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Italian government faces storm over publication of everyone's income

Tue, May, 13 2008

The outgoing Italian government put all the country's citizens at risk of identity theft and physical attacks when it published the names, incomes and amounts of tax paid by every citizen.

Set-top box modders sent to prison

Tue, May, 13 2008

Two men have been sentenced for a total of 15 months for advising people how to bypass security settings on their set-top boxes.

One in three airline sites breaks consumer laws

Tue, May, 13 2008

One in three European airline ticket websites is breaking consumer protection laws, the European Commission has said. It said that almost 60% of investigated sites published misleading pricing details.

FSA to bring EEA branches of UK insurers within compensation scheme

Tue, May, 13 2008

The Financial Services Authority plans to close a gap in the Financial Services Compensation Scheme that affects insurance sold through branches of UK insurers located elsewhere in the European Economic Area (EEA).