The important thing will be how quickly and effectively they're enacted into legislation by the UK government. The guidelines cover advertising, privacy, dispute resolution, payment and education. It also warns that businesses "should not exploit...
Corporate governance has become a major issue, spurred by high-profile accounting scandals, which have led to passing of legislation in the US such as Sarbanes-Oxley. A report issued by a panel of US Government and Power Industry officials has...
Without EC-style government intervention, US companies have often self-regulated, appointing CPOs in response to the customer trust issue. The US regulation avoids blanket legislation but addresses some privacy concerns with focused laws (for...
But while much has been written about SOX, one speaker at the Computer and Internet Crime Conference in London urged delegates not to take their eyes off less fashionable regulated areas as well, such as privacy.
But the incoming Congress Party dropped the legislation after ousting the BJP in a surprise election victory last April. Before this government, the legislation was ready and approved. Indian government promises of tighter laws to boost data...
Costs for financial services firms were higher, which the report said reflected that customers of these organisations have high expectations of trust and privacy - so banks have more to lose from a data breach.silicon.com's Full Disclosure...