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Op-Ed: Police state UK/police state USA

Big Brother and his servants are at it again, now they want to 'swipe' your mobile phones in order to protect us from criminals. Except the ones in uniform, of course.

In the Media by Alexander Baron - 3 comments

Op-Ed: The truth about Data Protection — Jobs for the boys? Special

One of the things David Cameron promised the people of Britain was a bonfire of the quangos. He hasn't made much progress, but one office he might consider shutting down or at least scaling down is that of Information Commissioner.

Digital Journal Report by Alexander Baron

German supreme court protects privacy after 35,000 complaints

Karlsruhe - Germany's Federal Constitutional Court has overruled a law that let authorities retain data on telephone calls and e-mails. 35,00 Germans had previously complained about the unwarranted intrusion into their personal privacy .

In the Media by R. C. Camphausen - 1 comment

New Targeted Ad Service Comes Under Fire, Accused of Collecting Personal Info

A new service soon to be deployed by several British Internet providers has run into controversy for targeting Web advertising based on a users' surfing habits. A technology policy group warns Phorm's system violates data protection laws.

In the Media by David Silverberg

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VIDEO: Rules to protect online data sharing

Dan Simmons discusses the impact of proposed data privacy rules set out by the European Commission on Wednesday.

EU confirms data penalty proposal

The European Commission proposes an overhaul of data protection laws, including large fines for firms that breach the rules.

First fine over NHS data breach

A Welsh health board becomes the first NHS body to be fined for a data protection breach after it released sensitive data about a patient to the wrong person.

Google 'fails EU privacy rules'

Google's new privacy policy may violate the European Union's data protection laws, according to the French data regulator.

Protection vital for Med wetlands

The battle to protect the Mediterranean's ailing wetlands