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U.K. Falls Behind on Online Privacy

Viviane Reding, EU telecoms commissioner, said in a statement, "I call on the UK authorities to change their national laws... Full Article at Advertising Age

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  1. The Home Office said in response: "We are firmly committed to protecting users' privacy and data. We are considering the commission's letter and will respond in due course." Full Article at ComputerWeekly.com

  2. The UK government has been accused of failing to protect citizens' privacy by the European Commission. It said the government should have done more to guarantee online privacy when trials of a controversial ad-serving system were carried out in 2006. Full Article at BBC News

  3. Ministers face an embarrassing showdown in court after the European Commission accused Britain of failing to protect its citizens from secret surveillance on the internet. Full Article at The Independent

  4. The UK government has failed to implement adequate communications privacy legislation and must take steps to strengthen privacy safeguards, the European Commission has found. Full Article at ZDNet UK

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