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Google calls for international online privacy law

Google calls for international online privacy law

Search giant urges governments and business leaders to devise international privacy law to secure personal data online.
Fiona Raisbeck Sep 17 2007 9:52AM Security
Expert: ID theft arrests validate California disclosure law

Expert: ID theft arrests validate California disclosure law

The Secret Service's recent arrest and indictment of four Cuban nationals in Florida for ID theft is evidence that a presidential task force's recommendations on ID theft are out of touch with reality, said Mari Frank, an expert and former victim of ID theft.
Jim Carr Jul 10 2007 9:39AM Security
Study: Security professionals back data breach law

Study: Security professionals back data breach law

More than three-quarters of IT security professionals believe companies should be legally obliged to disclose data security breaches, latest figures show.
Fiona Raisbeck Jul 9 2007 11:56AM Security
US Federal ID theft task force recommends national breach identification law, tougher standards

US Federal ID theft task force recommends national breach identification law, tougher standards

A White House-sanctioned commission on identity theft backed the creation of a national breach notification law this week.
Dan Kaplan Apr 26 2007 10:16AM Security
Data of 45.7 million card holders accessed in US retailer breach

Data of 45.7 million card holders accessed in US retailer breach

TJX Companies revealed late Wednesday in a regulatory filing that hackers stole data from at least 45.7 million credit card holders when they illegally accessed the discount retailer's processing systems during 2005 and 2006.
Dan Kaplan Mar 30 2007 10:22AM Security
Legal matters: Outsourcing and the law

Legal matters: Outsourcing and the law

Always clarify in outsourcing deals who is liable for data security, advises Tamzin Matthew.
Patrick Love, Head of Fiduciary Support, Global Wealth Sol Feb 28 2007 2:27PM Security
Lawyers, not law makers, scare IT managers most

Lawyers, not law makers, scare IT managers most

Litigation protection rather than government regulation driving technology
take-up.
Iain Thomson Feb 2 2007 9:49AM Strategy
Bush signs US pre-texting law

Bush signs US pre-texting law

Maximum 10 years in prison for fraudulently obtaining phone records.
Shaun Nichols Jan 19 2007 9:39AM Oddware
IIA sounds off on copyright law ammendments

IIA sounds off on copyright law ammendments

The Internet Industry Association (IIA) has joined the chorus of voices warning of the dangers of the Federal Government’s planed copyright law amendments.
Staff Writers Nov 29 2006 1:28PM Telco/ISP
How are businesses facing up to the compliance challenge?

How are businesses facing up to the compliance challenge?

As businesses try to get to grips with an ever growing list of regulations, could the legislators actually be doing them a favour? I fought the law, and the law won - wise words indeed from The Clash, and the logic is indisputable. However, in the world of business compliance, not everything is black and white: what does your business need to comply with, and how? Will the process be a hindrance or a business boon?
Mark Mayne Nov 13 2006 1:31PM Security
Sun blasts 'insufficient' Moore's Law

Sun blasts 'insufficient' Moore's Law

Vendor sees high-end computing market breaking away from commodity segment.
Tom Sanders Oct 19 2006 10:01AM Hardware
Toxin law threatens supply chain

Toxin law threatens supply chain

RoHS could have an impact on pricing and availability of electronics and
electrical goods.
Martin Veitch Jul 11 2006 2:10PM Strategy
Hong Kong drafts first anti-spam law

Hong Kong drafts first anti-spam law

Ten year jail terms for online fraudsters.
Simon Burns Jul 10 2006 1:49PM Telco/ISP
Applications testing breaches data law

Applications testing breaches data law

Firms that test apps using live customer data could be failing the Data
Protection Act.
James Murray Jul 4 2006 9:45AM Software
IT leaders team up to lobby Congress for privacy law

IT leaders team up to lobby Congress for privacy law

Twelve IT industry leaders, including Microsoft, Symantec and Oracle, have joined forces to form the Consumer Privacy Legislative (CPL) Forum, which will lobby for a detailed federal privacy law.
Dan Kaplan Jun 20 2006 9:36PM Security
Oregon man fined 84K under Washington anti-spyware law

Oregon man fined 84K under Washington anti-spyware law

An Oregon man was fined $84,000 for fraudulently marketing anti-spyware software on the internet.
Frank Washkuch Apr 19 2006 7:33PM Security
The too long arm of the law

The too long arm of the law

The UK’s main law against IT criminals, the Computer Misuse Act, is 16 years old this year. The Act has received plenty of criticism, and led to only a few prosecutions, but recent interpretations and proposed changes are worrying.
Nick Barron Apr 7 2006 12:44PM Security
Email firm claims ‘annoyance law’ is unconstitutional

Email firm claims ‘annoyance law’ is unconstitutional

A firm has launched a legal challenge against the newly passed federal “annoyance law," claiming that recent amendments to the legislation are unconstitutional.
William Eazel Feb 9 2006 11:59AM Security
New York to consider anti-phishing law

New York to consider anti-phishing law

New York state could soon empower officials to go after online fraudsters using fake emails to bait Empire State residents and businesses.
Frank Washkuch Dec 19 2005 8:57PM Security
Mandatory breach notification to be N.Y. law

Mandatory breach notification to be N.Y. law

As of Friday, New York state companies no longer have a choice of notifying customers of an identity breach.
Frank Washkuch Dec 6 2005 8:28PM Security

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