News stories posted during February 2007
16/02/2007
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FSA fines Nationwide £980,000 for lapse in data security and warns other firms 1. FSA fines Nationwide £980,000 for lapse in data security and warns other firms The Financial Services Authority (FSA) fined the Nationwide Building Society, (the UK’...
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08/02/2007
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Government decides on jail sentences for Data Protection Act offences 1. Government wants to relax existing data sharing laws The Government announced, on 7th February, that it plans to amend the law to enable the imposition of prison sentences fo...
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12/02/2007
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Dubai Announces New Data Protection Law 1. Dubai Announces New Data Protection Law The Dubai International Financial Centre, in the United Arab Emirates, has a new data protection law, which entered into force on 8 January 2007. The law, designed...
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09/02/2007
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EU Data Protection Supervisor Rules on SWIFT Secret Data Protection Breaches 1. EU Data Protection Supervisor Rules on SWIFT Secret Data Protection Breaches Peter Hustinx, the European Data Protection Supervisor, adopted an opinion on 1 February...
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