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05/17/2008 09:54 AMJISC Legal publishes updated Data Protection Code of Practice for the Further and Higher Education sectors This updated Code of Practice is intended to provide guidance to the FE and HE sectors on issues of specific relevance to their day-to-day operations
05/17/2008 09:54 AMNew Substantial Fines for Data Breaches New legislation gives the Information Commissioner the power to impose substantial fines on organisations that deliberately or recklessly commit serious breaches of the Data Protection Act.
05/17/2008 09:54 AMCopyright Damages for File-sharing Site TorrentSpy which facilitated the sharing of copyright files by hosting a collection of links to films and music has been ordered to pay substantial damages for copyright infringement.
05/17/2008 09:54 AM"Whaling" Attack Targets Senior Executives In the US phishers appear to have moved up the food chain selecting high net worth individuals leading the New York Times to coin the term "whaling" for those phishing attacks.
05/17/2008 09:54 AMDefamation and Wikis Wikipedia faces court action in the US regarding alleged defamatory comments posted on its website by a contributor
05/17/2008 09:54 AMGovernment Information Repository Survey Opportunity to contribute to identifying what the key features of a central repository offering long-term electronic access to British official publications
05/17/2008 09:54 AMMake Data Protection a Priority The Information Commissioner has once again urged public sector officials to make data protection a priority in their organisations.
05/17/2008 09:54 AMRuling on Copyright and Music File Sharing In a recent case involving sharing of music files by college students, a court in US has ruled that the uploading of music files to share does not constitute copyright violation unless some one downloads them
05/17/2008 09:54 AMSearch Engines Break Law by Enriching Personal Data An advisory body of the European Commission has said that enrichment of personal data by search engines of its users constitutes breach of data protection laws.
05/17/2008 09:54 AMOfcom Publish Report on Social Networking The Ofcom report highlights the high percentage of children under 14 and other users in general, who join the social networking sites with little awareness of the need to protect their privacy
05/17/2008 09:54 AMScottish Information Commissioner Publishes 2007 Annual Report The report provides a breakdown of appeals made to the Commissioner since January 2005
05/17/2008 09:54 AMICO Challenges Fingerprinting at Airport The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has challenged the plans of airport operator BAA to fingerprint passengers using the new fifth terminal at Heathrow Airport.
05/17/2008 09:54 AMHigh Court Says Yes to Software Patents Yet another decision from the High Court heralds the victory of patents being granted to computer programs.
05/17/2008 09:54 AMMistrust at Governments Handling of Personal Data A survey by the British Computer Society (BCS) has revealed that majority of the UK population do not trust government institutions to take adequate care of their personal data.
05/17/2008 09:54 AMReport on Work and Operation of the Copyright Tribunal The Innovation, Universities and Skills Committee will publish its report on the work and operation of the Copyright Tribunal tomorrow morning 20 March 2008
05/17/2008 09:54 AMPhishing Targets Universities It has been reported that students at Universities in the US has been subject to Phishing attack through scam emails disguised as originating from IT support teams at their University.
05/17/2008 09:54 AMPreventing Note Swapping through Copyright Professors at some Universities in the US are starting to copyright their teaching materials like powerpoints and lecture notes in order to prevent students and other staff members from swapping and sharing teaching material through websites like NoteSwap.com.
05/17/2008 09:54 AMThe Legal Minefield of Filesharing Law Legal experts analysing the UK Governments move to clamp down illegal file sharing by forcing ISPs to police the internet has opinioned that any legilsation towards this is technolgically unworkable and will create a legal minefield of issues.
05/17/2008 09:54 AMNo Syping without Permission, says German High Court In a recent decision, Germany's Higher Court has curtailed the powers of security services in spying on the computers of suspected criminals and terrorists.
05/17/2008 09:54 AMLegal Sanctions for ISPs The UK Government has laid down new proposals whereby Internet Services Providers (ISPs) could be held liable and face legal sanctions for illegal downloads by their customers.
05/17/2008 09:54 AMUser Generated Content Subject to Broadcasting Code In a recent decision Ofcom has ruled that broadcasters are responsible for ensuring compliance of user-generated content they broadcast with the Broadcasting Code.
05/17/2008 09:54 AMComputer Programs Patentable, Rules UK High Court In a recent decision, the UK High Court has ruled that computer programs are patentable.
05/17/2008 09:54 AMAnd the portable USB drive goes to.... Following JISC Legal's E-mail Survey on Access Management Federations, we're pleased to announce Mathilda Edmunds, Product Development Manager at Thomson as the winner of the portable USB drive in our evaluation prize draw.
05/17/2008 09:54 AMAnd the portable USB drive goes to.... Following JISC Legal's E-mail Survey on Access Management Federations, we're pleased to announce Mathilda Edmunds, Product Development Manager at Thomson as the winner of the portable USB drive in our evaluation prize draw.
05/17/2008 09:54 AMISPs to be Liable for Copyright Infringing Downloads The BBC news site carries a story today (12/02/08) that legislation might be introduced to require internet service providers to take action against their users who download copyright infringing content.
05/17/2008 09:54 AMPirate Bay to be Charged People running Pirate Bay, a website which helps web surfers share illegal music and film files is to be charged by the Swedish Government.
05/17/2008 09:54 AMMake Reckless Data Breaches an Offence, Says ICO In a document submitted to the Government, the UK Information Commissioner has called for including a penalty for data controllers knowingly or recklessly failing to comply with the principles of the Data Protection Act.
05/17/2008 09:54 AMECJ Rules on Sharing of File Sharers Personal Data Ruling on a copyright dispute relating to file sharing between a Spanish Music Rights Organisation and a Telecommunication company, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that EU countries can refuse to disclose the names of file sharers in civil proceedings.
05/17/2008 09:54 AMIP Address Constitutes Personal Data The Head of EUs data privacy regulators has said that when someone is identified using an internet protocol or IP address, then it constitutes personal data.
05/17/2008 09:54 AMUK Information Commissioner Requires Encryption on Laptop An Enforcement Notice has been served on a large UK retailer requiring encryption of personal data on laptops.
05/17/2008 09:54 AMAcademic Freedom and the Threat of Terrorism Students should be allowed to debate and research violent extremism as long as they do not cross over a clear line into perpetuating violence.
05/17/2008 09:54 AMStudents Copying From the Internet More than half of teachers believe internet plagiarism is a serious problem among sixth-form students, a teaching union survey suggests.
05/17/2008 09:54 AMInfringement of Database Right Upheld The OUT-LAW.com website has reported on a recent court case (20/12/07) where database right was found to have been infringed when two employees extracted information from the database on leaving the company
05/17/2008 09:54 AMProposed Changes to UK Copyright Law New Consultation Following the recommendations in the Gowers Review of Intellectual Property, the DIUS has launched its consultation document on proposed changes to copyright exceptions
05/17/2008 09:54 AMData Protection Laws Need to be Toughened In the wake of reckless and repeated breached of data security involving the loss of people's personal details by HM Revenue and Customs, the Commons Justice Committee has demanded toughening the Data Protection Act.
05/17/2008 09:54 AMPredictions for Social Network Sites While 2007 was a year where millions of people signed up to use social network sites, 2008 will be a year when these sites will be subject to cybercrime, predicts security professionals and firms.
05/17/2008 09:54 AMIt Pays to Listen to the Radio The Performing Rights Society (PRS) has once again extended the arm of copyright law to warn users listening to radio at work.
05/17/2008 09:54 AMImpact of Facebook on the Law One of the recent news articles looks at the impact social network software Facebook had on legislation this year.
05/17/2008 09:54 AMInformation Commissioner Launches Privacy Impact Assessment Handbook Data Protection Officers in colleges and universities across the UK may find the new ICO Privacy Impact Assessment Handbook of benefit when embarking on new projects, research initiatives, or business collaborations in their institutions
05/17/2008 09:54 AMIgnorance of e-disclosure Rules Means Penalty According to a survey by an e-discovery specialist, Chief Executives of companies are found to be ignorant of the rules regarding the storage of electronic information.
05/17/2008 09:54 AMData Sharing Consulation by Government The UK Government has luanched a two-month period of consultation on public and private sector data sharing.
05/17/2008 09:54 AMSurvey Reveals Personal Data at Risk A survey of the British public by a security firm has revealed that 60 per cent of the people believed their personal data was at risk.
05/17/2008 09:54 AMInfringement of Database Service Licence A recent case, which concerned downloading of Ordnance Survey mapping data without permission, highlights the need for FE and HE institutions to have clear practices in place for using licensed materials.
05/17/2008 09:54 AMCall for proposals on JIASMP The JISC is inviting applications for support from UK HE/FE institutions who wish to obtain assistance from the JISC Institutional Access Management Support Project (JIAMSP) to enable joining the UK Access Management Federation by becoming an Identity Provider (IdP)
05/17/2008 09:54 AMSocial Networking and Data Protection Staff in FE and HE considering (or already using) external social networking sites in a work related capacity in teaching and learning, or in communicating with students will be interested in the report that the Information Commissioner is to investigate a complaint regarding the retention of personal data on servers of a well known social networking site
05/17/2008 09:54 AMIs Your DES Annual Report Almost Ready? Universities and colleges must publish an annual report by 4 December 2007 demonstrating the progress they have made on disability equality since publishing their original Disability Equality Scheme (DES)
05/17/2008 09:54 AMGovernment Abandons Proposed Changes to FOI Fees The Government has released its response to the FOI request fee rate consultation carried out in the spring of 2007
05/17/2008 09:54 AMMinistry of Justice Announces FOI Consultation The Ministry of Justice announced on 25th October a consultation to investigate extending the coverage of the Freedom of Information Act to more organisations with public authority links
05/17/2008 09:54 AMWhat's on My Record? A Practical Guide to your Rights of Access to Personal Information The Scottish Consumer Organisation guide (published October 2007) contains information on the statutory rights of consumers relevant to personal information
05/17/2008 09:54 AMICO Reverses Guidance on Bluetooth The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has amended its guidance on the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003.
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