Experts have lambasted new laws to collect information about prepaid cellphone users, citing their “severe” privacy implications. One academic described existing rules that forced operators to retain personal call data for a minimum of three years as “excessive”. And as of last Wednesday the government will collect more data. Operators now have to obtain the…
Category: Laws
Judge strikes down India sodomy law
Seventeen percent of the world’s gay people had their sex legalized, at least temporarily, by a court ruling in India July 2. However, some gay sex is still illegal, as the ruling only applies to those over 18 who have sex in private. A two-judge bench of the New Delhi High Court repealed the anti-sodomy…
New cyberstalking law in New Mexico
Authorities in New Mexico applaud the state legislature for taking action quickly to expand stalking laws. Several laws went into effect July 1st in New Mexico, including one that broadens the language in the current stalking law to include cyberstalking. Source: NewsChannel10
Prisoners on run cannot be named
Civil servants have refused to name inmates who have fled prison even though individual police forces will often identify them if they pose a risk to the public. They say releasing their names would breach obligations under the Data Protection Act. It echoes a row in 2007 when Derbyshire Police refused to release pictures of…