Monique Altheim writes: The European Commission is planning a review of the Data Retention Directive of 2006, which could include a harmonization and reduction of the periods when public authorities can access citizens’ private data held by telecommunication companies for security matters. The directive allows for retention periods between 6 months and 24 months. Most…
Category: Laws
India’s Intelligence Bureau to ISPs: Retain data for 6 months [CORRECTED]
The Intelligence Bureau wants internet service providers, or ISPs, to keep a record of all online activities of customers for a minimum of six months, a move that can add to operational costs for companies and pose privacy concerns. IB, in a communication to the department of telecom, or DoT , has sought that addresses of…
UK: Police demand new powers to stop and search terror suspects
Vikram Dodd reports: Police have asked the government for a new counter-terrorism power to stop and search people without having to suspect them of involvement in crime, the Guardian has learned. […] A previous law allowing counter-terrorism stops without suspicion, section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000, was scrapped this year by the home secretary,…
CA: Online impersonation banned starting in New Year
When the calendar flips over to 2011, a lot of new laws go into effect, some of which impact privacy. Here’s one of them, as reported by Kurtis Alexander: Once just a cruel joke, assuming another person’s identity on the Internet and fabricating an e-mail or Facebook account is no longer a laughing matter. A…