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Data watchdog keeps eye on U.K. businesses

June 16, 2005 The British data protection watchdog has established a new unit to target possible misuse of personal information collected by businesses. TAGS: data protection, watchdog, personal information, U.K.

U.K. commissioner blames CEOs for data breaches

July 11, 2007 "How can laptops holding details of customer accounts be used away from the office without strong encryption?" Richard Thomas scolds. TAGS: data protection, breach, U.K., complaint, bank, organization, CEO, leader, retailer, security, laptop computer

U.K. banks off the hook for Indian data breach

January 13, 2006 No action in store for banks over alleged sales of customer data by an Indian call center worker, U.K. watchdog says. TAGS: call-center, data protection, bank, integrated circuit, U.K., investigation, worker, London, security

eBay, Amazon take heat on privacy practices

August 31, 2006 The Net giants incur the wrath of Privacy International, and eBay draws the attention of the U.K.'s Information Commissioner. TAGS: Privacy International, data protection, Amazon.com Inc., U.K., eBay Inc., account, complaint, e-commerce

U.K. watchdog targets data breach

June 23, 2005 The Information Commissioner's Office says recent call-center security failure is a criminal breach of the U.K.'s Data Protection Act. TAGS: call-center, data protection, breach, watchdog, U.K., India, London, police, bank, banking, worker, security, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Office

Study: Businesses falling short on data disposal

September 24, 2007 Study commissioned by BT Group finds that many organizations fail to clean sensitive data off secondhand hard disks. TAGS: data protection, BT Group Plc., organization, study, U.K., British Telecommunications, patient, researcher, hard drive

British banks to cancel cards used for Net child porn

July 20, 2006 Under new legislation, police to notify credit card issuers about transactions used to access illegal content online. TAGS: corporate communication, data protection, credit card, U.K., police, bank, child, law

British banks in talks to fight ID theft

March 10, 2005 RSA Security is in high-level discussions with all the big U.K. banks, as concern over ID theft and data protection rises. TAGS: identity theft, Hannover, bank, RSA Security Inc., phishing, data protection, EMC Corp., U.K., China, security, database, e-mail

U.K. data thieves face two years in prison

February 7, 2007 Proposed changes to law aim to deter insiders and others who sell or deliberately misuse confidential information. TAGS: data sharing, penalty, prison, data protection, U.K., London, security

U.K. government reveals its 'biggest privacy disaster'

November 21, 2007 Two discs containing details on those who receive child benefits go missing because of "major contravention" of data-protection laws. TAGS: data protection, U.K., insurance

Ripples continue from massive data breach

June 23, 2005 Amid fallout from CardSystems heist, consumers grow wary of e-commerce and lawmakers call for action. TAGS: CardSystems Solutions Inc., data protection, credit card, e-commerce, U.K., bank, security
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