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“There is nothing to indicate this should have ended any differently. I have no reason to believe any officer acted incorrectly.”

Intruder attacked police with glass, pipe Police who shot a naked man who attacked them with glass and possibly an iron pipe acted appropriately, said Mankato Director of Public Safety Jerry Huettl at a news ... via Free Press

“Those private companies running public services such as hospitals and prisons, water companies and other utilities could also be included.”

Whitehall faces legal clampdown over failure to disclose information Jamie Doward, home affairs editor Sunday December 30, 2007 The Observer Government departments and other public bodies were last night warned ... via Guardian Unlimited

“It definitely will be an active shooter”

The thought of a gunman marching through the halls of a Port Washington school, firing on students and faculty and possibly taking hostages is one nobody can dare imagine - but one for which police should ... via Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

“Achieving trust and confidence and retaining it is absolutely critical”

He said procedures such as encryption, passwords, usernames and smart cards would be in place. via Gulf Times

The issue of data encryption has been brought into sharp focus recently with the HMRC data loss fiasco . via Silicon.com

It would be a quiet night on "Wadlow's Mountain" back in the 1970's. My family and I would be just turning in, five of us in a pop-up trailer in some RV park. via Courier News

“The children thoroughly enjoyed their trip and it was a nice touch for the police schools officers to wear their old capes.”

PC Richard Thomas and PC Simon Jenkins POLICE capes flew back into action as officers wore them to escort school children through the city centre. via This is Gwent

“The prime minister has already announced the information commissioner will have the power to conduct spot checks on departments”

The organisation responsible for administering the UK's data-protection legislation has said the government breached data laws when millions of records were stolen in the data debacle at Her Majesty's Revenue & ... via ZDNet UK News

Civil servants face being jailed for gross failures to safeguard citizens' personal information under a clampdown following the disappearance of two discs that held the child benefit records of 25 million ... via Times Online

“The review will be concentrating on information sharing”

News Government to scrutinise data sharing 12 December 2007 Members of the public and data privacy professionals are invited to comment on information security, as part of a government review A consultation ... via KableNET

A consultation into how personal information is used and shared in the public and private sectors has been launched today by Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas, and Wellcome Trust director, Dr Mark ... via E-Health-Insider

Issued by the Government News Network on behalf of the Data Sharing Review. A consultation into how personal information is used and shared in the public and private sectors has been launched today by Richard ... via XPRESS Digest

The Driver and Vehicle Agency in Northern Ireland has lost the personal details of 6,000 people. via Ideal Government

Convincing a city that it needs a healthy dose of development is like asking a child to take their medicine. via The Huffington Post

“But without punitive measures in place for breaches, organisations will sadly continue to adopt this 'it won't happen to me' attitude”

More than 100 websites have been found selling account information for UK bank customers, including account details, Pins and security codes. via Vnunet

“A number of public and private sector organisations have come to us saying that they think they have found a problem”

Information Commissioner Richard Thomas has warned that the UK is not out of the woods when it comes to damaging data loss incidents. via Vnunet

“If a junior official can allow this to happen”

Ministers are braced for a new wave of "Datagate" scandals after the Government's information watchdog said he was investigating several possible breaches of data protection laws. via The Independent

“From what I have seen, the information would be enough for someone to go online and spend money, but at this stage there is no way of knowing which cards are on there”

THE Information Commissioner launched an investigation last night after it was revealed thousands of Britons' bank details are available for sale on the internet. via Scotsman.com

“He's had a little run of bad luck.”

A 55-year-old Michigan Center man is expected to be OK after his wife dragged him early Sunday from their burning home. via Jackson Cit Pat - MLive.com

“The detail you have got is very disturbing”

Alexi Mostrous and Dominic Kennedy Security breaches that are allowing the financial details of tens of thousands of Britons to be sold on the internet are to be investigated by the country's information ... via Times Online