Category Archives: Privacy

Disclosure of Staff Names under FOI

Posted on Friday 1st March 2013 by

When considering request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000(FOI) public authorities often face a dilemma about disclosing names of staff. Names are generally considered to be personal data, being information relating to living identifiable individuals (as defined … Continue reading →

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Proposed EU Data Protection Regulation and Research

Posted on Thursday 21st February 2013 by

David Erdos believes a bid to tighten European data protection will have a chilling impact on social science and humanities research.  He writes: Even with the advent of Web 2.0, data protection law is still often seen as technical and … Continue reading →

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Leveson: What future for Data Protection?

Posted on Friday 30th November 2012 by

The Leveson Report has finally been published. The Report recommends that a tougher form of self-regulation backed by legislation should be introduced to uphold press standards. Much has already been written (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20543936) and will continue to be written about this central … Continue reading →

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Privacy Conference – Call for Papers

Posted on Monday 26th November 2012 by

The Fifth Northumbria Information Rights Conference will take place on Wednesday 1 May 2013 at the Centre for Life, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.   The theme of the conference will be “Changing notions of privacy”. The aim of the conference is … Continue reading →

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RIPA, CHIS and the IPT

Posted on Friday 23rd November 2012 by

A recent legal case about undercover police officers’ activities whilst investigating protest groups, has raised the importance of RIPA forms being completed correctly and care being taken when authorising them. Ten women have launched  a legal action claiming they were … Continue reading →

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Nobody cares for me. Signed DC.

Posted on Thursday 22nd November 2012 by

Dear Mr xxxxxxxx,  As a registered user of www.tpexpress.co.uk we are legally required under the Data Protection Act 1998 to contact you with the information outlined below. Please note: This is not a marketing communication and does not affect your opt-in/out preferences for marketing emails. What … Continue reading →

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First Magistrates’ Approval of RIPA Surveillance

Posted on Monday 12th November 2012 by

Gateshead Council MAY HAVE become the first local authority in the country to successfully obtain Magistrates’ approval for covert surveillance under new laws which came into force on 1st November 2012. Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Protection of … Continue reading →

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RIPA Policy and Procedure Toolkit (November 2012)

Posted on Thursday 1st November 2012 by

Major changes to the local authority surveillance regime (under RIPA) come into force this today. Local authorities will need to obtain Magistrates’ approval for all surveillance done under RIPA. Directed Surveillance will be subject to a new serious crime test … Continue reading →

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1st November: D-Day for Council Surveillance

Posted on Wednesday 17th October 2012 by

1st of November 2012 will see big changes in the way local authorities carry out surveillance under Regulation fo Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA): 1. Magistrates’ Approval for all Surveillance Sections 37 and 38 of the Protection of Freedoms Act … Continue reading →

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I hate my boss, I’m drunk, E’s are good and here’s my new mobile.

Posted on Monday 15th October 2012 by

A delegate on a recent course after an animated discussion on social networking  sent us the following link to “We know what you’re doing… A social networking privacy experiment by Callum Haywood“. To use the words of the site “All … Continue reading →

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