Yet another data breach by an NHS Trust and yet another apology (it is sincere) – but the private information of people they were caring for is still out there in wild. Where anyone can access it and abuse it. NHS trust apologises for Covid trial data breach – BBC …
Stalkerware – not every bad actor is in it for money – domestic abuse
Diana and I felt this was a story about privacy that needed to be widely spread. How to spot the software that could be spying on you – BBC News and BBC World Service – Business Daily, Stalkerware: Tech-enabled domestic abuse skyrocketing and Coalition Against Stalkerware (stopstalkerware.org) The technical abuse …
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And we are back with the ICO – Fine for the Cabinet Office
This is a good ruling as it makes the Government’s Cabinet Office responsible for the error it made in disclosing the personal details of people on the 2020 New Year’s Honour list. Cabinet Office | ICO However there is some thing to consider: I have to assume that when the …
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Love them or hate them COVID vaccination passports are a thing – but shouldn’t they be secure?
Matthew Comb, a doctoral researcher in digital identity at University of Oxford has a piece in The Conversation looking at the ways governments around the world should be implementing secure COVID vaccination passports. Many vaccine passports have security flaws – here’s how to make them safer (theconversation.com) This is important …
Just as I praise the ICO – they are shown to be taking “private” action
For private you can read secret, unless you are able to make a Freedom-of-Information request. Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Wikipedia and Freedom of Information Act 2000 (legislation.gov.uk) A few days ago I wrote this article in which I praised the ICO: There is an article on The Register, …
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