Information Governance Archive
Posted on May 01, 2009 13:42
Monday, 27 October 2008Two Point Oh Dear IIWeb 2.0. The debate continues.View articleSOURCE: one-man-typing.blogspot.comRegistered members can discuss...
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Posted on May 01, 2009 13:42
Friday, 24 October 2008DH wants ISO equivalent for health information"The Department of Health is looking for an organisation to run a scheme to accre...
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Posted on May 01, 2009 13:42
Wednesday, 08 October 2008eHealth Mobile Data Protection Standard"The document below describes the minimum standards for the protection of mobile data...
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Posted on May 01, 2009 13:40
Friday,10 October 2008Database right prevents more than just cut 'n' paste copying, rules ECJ"A judgement by Europe's highest court has strengthened t...
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Posted on May 01, 2009 13:38
Friday, 31 October 2008Protect life over personal privacy, universities told [Canada]"The reluctance of two universities to disclose information that ...
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Posted on May 01, 2009 13:37
Thursday, 30 October 2008EU privacy chiefs update rules for overseas data transfers"The European Union's data protection authorities have published am...
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Posted on May 01, 2009 13:37
Wednesday, 20 October 2008Privacy watchdog calls on CEOs to take responsibility for data protection safeguards"The number of data breaches reported to...
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Posted on May 01, 2009 13:37
Wednesday, 29 October 2008Thirty organisations are under ICO investigation over data breaches"The UK's privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner's...
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Posted on May 01, 2009 13:37
Monday, 20 October 2008ICO [UK] statement on the Communications Data Bill"Debate on government proposals for the state to retain citizens' internet an...
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Posted on May 01, 2009 13:37
Thursday, 16 October 2008Government gives more detail on communications surveillance plan"The Government has postponed planned legislation which could...
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Posted on May 01, 2009 13:36
Friday, 03 October 2008Overseas transfers of personal data"This series of guides addresses the position in the UK by reference to the legal provisions...
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Posted on May 01, 2009 13:33
Monday, 27 October 2008Income tax in the open"Does Government need a "private space" for policy formulation? Do public authorities need the ability to...
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Posted on May 01, 2009 13:33
Friday, 17 October 2008Mickey Mouse wants to know"Many public authorities have accepted that they should answer freedom of information requests, which...
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Posted on May 01, 2009 13:33
Friday, 17 October 2008Details of firms taken to tribunals to be made public"There is a public interest in disclosing the details of companies taken t...
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Posted on May 01, 2009 13:33
Tuesday, 14 October 2008New EIR helpline number"Our new helpline number for advice on the EIRs [Environmental Information Regulations] is 020 7270 888...
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Posted on May 01, 2009 13:32
Monday, 06 October 2008Just Fifteenth"It's now over three years since I complained to the Information Commissioner [UK] in September 2005..., I wonder...
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Posted on May 01, 2009 13:17
Wednesday, 29 April 2009Richard Thomas dodges the dole queue"For those readers of FoINews who have been e-mailing me concerned at the future job prosp...
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Posted on May 01, 2009 13:10
Wednesday, 29 April 2009ICO [UK] takes enforcement action against Manchester University for data breach"The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ha...
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Posted on May 01, 2009 13:03
Wednesday, 08 April 2009The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued a warning to public authorities to get t...
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Posted on May 01, 2009 12:59
Monday, 30 March 2009
ICO [UK] Decision notice FS50143074 University of Central Lancashire
"The complainant requested copies of the course materials...
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Posted on April 30, 2009 12:52
The University of Manchester has inadvertently published the personal data of 1700 students.
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Posted on April 24, 2009 12:00
Tuesday, 21 April 2009Prof puts MoD data in the spotlight"An academic who has made a study of all the information requests made to the Ministry of Def...
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Posted on April 24, 2009 11:57
Thursday, 16 April 2009Government stalls copyright reform as UK law deemed "abject failure" "Copyright reform in the UK has "stalled" as the Governmen...
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Posted on April 24, 2009 11:47
Monday, 30 March 2009ICO [UK] Decision notice FS50201558"The complainant made a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000…to the University of...
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Posted on April 24, 2009 11:43
Monday, 30 March 2009ICO[UK] Decision notice FS50197666 "The complainant made a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000…to the University of...
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Posted on April 23, 2009 11:29
The UK Government wants the creative industries to set up a rights agency to support legislation and the legal use of online content, raise public awareness of the consequences of piracy and help resolve disputes.
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Posted on April 20, 2009 17:16
With a view to an improved experience for its users, JISC Legal has taken early steps to the adoption of a much-improved website.
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Posted on April 16, 2009 14:03
The European Commission has pledged to take action to prevent new technologies invading the privacy of individuals.
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Posted on April 15, 2009 15:16
Wednesday, 15 April 2009Copyright Tribunal rules will change to fast track smaller cases"The Government is changing the way that a copyright disputes ...
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Posted on April 15, 2009 15:12
Thursday, 09 April 2009ICO [UK] Decision notices FS50160909, FS50160905, FS50160904, FS50160903, FS50160902"The complainant requested information held...
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Posted on April 15, 2009 15:06
Monday, 09 March 2009New FoI blog"Freedom of Information (FoI) News is edited by journalist Matthew Davis. The blog will provide news, legal updates a...
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Posted on April 15, 2009 15:06
Tuesday, 31 March 2009Frequently asked questions relating to transfers of personal data from the EU/EEA to third countries "Disclaimer: Answers to the...
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Posted on April 01, 2009 14:44
Data Protection clauses in the Coroners and Justice Bill are amended or abandoned.
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Posted on March 31, 2009 13:47
Thursday, 26 March 2009ICO seeks permission to appeal to House of Lords"In Ofcom v Information Commissioner [2009] EWCA Civ 90, the Court of Appeal he...
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Posted on March 31, 2009 13:44
Friday, 20 March 2009Guidance on using the ICO model publication scheme to disseminate environmental information"This guide is intended to help public...
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Posted on March 31, 2009 13:40
Tuesday, 17 March 2009EDPS newsletterNewsletter of the European Data Protection SupervisorIssue no 18 - 17 March 2009 View newsletter SOURCE: edps.eur...
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Posted on March 31, 2009 13:35
Monday, 16 March 2009New information law blog"Welcome to "Panopticon", a new blog about Information Law maintained by members of 11KBW's Information L...
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Posted on March 31, 2009 13:31
Wednesday, 3 September 2008Government builds future-proof archive"Future generations should be able to read government documents electronically thanks...
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Posted on March 31, 2009 09:20
Friday, 26 September 2008Need a new job?Information Commissioner post advertisedView advertisementSOURCE: The Times Registered members can discuss thi...
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Posted on March 31, 2009 09:17
Wednesday, 17 September 2008Exam portals hacked"HYDERABAD: Technology comes with its own limitations and deficiencies and some students of the Jawahar...
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Posted on March 31, 2009 09:16
Friday, 5 September 2008Database rights are too tough on business, says expert“The European Union's Database Directive is too restrictive and has the ...
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Posted on March 31, 2009 09:15
Thursday, 4 September 2008Copyright law: the basics“This article is based on UK law. It was last updated in August 2008."View articleSOURCE: Out-law.c...
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Posted on March 31, 2009 09:12
Tuesday, 30 September 2008Expert warns that proposed ICO powers could be weak"The Ministry of Justice's plans to change the Information Commissioner's...
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Posted on March 31, 2009 09:12
Monday, 29 September 2008Who said what?"When someone expresses an opinion about you, should you have the right to know who is saying it as well as wha...
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Posted on March 31, 2009 09:12
Monday, 22 September 2008IP addresses and the Data Protection Act"An IP address in isolation is not personal data under the Data Protection Act, accor...
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Posted on March 31, 2009 09:09
Wednesday, 17 September 2008We know what is lost, but how much is stolen?"There are numerous reports of "data loss" by the Government, almost one ever...
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Posted on March 31, 2009 09:09
Friday, 12 September 2008Trusts fail to discipline staff over data breaches"NHS managers are failing to take action against staff who are involved in ...
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Posted on March 31, 2009 09:09
Thursday, 11 September 2008Scottish Government convenes privacy-protection group"The Scottish Government has asked a panel of experts to produce rules...
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Posted on March 31, 2009 09:03
Tuesday, 30 September 2008One thousand FOI stories"The Campaign for Freedom of Information has published a collection of over 1000 press stories from ...
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Posted on March 31, 2009 09:03
Wednesday, 24 September 2008Current Prohibited Places under the Official Secrets Act"The Ministry of Justice has replied to our reduced Freedom Of Inf...
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