UK security breaches – Irish situation is no better
The Data Protection Commissioner has said that the recent UK security breach could just as easily happen in Ireland and that public bodies have ignored years of warnings about data security: Data Protection Commissioner Billy Hawkes has issued a stark warning about the dangers of …
UK security breach shows why data retention must be stopped
From the Irish Times: Britain’s prime minister Gordon Brown and chancellor Alistair Darling were left reeling last night after the astonishing disclosure that the personal data of 25 million people and 7.25 million families across the UK has been lost. The Metropolitan Police are now …