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ISPs sign up to Ofcom Code on broadband speeds
A Code of Practice to ensure that internet service providers (ISPs) offer
greater clarity over customers’ broadband line speeds was published by Ofcom
today. The Code does not require the disclosure of average speeds, but Ofcom
said that might change.
05/06/2008
ICO issues new guidance on transfer of employee information
The Information Commissioner’s Office has today published new guidance to help
organisations comply with the Data Protection Act when providing information
about their employees under TUPE, the law that protects staff when a business is
transferred.
04/06/2008
Google needs link to privacy policy on homepage, say privacy groups
Google has been urged to add a link from its search engine homepage to its
privacy policy. An open letter sent today by US consumer and privacy groups
echoes the call of an influential group of privacy law experts in Europe. Google
has rejected the calls.
03/06/2008
Google's cash cow may get grilling in European Court of Justice
Google's system of keyword advertising faces a challenge in Europe's highest
court that could change the way the system operates across the EU's 27 member
states.
03/06/2008
Police did not breach rights when photographing protester
Police-ordered photography of an anti-arms trade protester did not breach the
protester's privacy rights, the High Court has ruled.
02/06/2008
Consumer insurance law must change, say Law Commissions
Consumer insurance law is in urgent need of reform, according to consumer
groups, lawyers, brokers and most insurance firms responding to a consultation
by the English and Scottish Law Commissions. The responses were published this
week.
30/05/2008
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