Category - data

April 25, 2018

Home Office 'not to be trusted with data protection exemptions'

Exempting the Home Office from new data protection rules could lead to serious miscarriages of justice, the Law Society of England and Wales and the Bar Council has warned.
April 1, 2018

Campaigners call for end of immigration data-sharing in schools

Campaigners are calling for an end to the gathering and sharing of school pupils' data for immigration enforcement purposes.
March 23, 2018

Call for urgent review of campaign law in wake of Cambridge Analytica scandal

The Electoral Reform Society says an urgent review of political campaign regulation is needed in light of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
March 5, 2018

New cyber security guidance for charities

The National Cyber Security Centre, part of GCHQ, has produced the first threat assessment for the charity sector.
February 8, 2018

RSF urges journalists to quit Apple iCloud China by 28 February

Reporters Without Borders has called on journalists and bloggers who use Apple iCloud China to change their geographic region or close their accounts by 28 February, when control of their data will pass to the Chinese state.
February 2, 2018

Health Committee tells NHS Digital in England to stop sharing patient information with Home Office

The Health Select Committee has asked NHS Digital in England to immediately stop sharing data with the Home Office for immigration tracing purposes.
December 30, 2017

BMA Scotland calls for target driven blame culture to end

Too much emphasis is placed on targets in the health service that say little about the overall quality of care, says Peter Bennie, Chair of BMA Scotland.
November 28, 2017

UN-backed data shows family members linked to nearly half of child trafficking cases

Almost half of identified child trafficking cases have begun with a family member’s involvement, new data from the United Nations migration agency has revealed.
November 8, 2017

Universal Credit appears to be 'driven by blind faith'

The Work and Pensions Select Committee has published two further letters to the DWP, pressing it on the lack of published data or a current business case for Universal Credit, its flagship welfare reform.
August 2, 2013

Snowden decision focuses attention on government surveillance

Russia's decision to grant Edward Snowden temporary asylum is positive and should focus attention on sweeping government surveillance, say critics.