Work on a new online copyright enforcement regime under the Digital Economy Act (DEA) has been shelved now that rights holders and internet service providers (ISPs) have voluntarily agreed a […]
Continue Reading →A legal challenge is to be launched against new UK data retention laws that received parliamentary backing under a prioritised approval process earlier this month. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Planned updates to EU data protection laws will not diminish rights that journalists currently enjoy when processing personal data, the UK’s Information Commissioner has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Apple has been asked to provide “specific details” of the measures it intends to take to address concerns about the protection consumers have against running up unexpected bills when playing […]
Continue Reading →Telecoms companies are subject to new UK rules to retain information about customers’ communications. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Forcing telecoms companies to store so-called ‘communications data’ on the basis that it may be useful to government agencies in the future “appears neither necessary nor proportionate”, the United Nations […]
Continue Reading →EU institutions that wish to transfer personal data to a cloud computing provider based outside of the trading bloc may have to obtain sign-off from a privacy watchdog to proceed […]
Continue Reading →A new charging scheme proposed by BT, the telecommunications firm, for connecting calls from mobile networks to its ‘0800’, ‘0845’ and ‘0870’ non-geographic fixed line phone numbers should not have […]
Continue Reading →The UK government has proposed emergency legislation to ensure that telecoms companies continue to store internet and phone user data after Europe’s top court struck down previous data retention laws. […]
Continue Reading →IT and utility companies that provide “essential” supplies would be prevented from enforcing termination clauses in contracts with companies that fall into financial difficulties under plans put forward for consultation […]
Continue Reading →Lack of cross-border coordination, insufficient infrastructure and funding opportunities are preventing countries in the EU from taking full advantage of the economic benefits of ‘big data’ and cloud computing, the […]
Continue Reading →Development of an industry-wide specification and certification programme for ‘smart’ devices for use in connected homes and offices will be the first priority of a new industry consortium. Read Complete […]
Continue Reading →High street bank Barclays has become the first major organisation to be certified under the UK government’s new cyber security programme, the Cyber Essentials Scheme (CES). Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Email services, search engines and social networks will be required to store Russian users’ personal data solely on servers located in Russia under plans that have been approved by the […]
Continue Reading →New EU guidelines on data ownership and liability could be published to address issues arising from the increasing volume and use of data that is anticipated as part of the […]
Continue Reading →The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is to assess whether a study social networking giant Facebook conducted into users’ emotions was compliant with data protection laws. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →A senior EU official has criticised US authorities for demanding access to data stored in Ireland by Microsoft about its customer without following agreed protocols designed to ensure privacy rights […]
Continue Reading →The UK government has decided against drafting new regulations to require banks, energy companies and mobile providers to provide consumers with better access to their data at this time. Read […]
Continue Reading →Large UK businesses will be required to report on their annual total energy consumption across their buildings, transport and industrial activities, and identify cost effective energy saving measures, by December […]
Continue Reading →Customers who hold a current account with one of the UK’s largest providers will be able to download a year’s worth of their data in a standardised format by the […]
Continue Reading →New industry-developed standardisation guidelines for cloud computing service level agreements (SLAs) between cloud providers and cloud service customers are to be trialled by the European Commission. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →The collection and processing of personal data gathered from ‘wearables’ is subject to UK data protection laws, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has confirmed. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →The act of dealing in virtual currencies is now subject to a number of anti-money laundering controls in Canada following the enactment of a new law in the country. Read […]
Continue Reading →The amount of money spent online, via mobile or as contactless payments each year is set to rise more than 40% by 2019, according to new research. Read Complete Article
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