Don't expect privacy law overhaul in the wake of HMRC
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Politicos just blowing smoke Opinion Data protection, privacy and information law have never been so high profile as in recent months. Following the loss of 25 million people's personal details by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), there has been what seems like a tide of gaffe after slip-up, all resulting in private personal details spilling out into the public domain.â¦
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What exactly does the law mean by "data quality," and what does it have to do with privacy?
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Limited trial Passengers booked on one of two flights out of Heathrow will be able to skip queues if they hand over fingerprint and other biometric data.â¦
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'Fraught with disagreement and difficulty' The House of Lords will clarify how data protection and freedom of information laws should work together if it hears an NHS appeal against an order to release clinical data. Any ruling would be a defining one for the two emerging areas of law.â¦
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Better health care and fraud protection may sound good, but are they worth the potential privacy trade-offs?
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Reporters would not be forced to reveal their sources, and their notes, photographs and other material would be protected from government eyes under a bill introduced Friday.
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Although Google Inc. says privacy issues are behind its plan to shorten the life span of cookies placed on a user's computer, the move is being dismissed largely as hype.
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Opinion: Thornton A. May thinks chief privacy officers can make a big difference for companies marketing to consumers, but their doings and whereabouts are a bit mysterious.
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A major mobile phone service provider and the UK's largest catalog-shopping service have both been criticized by that government's Information Commissioner's Office for privacy violations affecting employees and consumers. Critics charge that the ICO is all hat and very few cattle.
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HMRC promises light touch for honest late starters Traders in a broad range of electronic goods have three months to overhaul their systems ahead of a VAT shakeup designed to crack down on missing trader fraud.â¦
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Public bodies are ill-prepared for the Freedom of Information Act, says a group of MPs.
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Dear Sir, you personal data has been made public... The European Commission has published proposals for a law change that would force telecoms firms to notify regulators and customers of all breaches of their data security.â¦
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Could be open season for fraudsters Gordon Brown has been warned that plans to simplify VAT rules will severely impair the European Union's ongoing battle against tax fraud.â¦
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'Basic rights need to be guaranteed' in the third pillar The EU's data protection watchdog has warned that European officials are in danger of eroding basic data protection principles and has called on them to reconsider their actions.â¦
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Google's calls for a global privacy standard are not enough to allay concerns about its purchase of DoubleClick.
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The government needs to ensure greater protection for people's personal information, a think-tank  warns.
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Proposed changes to law aim to deter insiders and others who sell or deliberately misuse confidential information.