The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has produced a new plain English Guide to Data Protection to provide businesses and organizations with practical advice about the Data Protection Act and dispel myths. The guide will help organizations safeguard personal data and comply with the law. The guide takes a straight-forward look at the principles of the…
MLB wants pix of Cleveland Indians Grady Sizemore removed
Paul Hoynes reports: MLB is requesting that risque pictures of Indians center fielder Grady Sizemore be removed from the Internet site that posted them Sunday. As of early Monday afternoon the pictures were still posted along with MLB’s request from its Department of Investigation to remove them. Sizemore told The Plain Dealer on Sunday night…
TX: Teacher charged with breach of computer security
From staff at the Austin American-Statesman: A Southwest Austin middle school teacher was arrested last week for breach of computer security, according to school district police. School district police arrested Covington Middle School teacher Robert Brent Scott, 42, on Nov. 23, saying he accessed the computer of his ex-wife, also a school district employee, to…
Norwegian consumer group will mount legal challenge to Facebook terms
A Norwegian consumer protection agency is preparing a legal challenge to Facebook and other social networking companies, accusing them of operating “in a legal vacuum and irrespective of norms and standards”. Forbrukerrådet, the Norwegian Consumer Council, has studied the privacy policies and terms and conditions of social networking sites and says that many do not…