A Strong Statement of Intent from EU on Online Privacy

 
Here’s some powerful stuff from Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for online privacy.
It’s worth reading the whole speech, but here are some highlights:
– ‘Without privacy, consumers will not trust the online…

Mydex Joins The Open Identity Exchange

Mydex CIC has joined the Open Identity Exchange with the intention to deploy a trust framework around volunteered personal information.
Volunteered personal information is a new class of data that can only flow when the individual has the necessary dat…

ICO and Justice Minister: right problem, wrong solution

The UK Information Commissioner says 80% of the population is now concerned about protecting their personal information online. Publishing new research to coincide with European Data Protection Day, Chris Graham and Justice Minister Lord McNally advise…

10 steps towards the Big Society

Reclaiming control over our personal data could be one pillar of David Cameron’s Big Society plans, argues Geoff Mulgan. In a new publication Investing for social growth the Young Foundation director sets out a practical 10-step programme to make th…