When the Government introduced its ID card legislation several years ago, it made one thing clear. Even though it would be obligatory to register on the ID database when obtaining a new passport, it would not be compulsory to carry a card. ….
It’s amazing how lazy some of the authors of phishing attacks can be:
I knew it was bad, but I never imagined the sheer scale of the data leaks that have occurred in the last year or so.
Parliamentary answers from three Government Departments reveal that up to 260 officials were disciplined or dismissed “for alleged breaches of data protection requirements and inappropriate use of personal or sensitive [...]
Who needs enemies?
Just seven pages long but classified as “UK Top Secret”, this latest intelligence assessment on al-Qaeda is so sensitive that every document is numbered and marked “for UK/US/Canadian and Australian eyes only”, according to our correspondent.
According to reports, this document may have contained details of names of individuals or locations which might have [...]
Every time I hear this man’s voice, I steel myself for a roller coaster ride of wild and surreal digessions.
He never disappoints. This clip shows how devastatingly funny he can be about something very serious and exposes the deep and strong sinews that exist between comedy and anger. Sock it to ‘em Mark.
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For those of you living outside the UK who might not have heard this dismal story, a hapless functionary at the HMRC (Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs) sent 2 CDs containing the personal details of all families in the United Kingdom claiming child benefit to a firm of accountants who were contracted to audit the [...]
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Privacy International performs an annual survey to rank 36 countries - including 25 members of EU states, grading them for their ability to protect the privacy of their citizens.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland were abysmally low down the list.
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He left number 10 Downing Street today, for the last time. I heard a BBC radio report that people actually cried. And they were government ministers! They must know that something even worse is coming. Gulp.
The film `Taking Liberties´ was released here in the UK a couple of weeks [...]
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Last week, an EU-funded body entitled the Future of Identity in the Information Society (Fidis) issued a declaration on machine-readable travel documents such as RFID-chipped passports and ID cards.
It said the technology was “poorly conceived” and added: “European governments have effectively forced citizens to adopt new … documents which dramatically decrease their security and [...]
Somewhat amazingly, the UK Government have set up a petitions website so that members of the public can bring matters of concern direct to the Prime Ministers Office. This is in beta at the moment.
At the time of writing, the most popular of the many petitions is:
1) Repeal the Hunting Act, 2004, and
2) [...]
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