From EFF: Despite the valiant efforts of liberty-defending congresspersons from both political parties, the House of Representatives just passed an extension of the three USA PATRIOT Act surveillance powers that were set to “sunset” at the end of February by a vote of 275 to 144. Now, the Senate is our last hope to stop…
Category: Laws
Ph: Data privacy bill hurdles second reading
The country’s booming BPO sector has something to look forward to this year as the House of Representatives passed last week on second reading the proposed Data Privacy Act, which seeks to govern and establish fair practices in the collection and use of personal details stashed in the computer systems of the private sector and…
Vermont May Require Sex Offenders to Use Real Names on Social Networks
Larry Magid writes: The state of Vermont is considering a law that would make it illegal for convicted sex offenders to use a false name on social networking sites like Facebook. The proposed law, which would impose a prison sentence of not more than two years and/or a fine of $1,000, wouldn’t ban registered sex offenders from…
Data protection legislation in Qatar
As the technology infrastructure in Qatar becomes increasingly sophisticated, more companies are beginning to take a closer look at the issue of data protection. This article considers the legislative provisions governing data protection in Qatar. Presently Qatar does not have a single body of legislation that specifically addresses matters of data protection. Rather, Qatar’s data…