Privacy laws in China are still evolving, and at this time there is no coordinated legal framework addressing data protection. There are, however, a number of Chinese laws that are applicable to the processing and protection of personal information. Navigating the indirect, piecemeal Chinese approach to regulation in this area may prove challenging for foreign…
Category: Laws
And you thought a prescription was private
More than 10 years after she tried without success to have a baby, Marcy Campbell Krinsk is still receiving painful reminders in her mail. The ads and promotions started after she bought fertility drugs at a pharmacy in San Diego. […] Like many other people, Ms. Krinsk thought that her prescription information was private. But…
Senators Feingold, Durbin press for PATRIOT Act reform
U.S. Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) are advocating reforms to the USA PATRIOT Act and related surveillance laws as part of the reauthorization of expiring provisions that the Senate will consider later this year. Feingold and Durbin have informed the Attorney General and the Chairmen of the Senate Judiciary and Intelligence Committees…
Editorial: Privacy and the internet
From an editorial in the Cayman Net News: According to a press release last week, the Information and Communications Technology Authority (ICTA) has launched a public consultation on the use of so-called “deep packet inspection” (DPI) of internet data, including emails, web pages and internet telephony applications. […] The ICTA gives some examples of how…