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Full body scanners could be used without violating privacy, says expert
A privacy regulator has said that technical tweaks and policy changes could
ensure that whole-body airport scanners do not violate people's privacy.
07/01/2010
Government charts Digital Britain progress
The Government claims that a quarter of the recommendations in the Digital
Britain report published six months ago have already been implemented. Others,
including the passing of controversial legislation, are progressing, it said.
06/01/2010
Ordering police trainee to cut his hair was not sex discrimination, tribunal rules
A trainee police officer who was forced to cut his shoulder-length hair has
failed in his claim that the order constituted sex discrimination. An Employment
Appeal Tribunal (EAT) said that the police force's dress code was fair.
05/01/2010
Advisors urge home working and common sense in bad weather conditions
Employers may be legally entitled to dock workers' pay if they stay at home
because of snow and extreme weather, but such a course of action can be risky
and cause resentment, according to guidance from Pinsent Masons, the law firm
behind OUT-LAW.COM.
05/01/2010
Recession forces software escrow releases to jump by 150%
A software escrow provider has reported a 150% increase in source code releases
in 2009, compared with 2008. NCC Group said businesses’ relationships with
software suppliers have been strained by recessionary pressures.
05/01/2010
Insurance comparison websites urged to adopt new practice standards
Customers buying motor or home insurance online will benefit from new guidelines
aimed at improving the information provided by comparison websites, according to
the Association of British Insurers (ABI).
05/01/2010
OUT-LAW Radio: A new way to disconnect websites
07/01/2010: Police managed to disconnect over 1,000 websites without going near a judge for a court order. How? Just by asking Nominet. Is this the future of anti-counterfeit action?.
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