Comments on: Safeguarding our data http://philwilson.org/blog/2008/01/safeguarding-our-data a geek commodity Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:42:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Glyn http://philwilson.org/blog/2008/01/safeguarding-our-data/comment-page-1#comment-1214 Glyn Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:00:43 +0000 http://philwilson.org/blog/2008/01/safeguarding-our-data#comment-1214 If you interesting in keeping an eye on the steady stream of data security breaches the Open Rights Group keeps a up to date list here <a href="http://www.openrightsgroup.org/orgwiki/index.php/UK_Privacy_Debacles" rel="nofollow">UK Privacy Debacles</a> and keeps a track of the never ending stories related to the <a href="http://www.openrightsgroup.org/orgwiki/index.php/Discgate" rel="nofollow">lost computer discs scandal</a> at HM Revenue and Customs. If you interesting in keeping an eye on the steady stream of data security breaches the Open Rights Group keeps a up to date list here UK Privacy Debacles and keeps a track of the never ending stories related to the lost computer discs scandal at HM Revenue and Customs.

]]> By: alf http://philwilson.org/blog/2008/01/safeguarding-our-data/comment-page-1#comment-1216 alf Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:33:55 +0000 http://philwilson.org/blog/2008/01/safeguarding-our-data#comment-1216 Perhaps it would make sense to have the same rights for data held by either the public or private sector; I doubt the latter are enforced very strongly either though. Perhaps it would make sense to have the same rights for data held by either the public or private sector; I doubt the latter are enforced very strongly either though.

]]> By: Stuart Langridge http://philwilson.org/blog/2008/01/safeguarding-our-data/comment-page-1#comment-1215 Stuart Langridge Mon, 21 Jan 2008 07:21:27 +0000 http://philwilson.org/blog/2008/01/safeguarding-our-data#comment-1215 What rights do I have to make sure that my data is always encrypted? What rights do I have to withdraw data from their databases? What rights do I have to be informed if my data is leaked? Pretty much none, none, and none, respectively. The Information Commissioner is a voice in the wind on this sort of thing, tragically enough. I appreciate that it's the civil service rather than the government who are actually the problem here, but the government could compel the civil service to actually _give a toss_ about our data without even trying hard, and they're not doing it. What rights do I have to make sure that my data is always encrypted? What rights do I have to withdraw data from their databases? What rights do I have to be informed if my data is leaked?

Pretty much none, none, and none, respectively. The Information Commissioner is a voice in the wind on this sort of thing, tragically enough. I appreciate that it’s the civil service rather than the government who are actually the problem here, but the government could compel the civil service to actually _give a toss_ about our data without even trying hard, and they’re not doing it.

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