As a follow-up to the story about the new UK national ID card being cloned in 12 minutes, what does the UK Home Office have to say? According to this story in IT Pro: A spokesperson from the Home Office said: “This story is rubbish. We are satisfied the personal data on the chip cannot…
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Complying with the EU Data Retention Directive
Back in April of this year the UK Home Office announced that all ISPs must retain their internet-related communication data for law enforcement authorities (LEAs) to gain access to the information that would help with a criminal investigation. The law, based on the European Union Data Retention Directive (EU DRD) requires ISPs to retain the…
ICO: Putting a value on privacy protection
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has appointed Watson Hall Ltd and John Leach Information Security Ltd (JLIS Ltd) to undertake a three-month research project with the aim of producing a comprehensive business case for investing in proactive privacy protection. The research project – The business case for investing in proactive privacy protection – will explore…
Passwords stolen for tax returns
Gangs are stealing taxpayers’ passwords and submitting claims for tax refunds to be paid to them, HM Revenue and Customs has warned. A series of attempted fraudulent claims through the self-assessment repayments system has been discovered. No figures have been released outlining the extent of the fraud, but a HMRC spokesman said this was a…