UK's information commissioner says that Google must promise to ensure data protection breaches are not repeated.

The Information Commissioner's Office found that a university unit involved in a controversy over stolen e-mails on climate research breached rules by withholding data.

The Information Commissioner (ICO) has issued a formal complaint over Google's Street View service, which has been the subject of numerous privacy and safety concerns in the last few weeks.

Britain’s Foundation for Information Policy Research (FIPR) has argued in an open letter that the online advertising system Phorm is illegal, claiming it violates the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) that protects users from unlawful interception of information.

By MAURICE FRANKEL The Freedom of Information Act has begun to open doors " but is yet to be fully tested against those the Government is determined to keep locked. The good news is that we have a functioning Act which has produced a substantial amount of previously undisclosed information.