http://www.silicon.com Results for Freedom of Information Act en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39452161,00.htm But surely this is all public information and should be available to all under the UK Freedom of Information Act! Following a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and a decision by the Information Commissioner, upheld by the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39442324,00.htm The UK's MPs may rue the day a disk listing details of their expenses was leaked to the Daily Telegraph from the House of Commons Fees Office earlier this year, but they were going to be made public at some point anyway, courtesy of the UK's... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39419512,00.htm Asked for comment, the ICO gave ZDNet UK a statement in which it said: "The ICO regulates and enforces the Data Protection Act, Freedom of Information Act and Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:43:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/cio50-2008/0,3800014745,39235308,00.htm In addition to managing a tech budget in excess of £100m per year and major IT-related programmes such as biometric visas, shared services and the Firecrest project to upgrade the FCO's entire IT infrastructure, Mather runs the information... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:46:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/cio-interviews/0,3800015327,39239076,00.htm Information is another big part of Beaton's role at the Met and she has responsibility for managing the Met's work with the Information Commissioner, the Freedom of Information Act, Data Protection Act and information security. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:33:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39169542,00.htm I am an original co-sponsor of the Internet Freedom Preservation Act, and I supported its reintroduction. The 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act's section restricting the "circumvention" of copy protection measures is supported by many copyright... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 03 Jan 2008 08:33:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39168268,00.htm spokeswoman said the company is a strong believer in human rights and it respects freedom of expression and privacy around the world. and its Hong Kong subsidiary with allegedly divulging information about their online activity and pro-democracy... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 28 Aug 2007 08:21:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/riskmanagement/0,3800013989,39167811,00.htm The ICO received complaints under both the Data Protection Act (DPA) and Freedom of Information Act. The ICO received almost 6,000 complaints under the Freedom of Information Act and has closed more than three-quarters of those. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 11 Jul 2007 12:37:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60292398p,00.htm Is anyone aware that any citizen can ask for and is legally guaranteed access to information that passes through the email system through the Freedom of Information Act? The attendee of this webcast will learn how Symantec can help to implement an... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 23 May 2007 01:00:43 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39167197,00.htm These incident reports, obtained by a Freedom of Information Act enquiry, are indicative of the types of theft and robberies happening in alarming and increasing numbers on UK streets as more people carry expensive laptops which are attractive to... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 18 May 2007 14:52:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39167008,00.htm But the chief secretary of the Treasury, Paul Boateng, said the information was exempt from the Freedom of Information Act and would not be disclosed. The status of the national ID cards programme will be made available to the public following a... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 04 May 2007 16:11:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/careers/0,39024671,39165881,00.htm The figures were obtained under a Freedom of Information Act request by the Association of Technology Staffing Companies (Atsco), which is concerned at the high level of intra-company transfers, where companies relocated their IT staff between... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:05:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39163855,00.htm Cheat Sheets diams; The Computer Misuse Act diams; ID cards diams; Freedom of Information Act 2000 Humberside Police is cleaning up its crime-fighting information and making it easier to share data with other forces. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39163358,00.htm This week news broke that the government likes the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act (as our friends over at Kablenet tell us). News also broke that the government, through Constitutional Affairs Secretary of State - and prime ministerial buddy... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 18 Oct 2006 17:10:03 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39162209,00.htm If we promise you this week's Round-Up contains amazing stories of intrigue and scandal will you first sit through an interesting tale about a Freedom of Information Act enquiry into the UK government which gave up a little more information than... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 08 Sep 2006 12:25:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39161167,00.htm A recent Freedom of Information (FoI) enquiry by silicon.com into lost devices within the UK government has revealed how many mobile phones have gone astray in a number of departments, as well as unearthing some more unusual losses. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 03 Aug 2006 11:15:03 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39160154,00.htm The ICO considered the complaint under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act and, after reviewing a copy of the report, information commissioner Richard Thomas ruled that the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:20:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39159427,00.htm Following the DWP's refusal to release the controversial report the MP complained to the data protection watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office, which considered the decision under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act, even though... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 09 Jun 2006 14:20:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39159192,00.htm Granger's salary, bonuses and expenses have finally been released to silicon.com after a protracted wrangle with the Department of Health (DoH) over a Freedom of Information (FoI) Act request. The DoH had initially claimed there was a possibility... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 30 May 2006 16:05:05 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39159070,00.htm At the Department for Constitutional Affairs, parliamentary under secretary of state Baroness Ashton of Upholland continues to be responsible for the Freedom of Information Act and data protection. As the dust settles on Prime Minister Tony Blair's... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 23 May 2006 16:45:04 +0000