A new directive from the Interior and Social Ministry that visually impaired voters must have a council representative present with them in the voting booth has raised the ire of human rights groups. Moreover, the new requirement is in violation of both the constitution and the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of Persons with…
Category: Govt
Opinion: Hong Kong’s data protection review is inadequate
Simon Sorockyj writes: Aligning Hong Kong’s laws with those of countries that protect data is important. Personal data is the lifeblood of modern commerce and its flow should not be restricted as it is today by an outdated regime. For the past two years, Hong Kong’s data protection regime has been under review and that…
USDA: Glitch with foreign SS numbers is fixed
Holly Ramer of the Associated Press reports that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has corrected a problem that allowed non-U.S. individuals to obtain Social Security numbers already assigned to U.S. citizens. The problem was originally revealed earlier this year and was related to the fact that the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the…
Health insurance mandate alarms some
David G. Savage reports: Among some libertarians and conservatives, the most troubling aspect of the pending healthcare reform bills is the prospect of a federal requirement that Americans buy insurance. “What next? Can Congress order you to buy spinach?” asked Roger Pilon, director of constitutional studies at the Cato Institute. He and other defenders of…