Police investigating allegations of email hacking at the Times

The Metropolitan Police (the Met) is investigating claims that a reporter at the Times newspaper hacked into an email account to unmask an award-winning anonymous blogger. 03 Feb 2012

Private messages subject to FOI, says regulator

Public sector Messages in private email accounts, text messages and other messaging systems can be disclosed under freedom of information (FOI) laws if they relate to public business, the FOI regulator has said. 15 Dec 2011

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Police infringed database rights of forensics firm in misusing confidential information, High Court rules

A UK police force breached database rights and misused confidential information stored on a company's database when it shared the data on an online law enforcement forum, the High Court has ruled. 14 Nov 2011

Explicit prior consent needed for personal data processing, EU Commissioner says

Organisations that want to process personal data will have to obtain explicit prior consent from individuals to do so under new EU data protection laws, the EU Justice Commissioner has said. 08 Nov 2011

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