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"Lose data, lose trust" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2008-10-14 04:31:39

Personal details of all families in the UK with a child under 16: 25 million individuals and 7.25 million families. Personal information of nearly half the UK population. Mind boggling. There is obviously a lot of media coverage both within the UK and around the world. Words like debacle are being used. Perhaps the time has come when identity systems are based on an assumption that peoples’ personal information is not secure. Many reports are quite rightly dismissive of of a junior official who “had broken the rules by downloading the data to disc and sending it by unrecorded delivery.” As the Chancellor himself pointed out the data originally sent in March by HMRC (Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs) to the National Audit Office was in breach of HMRC’s procedures. The data was returned to HMRC only to be requested again in October. This time the entire database was sent by internal mail on two discs. They never got there. The real issue goes to the heart of governance and government: trust. Questions are of course being asked about competence why the data was sent on discs why it was unencrypted staff morale following re-structuring and the culture of an organisation that allowed the said junior official to think what he did was OK. But those are only sideshows. The hard reality is that it is about trust and a loss of trust strikes at the very foundation of government. At the same time there are probably many other similar disasters waiting to happen. Hopefully as the message is obviously not getting through it will be another wake-up call to everyone who has a duty of care for peoples’ personal information all over the world. Some HTML allowed:<a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>

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"UK loses sensitive personal data on 25m people" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2008-01-16 01:52:43

The views expressed herein are solely the author's and should not be attributed to his employer or clients. Any postings on legal issues are provided as a public function and do not constitute solicitation or furnish of legal advice. The author makes no claims promises or guarantees about the accuracy completeness or adequacy of the information contained herein or linked to. Nothing herein should be used as a alter for the advice of competent counsel. This web place is presented for informational purposes only. These materials do not constitute legal advice and do not create a solicitor-client relationship between you and David T. S. Fraser. If you are seeking specific advice related to or communicate the compose. . Possibility #5 - private industry takes privacy more seriously. No really. I mean it. I'll admit my sample coat is lousy - I work in private industry with a terrible privacy bring in record but I undergo no relevant experience in the public sector. In my business confidential data often also has commercial applications. If you lose this data not only are there privacy and reputational issues but there may also be a genuine profit hit: competitors may steal your clients employees may be taking money to which they are not entitled. As a result the people who have access to confidential data are a defined number of people with well-defined responsibilities. Other populate are in charge of making sure those people are doing their jobs correctly. The Economist says something very similar (albeit in a much more erudite way) in its Nov. 22editorial dealing with the loss of the HMRC data (http://www economist com/opinion/displaystory cfm?story_id=10177106) "Large databases have their uses doing away with paperwork and speeding things up. But the centralisation of so much data also has drawbacks as this week's eat shows. In its enthusiasm for huge technology projects such as its plan for a national identity separate the British government has failed to act such dangers sufficiently seriously. And why should it when its departments approach no penalties for ignoring procedures and losing data? If organisations were confronted by the risks of building large databases and forced to balance them against the benefits they provide they would design them differently and observe their use more closely. "The private sector is to a greater extent confronted with the risks of building (and running) large databases and so does design and monitor them more closely. Not perfectly not constantly but more closely.

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"The Inland Revenue?s Catastrophic Loss of Information, and ..." posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-12-20 20:11:57

‘The chancellor. Alistair Darling today admitted the personal details of 25 million individuals had been lost by HM Revenue and Customs. The information includes the names dates-of-birth national insurance numbers and in some cases the bank details of those claiming child benefits. Paul Gray the chairman of HM Revenue and Customs today resigned over the “extremely serious failure” of security. […] In a Commons statement greeted by gasps of astonishment from MPs. Darling told the Commons that two discs containing details of the 7.25 million families claiming child benefit sent to the National analyse Office failed to reach the addressee.’ (1) 2) If the Inland Revenue can lose this data who is to say that a similar disaster could not become with the data for the proposed national medical database? Let us be very clear. The more personal information you put about larger and larger numbers of people in one place—be it a portable hard drive or a mainframe computer’s hard drive in some government department—the greater the potential for disaster (criminal or otherwise) when someone loses that information. In such a context more information in one place is tantamount to We might describe this paradox if it is a paradox at all as ‘Blunkett’s Law’ in honour of the (former) New Labour minister who was the most ardent advocate of gathering and storing personal information about UK citizens and who was given a job advising Entrust an American company that specialises in producing digital ID cards almost as soon as he left government. In November 2004 the Home Office released a press release that included the following quote by David Blunkett then the Home Office Secretary: ‘The ability to prove one’s identity reliably is an ever-more important aspect of modern life. A national ID cards plot ordain provide a ‘gold standard’ for doing that protecting individuals from the modern-day crime of identity theft protecting public services for use by those who are properly entitled to them and helping us tackle crime terrorism and illegal immigration and working. ‘They will also give populate a simple and secure means of verifying their identity to help them travel freely and complete everyday transactions securely simply and with confidence.‘ (2) The government would like us to evaluate that this was a ‘one off’ a minor procedural error with what might. ‘admittedly’.

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"CyTRAP Labs regulation watch - Annual Report to Parliament 2006 ..." posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-12-12 16:19:55

Increasingly citizens in Europe and elsewhere are concerned about their personal information being exchanged with law enforcement and security agencies in other countries. Most governments have claimed that this transborder move of information ordain alter transportation safety and compound our national security. The increased collection of personal information under these programs increases the assay that Europeans and others will be the victims of:- inappropriate data matching,- intrusive data mining or the- unintended consequences of the disclosure of personal information (e g. lack of online privacy when using social networks)All this increases the risk of surveillance rendition and unwarranted attention from law and security enforcement both at domiciliate and abroad. The Annual Report to Parliament by the Canadian Privacy Commssioner suggests that these concerns could be addressed in part by a review and modernization of the Privacy Act (how this could be done - Creating a Modern Law for the 21st Century). As the Annual Report notes:Parliament passed Canada’s public sector privacy law approve in 1982 – the same year the Commodore 64 computer hit the merchandise. At the time both were considered pioneering. Canada’s Privacy Act unfortunately is not equipped to broach with the pressures imposed by tremendous technological dress.

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"When your personal data goes public" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-12-01 21:59:44

The British government struggled Wednesday to inform its loss of computer disks containing detailed personal information on 25 million Britons [about 40% of the population] including an unknown number of tip account identifiers in what analysts described as potentially the most significant privacy breach of the digital era. You can’t do much when something like this happens. One thing you can do however is. Experts said the information could allow crimes beyond identity theft. Some populate use the label of a child or move of an address as a password on a bank be so the combination of these details could allow someone to break their code. XHTML: You can use these tags: <a href="" call=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym call=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <label> <em> <i> <touch> <strong>

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"7 Steps to Maximize Email's Role in Lead Generation Programs" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-11-22 02:55:01

In on iMedia Connection. Brent Rosengren lists seven specific steps to ensure your online lead generation works to its fullest potential: 1. Clearly define the main goals of your bring about generation schedule. If the goal is to create or grow an email marketing database make sure that all the strategy is geared toward effectively collecting emails and making it simple for the user to do so. Then ensure you have clearly defined what ordain happen next for the user and your marketing team. 2. Choose the appropriate method of collecting personal information. Here are four methods generally used to collect an telecommunicate address during an online promotion. Opt-out: A pre-checked box. It also contains language clearly stating what it means by checking the box. Requiring that the user must give an telecommunicate address to act in an online program: If used the language should clearly state that the user should expect future communication and can opt-out at any time. This is often used when the participant is getting something of determine in return. Implied consent: Often the path of least resistance but not a best practice as there is no permission granted and you are not stating how someone's email will be used. You should not assume your participants know that they will acquire emails from you in the future by providing their email address during a sweepstakes or promotion. 3. Make sure you adjoin your legal bases. If you are collecting any type of personal information online and are intending to use it in any way -- especially email addresses -- you should clearly express this in your privacy policy. In addition to the Privacy Policy you should address the future use of any personal information collected in the specific Terms and Conditions of the program or sweepstakes especially if you are using the above implied consent method. 4. Identify all possible points of communication. Any time you are driving traffic to your site alter sure to increase your investment and the participants' time. alter sure the main marketing goal and its messages are well positioned above the fold on your pages and are clear to the visitor. 5. Examine the viral capabilities of the schedule. What's more valuable than having participants recommend your schedule to their friends? Again go through the viral functionality to unsure it maximizes the cause of social marketing rather than hurting your effort. Confirm that the viral messaging is as personalized as possible from the participant to their friends. Clearly state to the "friend" that her information is not going to be used in future emails but do allow her the opportunity to opt-in. 6. Ensure a pleasant user undergo. Test before you launch to verify every aspect of the user experience is seamless. This will help your aggroup determine what functionalities need to be improved before you go be. A bad user experience can undergo a contradict effect on not only the single program but the brand as a whole. 7. Optimize. Do not just assume your schedule can be turned on and left as is especially if running inefficiently. Continually care for and make adjustments as the program matures and the metrics and consumer feedback be adrift in. Remember do not forget the main goal of the program -- to create leads -- but don't lose the user undergo and the many ways that a poorly executed schedule can create more damage and depart the program's ambitions.

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"Personal Information Security IV" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-11-11 23:05:14

I'm not so sure that the term "burglary" is very useful. The difficulty with a conversation about information security in the domestic American marketplace is that few populate are really interested in solving the problem. Instead the recent brouhaha is essentially a marketing component of the apparent change state of the Monster mark. ( Allowed HTML tags: <a> <em> <strong> <cite> <label> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd> <font> <img> <span> <p> <br> <br/> Lines and paragraphs break automatically.


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"'Make personal information private'" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-11-05 19:43:36

Counseling in EnglishIndividuals & Couples - StockholmBeth Rogerson PhD - Clinical. Marriage & Family Therapist BokningsBolaget – sight a venue in SwedenThe ameliorate furnish for incentives & events in Scandinavia JOB | English Instructors - Stockholm | BerlitzWorld leader in language services seeks English teachers. JOB | Full measure preschool teacher | StockholmHumpty Dumpty Nursery School seeks English speaking teacher. Welcome to Adlon Hotel in StockholmA ameliorate location both for business and pleasure Published: 8th September 2007 13:10 CETOnline: http://www thelocal se/8433/ The new leader of Sweden's Liberal celebrate. Jan Björklund has called for restrictions on the amount of personal information about citizens the state makes public. In a speech to his celebrate's conference he also attacked Social Democrat leader Mona Sahlin for "hypocrisy" saying she owned her own home but wanted to stop others from doing the same. Björklund questioned whether it was reasonable that populate could get access to information about their neighbours' finances background school grades and health. "The liberal position must be that the individual's right to a private sphere should be protected," he said in the speech at the Liberals' conference in Västerås. Björklund said a celebrate committee would create a new programme for personal integrity although he said he had no ready answers for exactly where the line should go. Sweden's principle of openness means it is easier than in many other countries to get information on individuals' earnings and wealth as come up as other personal information. It is not just a question of what private individuals can find out about other people. Björklund said but also of how much the express should know about its citizens. He questioned the Finance Department's proposal that information about people's wealth should be public change surface after wealth tax is abolished."I'm looking forward to hearing the arguments," he said addressing Finance Minister Anders Borg. Björklund also attacked the Social Democrats' "hypocrisy" over the right of populate to own their own homes. The Social Democrats have argued against the right of tenants to buy their homes."Mona Sahlin owns her row-house. [Social Democratic Party Secretary] Marita Ulvskog owns her apartment. Göran Persson owns his mansion. If it's so important to forbid people from owning their homes why don't they rent their own homes," he asked. Danish transport drivers are stopping goods traffic from crossing from Denmark into Sweden by blockading the Öresund connect and the ferry turn in Helsingör. A student in Linköping came into contact with the long arm of the law at the weekend after turning up at a celebrate wearing a guard shirt. He is now suspected of impersonating an officer and may undergo to pay a book. Three men undergo been remanded in custody for smuggling hundreds of kilos of cannabis into Sweden measure week. Prime attend Fredrik Reinfeldt has voiced concerns about the seeming unwillingness of some of his celebrate colleagues to pay taxes. A man who created and spread a computer virus that caused chaos for Swedish public authorities and media companies in 2002 has been open guilty of unauthorized access to a computer network. A fisherman in southern Sweden came in for a major affect when he found his nets filled not with eels but six wild boar piglets. Members of staff at a nursing domiciliate in southern Sweden undergo been suspended following incidents in which residents were found in conditions of some neglect. A popular Stockholm bar and restaurant was completely gutted by fire on Sunday night. guard suspect the blaze at the Grill restaurant was started deliberately. enter now for:> remove use of noticeboard> Special discounts> Weekly news roundup> Unlimited use of discuss The latest news from the Swedish and Norwegian Committees plus the accent to the prizes. Is Sweden's international billing as the World's Most compete Country® just a myth? As Sweden races towards multiculturalism the country learns that the road can be very bumpy. Is Sweden's famed state-owned alcohol monopoly. Systembolaget on the rocks? Merry monarchist or a rowdy republican royalty makes good reading. The Local's guide to the fabulous world of Swedish celebrity.

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"Global privacy standards?" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-10-30 14:15:27

Data and information about us for reasons bring together hit or just opaque travels across nations and continents as an almost necessary by-product of whatever it is that we label the information society. But how can we be sure about what that means for who sees that personal information and how it is used?explore's Peter Fleischer is today in a speech at a on ethics and human rights in the information society. He's arguing that we should create some global privacy standards that can back up us bring home the bacon in this complex international environment for personal information. Who should be responsible for it? Would countries bear the alter to set their own standards? Where would accountabiltiy lie?It's an interesting set of problems from the perspective of a an information handler with some compelling challenges on their hands. The speech will be part of our forthcoming to be published in early November. It's an interesting set of questions and I think the analogy to human rights is a good one. You have the equivalent of pardon in something like the EFF. But the chances are that if anything desire global privacy standards get off the ground (which seems extremely remote at the moment; and it's pretty far down the enumerate of things liberals would like the Chinese government to start doing) that you ordain then inevitably get the equivalent of Guantanamo Bay - zones deliberately ring-fenced to suspend those rights.

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"Background Checks: How far is too far?" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-10-25 17:09:01

accent checks undergo change state so pervasive in the work world that you might as come up count on undergoing one if you’re a candidate for a big job. And as some employees of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory recently found out a background check might be required even if you’ve been on a job for decades. But what if outside of work you volunteer to instruct students inform Sunday school take residents of a senior center on outings or judge amateur hockey games? If you volunteer for any activity involving kids the disabled or the elderly the chances are growing that someone will be taking a journey through your past. In the change state of national surprise over sexual scandals and violence involving public and nonprofit institutions volunteering increasingly triggers accent checks. “It’s definitely a growth area,” said Les Rosen president of Employment Screening Resources a company that performs background checks. “There might not be a law or rule that says organizations have to do it but it’s seen as move of due diligence.” Protests against background checks have been increasing along with their use. Last month. 28 JPL scientists filed conform to in federal court to block a Bush administration directive that would require new sweeping background checks. “The thing that disturbed me is that we have to furnish them permission to look into anything they be to,” said Susan Paradise a software engineer who has been with JPL for 22 years. But even longtime privacy advocates such as the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse say background checks may be proper for inform groups. However there are special problems when it comes to inform groups and privacy. A major company can be expected to have reliable procedures for keeping personal information private but inform organizations might be unprepared to deal with documents that spell out criminal records however minor or that dilate divorces bankruptcies civil lawsuits and the like. “This could be an organization with an office in someone’s basement,” Givens said. “Or your records could end up rattling around in a box in the coach’s trunk.” Not only could this information be sensitive it could also be useful to identity thieves — especially if it includes a Social Security number age and birth date. Whose role is it to make sure our information is protected? It seems like this should the role of the federal government and private industries. I have seen numerous companies advertising identification protection recently but I haven’t construe or seen much regarding the role of the federal government. I would like to see federal government command an issue like this rather than education (education should be a express responsibility solely). it’s America they want to protect your info yet at the same measure show all of it to the rest of the world. Nothing is ever safe not change surface a secret like Ben Franklin said,” three can act a secret if two of them are dead” people just want more cater and knowlgde is power and cater corrupts yes there are good honest men but they are getting fewer and fewer these days. it should be the federal that keeps all this information if any one because at least they can shoot the person who gets hold of this information the companies should ask the government to notify them of their past because if the government do have it then they don’t be it and the empolyers should use it with caution use it in a way in which he wouldn’t mind another person using it. most populate now-a-days be there emploies to have a exceed background then they do to alter they didn’t do things that they did populate tend to set the bar really high for others that they themself’s can’t pass. and the idea of getting accent check of people who volunteer that’s idiotic they’re volunteers they don’t work for you if that becomes a law then most likely that only students who need to inform because of educate ordain be the only ones volunteering and if your concerned that he’ll do something bad then hold his hand when his working for you but asking a volunteer and those who have faithfully worked for you for years to giver you their background info that doesn’t make sense why do you need it so you can fire him for something he did at the age of five again that’s how America works most of the time it’s confusing to one who has common comprehend. You have given the information about your site is how to determine theft ,One of the most utilized types of accent checks is the criminal background investigation. It is vital for the safety and security of both the business and those served that employers perform a thorough investigation of each employee. I visited one new site from criminal checks i got much more information about this

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