2007 worst ever year for data protection
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Data on 37 million Brits mislaid Last year was the worst ever for data losses in the UK, with almost 37 million people having their private data compromised.â¦
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A report released Thursday by the GAO indicates that just one-sixth of the 24 largest data breaches reported between January 2000 and June 2005 resulted in actual identity theft. The report could give support to those who want breach-notification rules eased.
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By Kevin J. O'Brien and Thomas Crampton  In the latest example of a U.S. technology giant potentially being called on the carpet in Europe, Google has been warned that it may be violating European Union privacy laws by storing data on its users for up to two years.
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Carelessness by British security agents is proving embarrassing for the government.
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Data protection officials from 27 European countries have warned Google it is storing data on people&#39;s searches for too long-- but Europe&#39;s top privacy guardian, the European Data Protection Supervisor Peter Hustinx, believes Google&#39;s efforts to respect the privacy of European citizens in its Internet search software &quot;is not just window dressing.&quot;
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Google has been warned that it may be violating European Union privacy laws by storing search data from its users for up to two years.
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Less is more scary The number of software vulnerabilities discovered last year dropped last year after several years of growth.â¦
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The number of e-mail worms fell sharply in 2007, security vendors say.
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It was by any measure a stellar year for the world's leading microprocessor manufacturer, but what's disappointing investors this quarter is the disheartening news that 2007 is over.
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And then there were two The UK government is spending Â£208m per year on running websites but many of them are text heavy and crammed with policy information that citizens couldnât give a monkeyâs about.â¦
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Service pack says 2003 a very bad year Microsoft's Service Pack 3 for XP blocks you from opening certain file formats the software giant deems less secure - including its own.â¦
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.eu palaver tipped the scales European Commissioner Vivianne Reding is the internet's biggest villain of the year, according to UK internet service providers. She was given the title by the ISP Association (ISPA) in protest at the rules for registering a .eu domain name.â¦
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The information commissioner on Wednesday hit out at a number of banks and government departments for &quot;horrifying&quot; breaches of the country&#39;s data protection rules.
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The BBC News technology team looks back at personal technology favourites of 2007.
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Data protection officials from 27 European countries have warned Google it is storing data on people's searches for too long.
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The Downloader.GK Trojan was named as the worst piece of malicious code of 2004, according to Spanish anti-virus firm Panda Software.
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Kaspersky warns 2007 will bring increase in extortion schemes to encrypt your data and hold it hostage.