Government plans to monitor all Britons’ online activity will help police to infiltrate criminal gangs, Parliament has been told. Ministers want to strengthen the law on internet data retention to help the police tackle security threats. Peter Fahy, Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, said access to data could help “capture people further up the…
Category: Laws
Police got Dotcom’s bank details without a warrant
David Fisher reports: Police got personal banking details of Kim Dotcom and his staff without getting a search warrant in a move that has implications for bank customers. Banks, including the ANZ, BNZ and Westpac, turned the information over after deciding there was no Privacy Act reason not to. The police request referred the banks…
UNC will release records to media group as part of settlement in FERPA case
The Student Press Law Center reports: A two-year battle for documents detailing an investigation in NCAA violations is over, with public records being released to The Daily Tar Heel and other media organizations today and in the coming days. The eight media outlets will receive the records after agreeing to a settlement with the University…
Ca: Supreme Court will hear Alberta case on constitutionality of privacy legislation
David T. S. Fraser writes: The Supreme Court of Canada has just granted leave to appeal United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 401 v Alberta (Attorney General). In this case, among other things, the Alberta Court of Appeal found that portions of Alberta’s Personal Information Protection Act were unconstitutional as it does not take into account…