Five police forces have been ordered to delete old criminal convictions from the Police National Computer.

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Only a week after fears were raised about the privacy implications of advertising service, Phorm, which monitors broadband users' internet usage in order to target relevant advertising at them (reported in 'In the News' on 27 March 2008), telecoms company, BT, has been accused of …

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Is the ability to find out how much lavatory paper the Prime Minister uses, or how many available bachelors there are in Hampshire Constabulary, vital in a democracy?

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The Information Tribunal has forced the disclosure of strategic reviews of the identity cards system by the Office of Government Commerce, which opposed the disclosure of the information.

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The Information Commissioner has been told that patients will have the opportunity to refuse to have their details uploaded onto the new NHS medical records system. The news comes just weeks after the Department of Health refused patients that right.

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The Home Office is reviewing the legal status of automatic number plate surveillance cameras after the chief surveillance commissioner advised they could be operating unlawfully.

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The police and Home Office are to press for regulatory powers that will insist that every one of the 4.2 million CCTV cameras in Britain is upgraded so it can be deputised to gather police evidence and provide a vehicle for emerging technologies that will automatically identify p …

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A married couple has been convicted of stealing and selling personal data and has been ordered to pay £14,800 in fines and costs.

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The House of Commons has refused to give details of how much each MP claims in travel expenses despite two recent rulings from the Freedom of Information (FoI) watchdog ordering politicians to open their books. An order by the Scottish FoI commissioner recently led to a huge dro …

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