A computer containing a million bank customers’ personal data has reportedly been sold on an internet auction site. RBS says an archiving firm told it the PC had apparently been “inappropriately sold on via a third party”. It said historical information relating to credit card applications for their bank and […]
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Insurer stops ‘pay as you drive’
Another surveillance scheme, and a precursor to the Government’s road pricing proposals, dies. In practice, people don’t like to be tracked, even if it saves them money. What a surprise. read more | digg story
Read MoreCCTV boom ‘failing to cut crime’ – so let’s have a new database
The gist of the argument here is that the State should have control of a widespread, integrated camera system to track “offenders”. Instead, “the CCTV network in the UK has been built up in a piecemeal way, driven by local authorities and the private sector more than by the police.” […]
Read MoreHello 1984 – UK National Staff Dismissal Register to go Live
Workers accused of theft or damage could soon find themselves blacklisted on a register to be shared among employers. Innocent people could find it impossible to get another job if listed on the online database of workers accused of theft and dishonesty – regardless of whether they have been convicted […]
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