Personal
Below are our 16 articles in the 'personal' category:
Look at the whorls on your index finger. Every fingerprint is almost entirely unique – that’s why they’ve been dusted for crime detection for more than a century. Technology is moving on. Biometric ...
How many CCTV cameras have you walked past today? If you’ve been shopping, caught a bus or train, driven anywhere, or visited a new housing estate, you’ve probably been snapped. Look out. Big ...
Who’s got your credit card number? Well, there’s the man with the device transmitting information from your local ATM, there’s the man in the Indian call centre, and there’s the woman he sold it to ...
Mobile phone radar, or mobile phone tracking can track any mobile phone in the UK, whether it's in use or not. Sounds like something from an episode of 24, doesn't it? But the government is ...
“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” (Universal Declaration of Human Rights) The principle of basic human rights, officiated by the United Nations and recognised all ...
The national identity card will become the 21st century’s greatest achievement says the government. But does it represent the loss of the last straws of individual privacy?
What are ID Cards? ...
Identity fraud is always in the news. According to some sources it’s the UK’s fastest growing crime. But how does it really affect you?
Types of Identity Fraud
There are numerous types of ...
Identity fraud is the UK’s fastest-growing crime. Become a victim and the cost of recovering could be in the thousands. Several British companies now offer insurance protecting you against this ...
For two years chip and pin cards have been the British standard. Introduced in 2004 to help combat the increase in card fraud, the Chip and Pin card has been under criticism since the very ...
Is there a spy in your wallet? If you subscribe to one of the nation’s favourite loyalty cards, you could be giving out more than you bargained for. You get a free bottle of wine twice a year; they ...
In the electronic age, maintaining privacy becomes an impossible task. Every time you make an online purchase, collect reward points, ring a call centre, or even make a mobile call, your movements ...
If you have a conviction on your record, whether it’s a fine or a prison sentence, you might have to declare it to potential employers and landlords. Maintaining your privacy under these ...
We might feel that spies and espionage are things that are more commonly referred to in things like James Bond films and in places like the old Communist Soviet Union especially during the Cold War. ...
Are you an online shopoholic? Read this first. Handing out your email address, falling foul of an insecure server, or forgetting to tick the box for ‘no further communication’ can all pose threats ...
Adopting a false identity is an irresistible story – until it happens to you. If you’re interested in finding out more about privacy crime look up the following books and films in your local ...
Undoubtedly at one time or another you will have made contact with a company or banking institution who during the course of their telephone conversation with you have mentioned the Data Protection ...
