Data Security Breach notifications in sight
Courtesy of Pogo and Vnunet, comes this recent news on European data breach notification laws (part of the amendments to the Telecommunications framework at a European level:European data breach...
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Updated BCR Guidelines
Updated guidelines on BCR (courtesy of Out-Law news) have been published the Art. 29 Working Party.The European Union's data protection authorities have published amended guidance on how companies can...
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HL refuses appeal
Courtesy of 5RB, the House of Lords has refused leave to appeal against the Court of Appeal's interim ruling in the privacy claim involving photographs of J. K. Rowling's son. The House of Lords today...
View ArticleRevisiting data security breaches
Opinion: In a recent press statement on whether there ought to be data security breach notifications, it is slightly unusual for the Government to reject calls for a law that would require significant...
View ArticleCFP on Privacy Symposium
(via Surveillance network)RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM - THE TRANSFORMATIONS OF PRIVACY POLICY 2-4 July 2009Institutions, Markets Technology Institute for Advanced Studies (IMT), Lucca (Italy), in collaboration...
View ArticleECtHR ruling in Marper
Whilst busying away with marking, this recent judgment from the ECtHR (via International Herald Tribune) on the retention of DNA:BRUSSELS, Belgium: Europe's top human rights court says British police...
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Events
Just a reminder re: forthcoming data protection events taking place over the course of this month: 1) Computers, Privacy and Data Protection Conference: Data Protection in a Profiled world, 16-17...
View ArticleECJ's Judgment
Having had a short break from blogging (with teaching and marking to do), this ECJ's judgment in Tietosuojavaltuutettu v Satakunnan Markkinapörssi Oy (C-73/07) on the interpretation of Art. 9 of the...
View ArticleData Protection Day
Marking aside, the Data Protection Day took place yesterday, 28th January: the ICO launched the Personal Information Promise:On 28 January 2009 the Information Commissioner’s Office celebrated European...
View ArticleSearch engines - IP addresses
Whilst the issue of data retention of search log data has been the subject of much discussion, notwithstanding the Art. 29 Working Party's opinion, that the Data Retention Directive 2006/24/EC does not...
View ArticleDS Breaches
According to the latest findings, data breaches appear to become a common occurence:The personal information of UK citizens is being lost and stolen at an unprecedented rate, the UK’s privacy watchdog...
View ArticleSurveillance Report
The House of Lords Constitution Committee has recently published a report discussing the expansion of 'surveillance society', reiterating the warning that the right to privacy is being undermined by...
View ArticleArt. 29 Working Party Opinion on E-Privacy Directive
According to SCL, the Art. 29 Working Party has issued its third opinion on proposals amending the Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications 2002/58/EC. More from SCL:In a further official...
View ArticlePhorm and Websites
In the latest saga on Phorm and websites, according to Beeb:"Seven of the UK's biggest web firms have been urged to opt out of a controversial ad-serving system. Phorm - aka Webwise - profiles users'...
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2nd Privacy OS Conference
The 2nd Privacy OS Conference will be held in Berlin, 1-3 April 2009. More details of the Conference can be found here. A brief background of PrivacyOS:About PrivacyOSPrivacyOS is a European project...
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Google Streetview
According to the latest UK ICO press release on Google Streetview:Google's Street View includes a facility which allows vehicle registration marks and faces to be blurred. Individuals who feel that an...
View ArticleReading list
Having been slightly disorganised over the last week, and with plenty of reading to do over the Easter, including a recommended book by Clay Shirky titled "Here comes everybody" this post will diverge...
View ArticlePhorm saga
According to press release from Out-Law News, in the latest on the Phorm saga, the European Commission has issued proceedings against the UK over its implementation of the European Union Directives:UK...
View ArticleData Protection Developments
The ICO has recently published its press release entitled: Data Protection in the EU: promising themes for reform:The Review of the EU Directive prepared for my Office by RAND Europe has been presented...
View ArticleBook Review
Whilst ploughing through Privacy Advocates(and marking to complete), particularly on the role of the Privacy Consultant (in the UK, data protection/privacy officers), came across this sage advice:"The...
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