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...secrets, particularly when they’ve left. The department is making candidates aware that they will have to sign the Official Secrets Act which covers every aspect of their work during and after employment. The post is open only to EC nationals... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/tony_collins/2008/05/top-whitehall-200k-it-jobs-hop-1.html
...people who have access, transmission, distribution etc. The normal criminal sanctions for disclosure under the Official Secrets Act would also apply. Reply from Philip Virgo: I agree - It qualifies under a number of headings, including... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/when-IT-meets-politics/2007/11/death-by-data-protection-1.html
...000 fine or a year in prison. Civil servants improperly disclosing information would also be in breach of the Official Secrets Act. Earlier this month, Liberal Democrat MP Paul Burstow claimed in a parliamentary debate that the CRB's... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2003/05/15/194555/capita-to-get-access-to-police-national-computer.htm
1. Introduction: background and context 8 1.1 Purpose of this report 8 1.2 Scope of the review 8 1.3 The changing context 8 1.4 Structure of the report 9 2. The changed environment: new challenges 10 2.1 Overview 10 2.2 Examples of change 10 2.3 Main features of the changing environment 10 2. http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/stuart_king/Coleman%20Report.pdf
...recalling the controversy when the specifications of the Official Secrets Act were widened in 1980 or thereabouts right bang...Technically speaking you can now be killed under the Official Secrets Act, because it now specifies "anything that is... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/tony_collins/2006/11/mysterious-deaths-freedom-of-i.html
...disposing of equipment they must comply with the Data Protection Act, which protects personal information, and the Official Secrets Act, which safeguards official information. The report said that the problems are caused by the lack of an... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/07/30/225848/Government-IT-disposal-poses-security-breach-risk.htm
...disclosing information subject to a £4,000 fine or a year in prison. Civil servants would also be in breach of the Official Secrets Act. Clarke said, "This will improve the efficiency of the CRB by allowing Capita staff to access the PNC... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2003/05/20/194647/Capita-staff-will-access-police-computer-files.htm
...crime. Incompetence. Royal incompetence. And all conveniently hidden behind the reinforced steel barrier of the Official Secrets Act. They can be so clever when it comes to protecting their pensions, can't they? LV The 100-year... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2004/01/16/199635/your-shout.htm
...disciplinary action, including dismissal, against staff in 226 cases of computer misuse. Although staff sign the Official Secrets Act, and face criminal proceedings for breaches of the Data Protection Act, there have been only two prosecutions... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2003/01/16/191918/revenue-staff-break-data-law-by-snooping-on-stars.htm
...own use of e-mail. You'll remember the character of Sir Humphrey Appleby in Yes Minister, arguing that "The Official Secrets Act is there to protect officials' secrets and the very idea of open government and e-mail would have been anathema... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2002/03/18/185818/thought-for-the-daythe-silence-of-the-lans.htm

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...site 11 years ago, and she was very bitter that their work was never recognized, and that they were bound by the Official Secrets Act and couldn’t talk about it. It’s just a shame that so few of the staff are still alive to receive the award... http://alterslash.org/#Behind_the_My_Location_Errors_In_Google_Maps

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