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22 May 2013
Ireland's data protection watchdog has outlined concerns over the governance of data sharing practices in the country's public sector.
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22 May 2013
Businesses do not have to pay compensation for causing distress to consumers if they break data protection laws unless the distress suffered by consumers is linked to the breach itself, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
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20 May 2013
Businesses must be more transparent about the way they collect information about consumers in order to offer personalised prices for goods and services online, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has said.
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16 May 2013
Proposed new rules on electronic identification (e-ID) schemes and electronic trust services would not be able to sufficiently secure the security of individuals' identity, according to an MEP.
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15 May 2013
A new Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) has been launched in Singapore in advance of new data protection rules taking effect in the country from next year.
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15 May 2013
Businesses should have to ask for individuals' consent before sharing anonymised personal data with third parties, digital rights campaigners have said.
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15 May 2013
Major companies are holding back on developing new technology to help with the provision of health care and services as a result of legal barriers in the EU, an expert has said.
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14 May 2013
Businesses are uncertain about what proposed new data protection laws would mean for them, according to a study commissioned by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
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13 May 2013
Too many companies are using the privacy policies they publish "to protect themselves rather than inform the public" about the collection and use of personal data, the UK's data protection watchdog has said.
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10 May 2013
The proposed mass roll-out of smart metering in the UK is to be delayed, the Government has said.
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