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This week's news on OUT-LAW.COM
Trade body overhauls data policy in light of lost conviction data
A trade body has lost a laptop computer containing the personal details of 37,000 people and information on 1,900 people's driving convictions. The information was kept on an unencrypted laptop which was stolen from a locked vehicle.
20/08/2009
Consumers and businesses clash over EU consumer 'class action' suits
The retail industry claims that there is not enough evidence of consumer harm to justify allowing for class action-like lawsuits against companies in the European Union. Consumer groups have said the action is needed to close a 'justice gap'.
20/08/2009
OFT to probe online advertising and pricing tactics
Consumer protection watchdog the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) will investigate online pricing tactics and internet advertising techniques that mislead consumers, it has said. It will also probe price comparison sites and behavioural advertising.
19/08/2009
Directors to face tougher penalties for competition law breaches
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) plans to extend company director bans to include not just those who were directly involved in competition law offences but those who should have done more to prevent them.
19/08/2009
Government details how Digital Britain Report will become reality
The Government has announced the details of how it will implement the recommendations of the Digital Britain report. It said that though preparatory work on the recommendations will be complete by autumn, some work will not be finished until 2012.
18/08/2009
38% of large US companies have full-time email monitoring staff, claims research
Nearly four in ten companies have staff whose main job is to monitor the outgoing email of colleagues, according to US data security research. More than a third of the companies surveyed hired staff to perform only that monitoring function.
17/08/2009
OUT-LAW Radio: Crowds fill VC funding gap
20/08/2009: We find a company that is coping with a recessionary funding drought by turning investment on its head. Instead of asking few people for lots of money, Trampoline Systems is asking many for a little.
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