James Ball reports: BT and Vodafone are among seven large telecoms firms which could be pulled into a legal challenge under human rights law for cooperating with GCHQ’s large-scale internet surveillance programs. Lawyers for the group Privacy International, whose mission is to defend the right to privacy, have written to the chief executives of the telecoms companies identified last week by the German paper Süddeutsche…
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China Issues Comprehensive Regulation on Collection and Use of Personal Information by Websites and Telecommunication Service Providers
Scott Livingston writes: On July 16, 2013, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (“MIIT”) promulgated the Provisions on Protecting the Personal Information of Telecommunication and Internet Users (“Internet Provisions”). The Internet Provisions, which take effect September 1, 2013, provide specific implementation rules for telecommunication and internet information service provider’s (“TSPs” and “IISPs,” respectively) collection and use…
Second Circuit Rejects Strict Liability But Imposes Reasonable Care Standard on Disclosure of Personal Motor Vehicle Information
Judy Selby writes: In a lengthy opinion that closely examined the legislative history of the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act (DPPA), the Second Circuit refused to impose strict liability on data brokers and resellers of personal information sourced from motor vehicle records. Eric Gordon v. Softech, et al., 12-661-cv (2d Circuit July 31, 2013). The court did…
Companies To Start Testing New Privacy Notices For Apps
Wendy Davis reports: A coalition of tech companies said on Friday that they will begin testing proposed new “short-form” privacy notices, which are aimed at notifying consumers about data collection by apps. Read more on MediaPost.