An air-travel security bill that critics initially slammed as an infringement on passenger privacy and a surrendering of Canadian authority to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has passed third reading in the Senate, winning support for an amended version of the legislation from both Conservative and Liberal members. The passage of Bill C-42 means…
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Jamaica: PASSED! – 51 MPs vote in favour of Charter of Rights Bill
Alicia Dunkley reports that 51 members of Jamaica’s Parliament voted for a Charter of Rights Bill, which had been the subject of intense debate for 17 years: Yesterday, the Bill, An Act to Amend the Constitution of Jamaica to Provide for A Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms and for Connected Matters, was given overwhelming…
US senator pushes for mobile privacy reform
Declan McCullagh writes: Draft legislation would provide new privacy protections for Americans by requiring police to obtain search warrants to track the locations of cars and cell phones. The forthcoming bill being prepared by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and reviewed by ZDNet Asia’s sister site CNET would provide legal protections for “geolocation information”, meaning data…
Phippine House approves Data Privacy Act of 2011
The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a measure that will protect individual personal data in information and communications systems in the government and in the private sector. House Bill 4115 seeks to ensure that the personal information and communications system in government and in the private sectors are secure and…