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Durham University breached the Data Protection Act after disclosing personal information on its website.
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ACAS guide offers practical tips on the impact of social networking on discipline and grievances, bullying, defamation, data protection and privacy.
Four out of ten students online are concerned about how their online profiles might affect their future.
Member of staff failed to realise they had made an error while carrying out work on the University’s IT system.
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A recent EU survey finds that 77% of 13-16 year olds have a social networking profile and 25% say their profile is open to the public.
The EU has taken a step towards common rules for cracking down on those who sexually abuse children and post images of the abuse on the internet.
Tweets should be considered public and can be published, the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) has ruled.
Causing "substantial damage or distress to individuals" by processing their personal data unfairly is likely to result in a fine.
Authoritative statutory guidance published on equal pay, employment, and services, public functions and associations.
Service providers only become liable once told of specific infringing content and fail to act.
The benefits of the internet in learning are vast, however a new book by Nicolas Carr suggests there are some negative effects on brain activity also, reports the BBC.
The Government has outlined how the cost of tackling online copyright infringement is to be met.
A CD containing sensitive personal data was discovered at a bus stop and was unencrypted with no password protection.
A consultation by the GEO seeks views on proposals for draft regulations on the new public sector equality duty.
Guidance for public sector organisationsaims to make current equality law more consistent, clearer and easier to follow in order to make society fairer.
JISC Techdis, a JISC Advance service, works with the HE and FE sector in the UK in the field of accessibility and inclusion. http://www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/
On 8 April 2010 the Equality Act received royal assent after completing its parliamentary process.
JISC has launched a toolkit to allow a better understanding of the legal issues involved in managing identity issues.
The Royal Bank of Scotland recently lost their appeal against the decision that they were in breach of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
This Cybercrime overview paper explores the main obligations imposed on institutions concerning the provision and use of IT facilities in terms of cybercrime.
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An examination of what legal duty of care is required in the ICT environment by FE and HE institutions.