We have issued a reprimand to Birmingham Children’s Trust Community Interest Company after the personal information of a child was inappropriately disclosed to another family. The child protection and review department at Birmingham Children’s Trust Community Interest Company, which is…
Delivered by the Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation (CEOI), the £9 million will support 12 projects that will enhance the ability to monitor Earth’s atmosphere and measure critical emissions such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrogen dioxide. This doubles the…
The Conservative Party is being investigated over whether it carried out a data breach on the same day the prime minister insisted it is keeping Britain “safe”. It was claimed that an email purportedly from Conservative Campaign Headquarters (CCHQ) was…
More than 1,500 people in Guernsey have been affected by personal data breaches in the first quarter of this year, according to the Office of the Data Protection Authority (ODPA). It is the highest number ever recorded in the island…
Australia’s national carrier, Qantas Airways, has apologized for a privacy breach that exposed passenger information and allowed booking, flight cancellation, and seat changes. Australia’s national carrier, Qantas Airways, has apologized for a privacy breach that exposed passenger information and…
Ministers are considering plans to weaken the UK’s carbon-cutting plans by allowing the unused portion of the last carbon budget to be carried over to the next period. This would go against the strong recommendation of the government’s statutory climate…
We are calling for all organisations to boost their cyber security and protect the personal information they hold, amid the growing threat of cyber attacks. Our own trend data reveals more organisations than ever are experiencing cyber security breaches that…
Kilroot Power Station near Carrickfergus will continue to burn fossil fuels – after moving from coal to gas. The chair of Stormont’s environment committee says that “near impossible” is the best description of the chance of Stormont hitting its target…
UK government departments have suffered hundreds of data breaches which could put the data of over 100,000 people at risk, new data from FOI requests has disclosed. Revealed today, the FOI requests were compiled by Apricorn, an encrypted USB device…
A new, common-sense approach to recycling will make bin day simpler and boost recycling rates for the nation, Recycling Minister Robbie Moore announced today (9 May). New simpler recycling collections will see the same materials collected from homes, workplaces and…