A statement from the Information Commissioner’s Office: The Scottish Government has today published Identity Management and Privacy Principles for public service organisations. The new guidance is designed to help organisations achieve privacy-friendly public services, encouraging good practice and ensuring personal data is always handled with respect. They have been devised by an expert group –…
Category: Laws
Major changes to NZ credit reporting regulation
Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff announced changes to credit reporting regulation with a new amendment to the Credit Reporting Privacy Code. Amendment No.4 is the result of a two year review of the code, and included an extensive consultation process with a reference group of consumer and industry representatives. Amendment No.4 brings in two key changes….
Will a ‘Privacy Bill of Rights’ Include the Right to Class Action Lawsuits?
Kashmir Hill follows up on the recent Commerce Department report by posing an interesting question, whether: … if this framework is established, people should have the right to pursue class-action lawsuits against companies that violate the law, or if enforcement should be limited to action by the FTC. Here’s the relevant graf from page 29…
Senators propose criminalizing misuse of airport body scanner images
While Americans are preparing for one of the busiest travel weeks of the year, Senator Jon Tester is introducing legislation to protect privacy rights at airport security. Many travelers are concerned that new high-tech scanners produce revealing body images On Thursday, Tester introduced a bill that would criminalize any misuse of airport body-scan images by…