The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) has released a press release with some mid-year statistics on U.S. breaches this year based on the 250 incidents (pdf) they have recorded through June 15. One of their key findings is that both malicious attacks on databases and incidents involving paper breaches represent proportionally greater percentages of breaches…
Privacy, Liberty & Cybercrime – A Global Debate
Former Cabinet Office Minister for Digital Engagement, Tom Watson MP will be joined by an international cast of legal, industry and social experts to review the growing impact of cybercrime against the individual during the Digital Safety Conference being held in London on Friday June 19th. Lead speakers include Tanya Byron, author of The Byron…
EU: Google to delete Street View source images at privacy watchdogs’ request
Street View has raised privacy concerns wherever it has launched but the UK’s privacy regulator the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said that Google’s privacy protections are good enough to protect people’s privacy. A committee of all 27 EU member states’ privacy regulators, the Article 29 Working Party, has asked Google to ensure, though, that…
Analysis: UK bloggers can no longer be sure on anonymity
Thousands of bloggers churn out opinions daily – secure in the protection afforded to them by the cloak of anonymity. From today they can no longer be secure that their identity can be kept secret, after a landmark ruling by Mr Justice Eady. The judge who has become synonymous with creating a law of privacy…