*NEW* Workplace Monitoring – Breach of Right to Respect for Private Life
In Copland v United Kingdom, the European Court of Human Rights considered whether an employee’s right to respect for her private life and correspondence had been breached under Article 8(1) of the European Convention on Human Rights (“the Convention”). >>more>>

*NEW* FSA has fined Nationwide £980,000 for information security lapses, for more information please click here

*NEW* European Commission may require notification of data security breaches
The European Commission has published a working document setting out (for consultation purposes) a number of changes to the EU framework directives on electronic communications regulation, which includes a proposal to require ISPs and network operators to notify regulators and the affected customers of any security breach involving personal data. >>more>>

*NEW* Court of Appeal's decision in Grow With Us case
The Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court's decision in the Grow With Us Limited v Green Thumb Limited case, and ruled that the franchisee could not rely on the Data Protection Act 1998 to avoid sharing data and as a justification for its failure to comply with its obligations under the franchise agreement. >>more>>

*NEW* RFID guidance published
The Information Commissioner's Office ("ICO") has published a technical guidance note aimed at organisations using, or considering using, radio-frequency ID ("RFID") technology to collect personal data. >>more>>

*NEW* Amendment to CPR increases accessibility of Court documents
A radical amendment to Rule 5.4 of the Civil Procedure Rules, which was due to come into force on 2 October 2006, will increase significantly the accessibility of documents held on court files. >>more>>

*NEW* Standard Application Form for Binding Corporate Rules
The International Chamber of Commerce has prepared a standardised application form with the aim that the one form can be used by organisations to apply for approval for their Binding Corporate Rules in all EU Member States. >>more>>

*NEW* Privacy concerns over Government's proposed database
Privacy campaigners and commentators have voiced serious concerns about the Government's plan to allow all of the databases containing information held by various parts of the Government about individuals to be amalgamated and accessed by the different parts of Government and possibly even the private sector. >>more>>

*NEW* Websites investigated over alleged data protection breach
It has been reported that the Information Commissioner is to investigate complaints from privacy campaigners that popular websites are breaching data protection rules by deliberately making it difficult for customers to delete an account or remove personal details from its website, and for passing personal details on to third parties. >>more>>

*NEW* Airline Passenger Data Update
The 1 October deadline has passed, and the EU and US authorities have still not agreed a new agreement governing the US' requirement for EU airlines to share passenger data with US authorities. >>more>>

*NEW* ICO to issue guidance to schools on use of pupils' fingerprints
The Information Commissioner has said that he will issue guidance to schools to help them to meet data protection obligations and to ensure effective safeguards to ensure information collected is kept to a minimum, >>more>>