Court.

FRI 18 JAN. 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT

FTSE 100 switchboards confused by data protection, finds survey

The UK's biggest companies still struggle to deal with basic data protection enquiries

WED 19 SEPT. 2007 |Featured in: Legal IT