The Government of India’s Ministry of Communications & Information Technology has published three draft rules that would implement the Information Technology Act, 2000. These include: Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Information; Due Diligence Observed by Intermediaries Guidelines and Guidelines for Cyber Cafe. The first two of these rules could affect international companies…
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Finnish government wants police to have spyware powers
A draft amendment of the Coercive Measures Act would give the police the power to install so-called spyware on a suspect’s computer, the Finnish News Agency (STT) has learnt. Spyware commonly refers to software installed on a computer without the user’s consent. If passed the law would effectively authorise the police to break or hack…
Jakarta Court Deals a Blow to Wiretap Investigations
Arientha Primanita reports: The Constitutional Court on Thursday struck down a contentious decree governing the use of wiretaps, calling it a violation of human rights and making it more difficult for law enforcers to carry out such surveillance. At issue in the review of the regulation that enforces an article of the 2008 Law on…
AU: Fingerprint scans ruled out of pokies reform plan
Richard Willingham reports: Biometric identification, such as fingerprint scans, will not be used in the mandatory pre-commitment scheme for poker machines, quashing fears that punters’ privacy would be breached. Families Minister Jenny Macklin and independent MP Andrew Wilkie yesterday ruled out using biometric data, favouring a smartcard to limit the amount gamblers could spend on…