Lancashire police fined after losing data on vulnerable girl - Computing

By Matthew Lake Lancashire Constabulary today became the first police force in England and Wales to have a fine slapped on it by the UK's data privacy watchdog following a major breach in data security. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ...

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What's Driving the Rise in Data Breaches? - PropertyCasualty360

InformationWeek recently reported that 419 data breaches were publicly disclosed in 2011 in the US, for a total of 22.9 million records exposed, based on a study from the Identity Theft Resource Center. Privacy Rights Clearinghouse reports a larger ...

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Double Standard for Mobile Device Data Protection - BusinessNewsDaily

Over two-thirds of all small to mid-size businesses have a formal procedure for backing up company data, but less than a quarter have a formal policy in place regarding employees' use of personal devices for work purposes.

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After Kony 2012, 'What I Love About Africa' Reclaims Narrative - Global Voices Online

Anyone following online citizen media closely this month, would inevitably have come across the heated global debate over the Invisible Children viral campaign to stop Ugandan war criminal and rebel army leader Joseph Kony. While the Kony 2012 campaign ...

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British student facing extradition to US over copyright infringement - UNLIMITED CMU

This story has been rumbling on for some time, and centres on a website that O'Dwyer ran called TVShack, which provided links to unlicensed content available on various video sharing platforms. Several such services emerged in the latter years of the ...

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Beware: Top 10 scams - Independent Online

Like most South Africans, I receive an attempted scam via e-mail almost daily, most often purporting to come from my bank, prompting me to do something online that would result in my account being cleaned out. And recently, I had my credit card ...

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Email census finds 44% of client-side marketers aren't prepared for security ... - Econsultancy (blog)

Almost half of client-side email marketers surveyed for the Adestra/Econsultancy Email Marketing Industry Census 2012 said that they do not have policies or processes in place to guard against breaches of data security. As well as this, ...

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IBM chief blasts new data breach laws - Hostway

Joe Anthony, the director of security, risk and compliance to product management at IBM, has criticised the latest EU data protection reforms. The security chief spoke out against a new law that requires companies that suffer data breaches to notify ...

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Bracket Madness of a Different Sort: Firm Scores University Breaches - PC Advisor

Data Breach Madness Declares 2011 Winner
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Bad Boss Blues: How the Economy Affects Manager Moods - The Fiscal Times

By DREW GANNON, The Fiscal Times In Working Girl it was idea theft; in The Devil Wears Prada it was executive tyranny; and in Horrible Bosses it was substance abuse, sexual predation and psychological tricks. Seen through Hollywood's lens, ...

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2012 Tribeca Film Festival announces Short Film Selections - Hollywoodnews.com

Jack and Jill have been ?best friends forever,? and when Jill suspects that her boyfriend is cheating on her, Jack offers to help her in BFF. At the lowest point of his life, Richie gets a call from his estranged sister, asking him to look after his ...

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Susan Sarandon gets maternal with movie sons Segel, Helms - USA TODAY

His seemingly more genetically advanced older brother, Pat (Ed Helms), holds down a decent job but is in fact a pugnacious emotional brute determined to bust his cheating wife (Judy Greer). And Sarandon's Sharon, who pecks away at her computer at a ...

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Top 10 scams - Independent Online

The 419 heartbreaker's correspondence looks authentic and oozes charm, but the reality is that these are being generated by criminal syndicates, says Polela. These are the e-mails purportedly from your bank requesting various online actions, ...

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Indian web censorship court date moved to May - Register

The case stems from a complaint instigated by journalist, Vinay Rai, who claimed that web content companies should be prosecuted for alleged offenses such as criminal conspiracy, defamation, promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of ...

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Accused pipe bomber arraigned - Newsday

Crime Newsday > Long Island > Crime Content Preview Newsday 7 day/Optimum Online subscribers click here for full access Not a Newsday or Optimum Online subscriber? Click here Accused pipe bomber arraigned Originally published: March 13, ...

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Upcoming Vote on Revised Criminal Procedure Law Raises Procedural and ... - Human Rights in China

... procedural irregularities, censorship of online discussion. On March 8, Wang Zhaoguo (王兆国), Vice Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, presented to the legislature an 'Explanatory Note' on the pending legislation, which detailed the content of ...

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Pupils keep streets safe: Warning over vandalised bus seat belts - Irish Times

Speaking at a ceremony in Dublin yesterday to award younger schoolchildren for their road-safety efforts, Noel Brett said children were among the most safety-conscious road users. 'Children and young people are very interested in car safety and safety ...

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What Are Schools Doing to Keep Kids Safe on the Bus? - Indiana's NewsCenter

He says if a driver thinks conditions are too poor to safely transport children, he or she can make the decision to turn back or not continue on their route. In addition, Carty says North Adams has monthly transportation meetings focused on improving ...

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A Parent's Guide to Keeping Your Children Safe Online - OurKids.net (blog)

If you are interested in more great parenting information from Our Kids you can subscribe to our newsletter. Do you feel that your children are safe online? Here's a firsthand guide for parents with effective tips on how to protect your children on the ...

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