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IT legislation and regulation

• October 21, 2014 21 Oct'14

  Why Shell, BP and PwC teamed up to launch platform-neutral IT4IT Forum

  Lack of IT integration and workload interoperability is pushing enterprises such as Royal Dutch Shell to collaborate with IT providers to develop standards

• October 13, 2014 13 Oct'14

  UK ranks third in right to be forgotten requests to Google

  The UK has made the third-highest number of requests for links to be removed from Google's search results

• October 08, 2014 08 Oct'14

  Tim Berners-Lee: Data sharing needs accountability

  The question of how much data an individual should share was a key theme of Tim Berners-Lee's keynote at IP Expo

• October 07, 2014 07 Oct'14

  Engineering company rolls out talent management software across 17 countries

  Meggitt is deploying cloud-based HR technology as it seeks to integrate 60 diverse business units into a multinational operation

• October 01, 2014 01 Oct'14

  European firms far from ready for new data rules, study shows

  As European authorities aim to ratify revised data protection rules by 2015, many firms have a lot to do to comply

• September 15, 2014 15 Sep'14

  WikiLeaks reveals Australian police are using surveillance software

  Australia's New South Wales police are using spyware that has been linked to repressive states, according to leaked documents

• September 10, 2014 10 Sep'14

  Google faces fresh EU pressure over advertising practices

  European Commission calls for “new solutions” to address complaints that Google's online search advertising is anti-competitive

• August 26, 2014 26 Aug'14

  Local authorities can improve data protection, says ICO audit

  There is room for improvement in how local authorities protect personal data, says an audit report by the ICO

• August 14, 2014 14 Aug'14

  UK recession benefits IT industry

  A fifth of IT staff believe the UK recession has had a positive impact on the IT industry, according to Randstad Technologies

• August 08, 2014 08 Aug'14

  Why John Linwood is not to blame for BBC’s failed technology project

  Former BBC CTO has won his case for unfair dismissal over the failed £100m DMI project, but what lessons can be learned?

• July 31, 2014 31 Jul'14

  Paddy Power hit by data breach in 2010

  Gambling firm Paddy Power owns up to 2010 data breach after recovering a compromised dataset in Canada

• July 25, 2014 25 Jul'14

  Search firms meet EU regulators over right to be forgotten

  Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have met EU data protection authorities to discuss the implications of the right to be forgotten ruling

• July 21, 2014 21 Jul'14

  EU funds project to boost European cloud computing market

  Cloudcatalyst project will assess cloud market in Europe, identify barriers to cloud adoption and provide tools to boost its growth

• July 21, 2014 21 Jul'14

  Privacy key to UK business opportunity, says KPMG

  Finding the right balance between privacy and business insight could help UK firms take the lead in innovative online services, says KPMG

• July 17, 2014 17 Jul'14

  System for seven-day bank account switching underused

  The IT system that underpins government’s regulation of seven-day bank account switching is being underused

• July 16, 2014 16 Jul'14

  Ed Vaizey gets digital industries role in Cabinet reshuffle

  Culture minister Ed Vaizey has been promoted to the post of minister for digital industries in this week’s Cabinet reshuffle

• July 02, 2014 02 Jul'14

  ISPs take legal action against GCHQ over mass network infrastructure surveillance

  Six global internet service providers (ISPs) have filed a legal complaint calling for a halt to GCHQ’s use of network infrastructure for surveillance

• July 01, 2014 01 Jul'14

  Connected cars standard by end of 2018

  Juniper Research study finds integrated in-vehicle connectivity and apps will become standard in new cars by the end of 2018

• June 27, 2014 27 Jun'14

  Wearable tech must comply with privacy laws, warns ICO

  Wearable technology must comply with UK data privacy laws, warns the ICO

• June 27, 2014 27 Jun'14

  Google begins complying with European takedown requests

  Google has begun removing search results in response to takedown requests from European citizens

• June 12, 2014 12 Jun'14

  HSBC makes executives responsible for application consolidation

  In the next few weeks, senior executives at HSBC globally will have KPIs to reduce the number of applications they run

• April 28, 2014 28 Apr'14

  US judge orders Microsoft to hand over email data held in Dublin

  A US Judge has ordered Microsoft to give the District Court access to the contents of one of its customer’s emails stored on a server located in Dublin

• April 01, 2014 01 Apr'14

  UK update to copyright law imminent

  The UK is to update its 1988 copyright law for the digital age in line with a nearly three-year-old review

• March 21, 2014 21 Mar'14

  Customer privacy an ongoing challenge, says Unilever

  Unilever has set up a programme to address the continually evolving challenge of privacy issues relating to customer data

• February 18, 2014 18 Feb'14

  Is second-hand software illegal?

  The action by Federation Against Software Theft to suspend one of its members confuses users over legal second-hand user licences

• January 17, 2014 17 Jan'14

  Internet at risk of 'cybergeddon' says WEF

  Internet is at risk of fragmenting amid concerns over spying and cyber crime, says World Economic Forum

• December 04, 2013 04 Dec'13

  Councils threatened with disconnection from PSN in escalating security row

  A London council was hours away from being disconnected from the public sector network, in an row between central and local government over security compliance

• November 25, 2013 25 Nov'13

  Banks clamp down on traders in chat rooms

  Traders at several banks have been banned from chat rooms in the wake of scandals including the manipulation of the Libor interbank lending rate

• November 19, 2013 19 Nov'13

  Google reaches $17m multi-state settlement over Safari snooping

  Google has reached a $17m settlement agreement with 10 US states for bypassing Apple Safari privacy settings

• November 12, 2013 12 Nov'13

  Call for graduates to apply for John Lewis technology scheme

  Retailer John Lewis is encouraging university-leavers to apply for positions in its graduate development scheme

• November 12, 2013 12 Nov'13

  Mass surveillance a bad idea, says Information Commissioner Christopher Graham

  Information Commissioner Christopher Graham says issues of national security must not overshadow concerns of legitimate public interest

• October 28, 2013 28 Oct'13

  Six tips to help you negotiate the best deal with your datacentre provider

  Your willingness to negotiate can make a big difference to the deal you get, says Anthony Day, associate at law firm DLA Piper

• August 23, 2013 23 Aug'13

  Box.com forges new cloud security model

  Service providers and consumers need to move to a security model better suited to the cloud computing, says Box.com

• July 30, 2013 30 Jul'13

  ICO to investigate sale of online dating profiles

  The UK’s data protection watchdog is to investigate the sale of 10,000 online dating profiles to the BBC’s Panorama programme

• July 22, 2013 22 Jul'13

  UK to block online porn by default

  The UK is to block online pornography by default to all new internet users, David Cameron is to announce

• July 10, 2013 10 Jul'13

  Head of Universal Credit denies IT problems

  Howard Shiplee tells the work and pensions select committee all is well, denying reports of the failing IT system behind Universal Credit

• July 04, 2013 04 Jul'13

  Azure powers Eurozone network to combat counterfeit drugs

  Microsoft Azure will be used to power a cloud platform designment to combat counterfeit pharmaceutical product in the EU

• June 19, 2013 19 Jun'13

  Met Police needs significant tech investment to overhaul creaking legacy systems

  The Metropolitan Police needs significant capital investment in technology if it is to overhaul its legacy IT infrastructure

• June 07, 2013 07 Jun'13

  PM urged to criminalise internet rape porn

  Campaigners are calling for the criminalisation of possessing internet pornography depicting rape

• May 21, 2013 21 May'13

  Oops! The risks of using social media at work

  Recent tribunal cases show the risks that employers and employees run when using social media services

• May 03, 2013 03 May'13

  Netherlands considers hacking powers for police

  The Netherlands government considers legislation to give police powers to hack into computers, install spyware and read emails

• April 30, 2013 30 Apr'13

  Big data security: getting a grip on multiple data sources

  Big data analyses multiple data points, but how do you ensure that ecosystem is secure? In this podcast, Mathieu Gorge, CEO of Vigitrust, outlines the key steps in achieving big data security

• April 25, 2013 25 Apr'13

  Lib Dems will block Snoopers’ Charter, says Nick Clegg

  The draft Communications Data Bill will not go ahead while the Lib Dems are in government, says deputy prime minister Nick Clegg

• April 15, 2013 15 Apr'13

  Google reaches deal with EU competition authorities

  Google has reportedly reached a deal with European Union (EU) competition authorities over concerns about its business practices

• April 12, 2013 12 Apr'13

  Google has another go at allaying EU competition concerns

  Google has submitted a fresh set of proposals to address European concerns about its business practices and avoid punitive action

• April 09, 2013 09 Apr'13

  Why CIOs need to become tax literate

  Digital technologies can have significant ramifications for corporate taxation. IT teams need to be aware of the issues, says PwC

• April 02, 2013 02 Apr'13

  Google closer to action from European privacy regulators

  Google is another step closer to action by privacy regulators across Europe for failing to change the way it manages user data

• February 15, 2013 15 Feb'13

  IT budgets to grow in 2013 as economy bumps along

  UK IT departments are planning to spend more on IT in 2013 despite the downturn, a worldwide survey of IT managers has revealed

• February 11, 2013 11 Feb'13

  IT expert in Microsoft monopoly case faces £2.5m legal fight

  A computer expert who advised the European Commission in its investigation into anti-competitive behaviour by Microsoft faces £2.5bn legal battle

• January 24, 2013 24 Jan'13

  ICO hits Sony with £250,000 data breach penalty

  The Information Commissioner’s office (ICO) has fined Sony Computer Entertainment Europe £250,000 for breaching the Data Protection Act