BAA to roll out electronic border gates at Heathrow

Airport operator BAA is rolling out electronic border gates at Heathrow Airport from January. Read More →

US restaurants sue point of sale supplier

Restaurants in the US are suing Radiant Systems and its distributor, alleging that Radiant's point of sale (POS) software was not compliant with the credit card security standard, PCI DSS. Read More →

Shredded patient records deliver a gift-wrapped data breach

A Leicestershire businesswoman discovered shredded records of NHS patients, with some information still showing, in packaging material used to protect... Read More →

New EC rules on VAT will cost UK IT firms thousands

A European Commission rule on VAT could cost UK technology companies hundreds of thousands of pounds if implemented. Most AIM-listed... Read More →

Brick through window after police gave out personal data

The information commissioner has given the government details of police officers who illegally gave out personal information. The commissioner... Read More →

Minister attacks IT used to risk-assess sex offenders, terrorists and murderers

A justice minister has taken the rare step of criticising a front-line system in her own department. Read More →