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Indian call centers sell UK financial data and DVLA gives access to Indian workers
Indian call centers sell UK financial data and DVLA gives access to Indian workers
On the same day that the Sunday Times reported Indian workers offering UK finance details for sale at as little as 0.02p, the Observer reported that IBM contractors in India will have access to the data of 43 million UK drivers held by the DVLA.
March 23, 2012
Firefox will use HTTPS by default
Firefox will use HTTPS by default
Encrypted searching should become available by default for all Firefox users within a few months – a big win for privacy.
March 23, 2012
Europe’s first information risk maturity index developed
Europe’s first information risk maturity index developed
PwC and Iron Mountain have joined together to develop a risk maturity index for European SMEs; and finds them generally lacking.
March 23, 2012
Kaiser Permanente data breach affects thousands of employees
Kaiser Permanente data breach affects thousands of employees
Managed health care consortium Kaiser Permanente has notified thousands of current and former employees that their personal information was found on an external hard drive purchased in a second-hand store in California.
March 23, 2012
US government extends period that intelligence on citizens can be retained
US government extends period that intelligence on citizens can be retained
The US government has issued new counterterrorism guidelines that allow for the retention of intelligence on US citizens for five years, rather than the current 180 days.
March 23, 2012
Ex-EA Playfish vets open social casino game studio with $2.8M
Ex-EA Playfish vets open social casino game studio with $2.8M
A group of veterans from Electronic Arts' Playfish studio have opened a start-up in London called Plumbee, specializing in the burgeoning social casino game market.
March 22, 2012
Microsoft brings big releases to XBLA with Arcade Next, Minecraft
Microsoft brings big releases to XBLA with Arcade Next, Minecraft
Microsoft has announced a new marketing campaign for Xbox Live Arcade releases starting next month, debuting high-profile titles like Trials Evolution and Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition.
March 22, 2012
Revitalizing the UK games industry at the source: Education
Revitalizing the UK games industry at the source: Education
Eidos life president Ian Livingstone warns, in a Gamasutra-attended UK seminar, that we're "boring our children to death" with computer courses more focused on Microsoft Word than real coding.
March 22, 2012
A Canadian perspective on the UK's tax break talks
A Canadian perspective on the UK's tax break talks
With the UK's substantial plans to offer tax relief benefits to video game developers, Ian Kelso of the Canadian Interactive Alliance shares his country's experiences with a similar program.
March 22, 2012
With tax breaks coming, what's next for the UK games industry?
With tax breaks coming, what's next for the UK games industry?
A large assortment of developers, lenders, lawyers and students discuss the future of the UK video game industry, with topics ranging from programming classes to tax breaks.
March 22, 2012
Angry Birds Space tops Draw Something as the number one paid app on iOS
Angry Birds Space tops Draw Something as the number one paid app on iOS
Just one day after Zynga purchased Draw Something, the leading title on iOS, Rovio claimed the top of the paid and highest grossing app charts with its newest title, Angry Birds Space.
March 22, 2012
Microsoft: Xbox Live Arcade door is to open indies and big studios alike
Microsoft: Xbox Live Arcade door is to open indies and big studios alike
Microsoft's Michael Wolf offers Gamasutra a first-party perspective on Xbox Live Arcade, addressing competition with Steam and the company's relationship with indie developers.
March 22, 2012