A revised EC data protection act, which is expected to take effect in October, will impose tighter regulations on the processing of personal information. The Act is an implementation of the EC Data Protection Directive.
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has released its SureStore k rack-optimised data protection system for the backup of rack-mounted servers. The k rack includes HP's One-Button disaster recovery software along with its TapeAssure and TapeAlert management package.
The UK Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) could come under scrutiny from the Trade & Industry Select Committee next month, over its ability to safeguard consumers' online personal details. O'Neill will also take his concerns over data...
A con-artist who masqueraded as a data protection watchdog official to scare UK firms into coughing up for data registration has moved his operation online. Gary McNeish, director of the Data Protection Act Registration Service, sent an email to...
The UK's data protection watchdog has again hit out at the government's ID card scheme, claiming it is not compliant with data protection laws. I have not seen enough yet to be comfortable it will operate in compliance with the data protection act...
One of the most controversial pieces of legislation in recent years in the tech arena, the data retention directive - which obliges ISPs and other communications providers to keep details of customers' phone calls, texts and emails for up to two...