What the other papers say this morning – 27 June 2014 June 26, 2014 FINANCIAL TIMES GoPro soars on Nasdaq debut Shares in GoPro soared higher than the daredevil sports enthusiasts who use its action cameras as it made its stock market debut yesterday leaping more than 30 per cent to over $31 in its first morning of trading. The initial public offering is the biggest for a consumer [...]
Tougher penalties for firms that annoy Brits with nuisance calls March 31, 2014 COMPANIES exploiting data to make nuisance phonecalls will face fines worth hundreds of thousands of pounds under new plans from the government. Culture secretary Maria Miller is set to launch a consultation this year on lowering the threshold for when firms can be fined for making nuisance calls and sending spam text messages, according to [...]
The CBI boss on why political risk is now the biggest threat to business October 31, 2013 John Cridland tells Allister Heath and Elizabeth Fournier that investors are beginning to worry about the UK AFTER more than two decades spent inhabiting the CBI’s offices in Centre Point, the shockingly ugly high-rise just off Tottenham Court Road, John Cridland is on the move. When not kept busy preparing his submission to the chancellor [...]
Sony fined over PlayStation hack January 24, 2013 Sony has been fined by the UK’s data protection watchdog over a security lapse that led to millions of PlayStation users’ personal details, including credit card information, being compromised. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) fined the Japanese electronics giant £250,000 and Sony said it would appeal the judgement. The ICO said the incident, which happened in 2011, [...]
Press regulation is not the solution to privacy breaches November 26, 2012 THE Leveson Inquiry will make its long-awaited recommendations on Thursday, and the main expectation is that Lord Leveson will propose putting Britain’s press under statutory regulation. But this is a one-way street towards a British media that is afraid to take on the most powerful voices in the land. That is not what civil society [...]
US and French bodies set to charge Google October 14, 2012 GOOGLE is facing new probes from prosecutors on both sides of the Atlantic, with US and French officials set to add to an EU investigation into the web giant. The French information commissioner’s office, CNIL, is this week set to reveal the outcome of a months-long probe into Google over its use of personal data [...]
City Moves | Who’s switching Jobs August 30, 2012 Ernst & Young The professional services organisation has added seven information security specialists to its risk advisory practice. The expansion is in response to growing demand from UK companies for information security services. Among the cohort is Robin Gaddum, who joins as senior manager. Gaddum, a fellow of the Business Continuity Institute, previously led IBM’s [...]
Cybercrime during Olympics is a risk to home workers July 18, 2012 AS ATHLETES make their final preparations for the Olympics, tens of thousands of workers are set to work from home in a move to avoid the disruption. While undoubtedly a welcome choice for many, such flexibility is not an option for everyone. From City trading floors to local service businesses, the complexity or sensitive nature [...]
Regulatory hurdles for the UK financial sector to consider June 27, 2012 THE Olympics Delivery Authority (ODA) predicts 20m trips by spectators during London 2012, including some 3m on the busiest day. The resulting inevitable transport chaos is prompting businesses and employees to look closely at how best to keep operating efficiently, in particular working from home. Many financial services sector staff work in Docklands and the [...]
European cookie law risks hurting UK tech business May 27, 2012 THE 12 month grace period for the Cookie law is over. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) will now start to enforce regulations resricting the storage of personal data. Businesses which use cookies or other tracking techniques to gather information from website users must comply. The Cookie law is a European based law, and is being [...]