The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a report (15-page / 343KB PDF) detailing its “reasonable assurance” over the way Google has addressed previous concerns over privacy. The report reflects the outcome of a follow-up “desk based” audit the ICO conducted of Google’s privacy policies and practices in July this year. Read more on Out-Law.com
Category: Business
Crackdown on sale of UK spyware over fears of misuse by repressive regimes
Oh drat! I had intended to post this on September 9, but just discovered it still sitting in the drafts folder. Jamie Doward reports: The continuing export of British-made surveillance technology has been thrown into question after the government admitted it had moved to restrict sales of spying software to Egypt. Human rights campaigners say the government’s decision…
Harnessing the power of consumers to protect privacy
The publication of topless photos of Kate Middleton sunbathing by some European publications is distressing, to say the least. Apart from the legal issues concerning invasion of privacy, though, there’s a question in my mind about the lack of organized response by consumers who are offended by such publication. Rags publish these photos because they…
Article: Google and Personal Data Protection
There’s a new working paper up on SSRN by Frederik J. Zuiderveen Borgesius and Bart Van der Sloot. Here’s the abstract: This chapter discusses the interplay between the European personal data protection regime and two specific Google services, Interest Based Advertising and Google Street View. The chapter assesses first the applicability of the Data Protection…