09 June 2012

£90k fine for Telford & Wrekin Council files blunder - shropshirestar.com


The penalty was imposed by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for breaches of the Data Protection Act on two separate occasions within a two-month period last year. The council, which reported the breaches to the ICO, today blamed the problem ...

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Ben & Rita, the best sailing double act since the Owl & the Pussycat - The Sport Review


Behind every successful man is a good women and Rita has certainly been loyal, not even moaning when her master started publicly cheating on her with the big boats of the America's Cup. Perhaps she knew he'd always return for a home Games.

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LinkedIn, eHarmony suffer data breaches - International Business Times


The breaches are the latest in a string of high-profile attacks around the world that have put personal information of millions at risk. The release of information stolen from the intelligence analysis firm Stratfor in December included data belonging ...

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Pakistani kills ex-girlfriend with hammer - New York Daily News


The court heard that 28-year-old Muhammed Niazi savagely murdered Charito Cruz in September 2011 after discovering she was flirting with an ex-boyfriend on Facebook. He became depressed and asked police to deport him. But he was turned away and told to ...

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Auto dealer, debt collector settle with FTC over data breaches - SC Magazine


The Federal Trade Commission has settled with two companies over allegations that they leaked sensitive data of individuals via file-sharing networks. The agency on Thursday announced it settled with EPN, a Provo, Utah-based debt collection company, ...

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"He was a time bomb waiting to explode": Aunt of 'cannibal killer' tells of ... - Mirror.co.uk


According to reports, he was reading online accounts of his alleged crimes at the time. Investigators are now trying to unravel his sick fantasy world, which began in the Toronto suburbs where Eric grew up - and also spread to Wembley, North London.

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Anonymous to protest in 16 cities against web censorship - Times of India


The order has resulted in access being denied to a host of websites that carry pirated films and music among other legal content, including www.isohunt.com and www.pastebin.com. On Wednesday, the Anonymous forum fired an opening shot by attacking the ...

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Kids could someday get on Facebook, without lying - Columbia Daily Tribune


"We are in continuous dialogue with stakeholders, regulators and other policymakers about how best to help parents keep their kids safe in an evolving online environment," the company said. Few details are available on the nature of Facebook's tests, ...

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Parents aren't monitoring their kids' mobile device behavior - News Courier


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Guest view: Lawmakers work together to keep kids safe from drugs - The Flint Journal - MLive.com


As part of these efforts, we are planning a town hall to talk about how to keep our children safe and get these drugs off the street, while providing additional resources for local families. Recently, there have been several positive developments in ...

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