RNZ reports: The Acting Privacy Commissioner is shocked by the graphic images posted by a trauma cleaning company and wants to hear from anyone who thinks the company has breached their privacy. Yesterday, RNZ revealed business Crime Scene Cleaners had been posting photos of scenes of suspected suicides, sudden deaths and assaults for nearly two…
Category: Non-U.S.
Where a Thousand Digital Eyes Keep Watch Over the Elderly
Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno report: As Japan rapidly ages, it is envisioning fundamental changes, even in infrastructure. Is electronic surveillance an answer to its epidemic of dementia? ITAMI, Japan — In his early 70s, Koji Uchida began to vanish. The first time, the police found him sitting in front of a vending machine 17…
Tamil Nadu lawyer sends notice to New York Times over Pegasus report
IANS reports: A Chennai-based advocate, M Srinivasan, has sent a legal notice to the New York Times (NYT) over its investigative report dated January 28, 2022, which stated that India had purchased spyware tool Pegasus as part of a $2 billion arms deal with Israel in 2017. The advocate, who is practising at the Madras…
Tamil Nadu Private Hospitals Access Covid Patients Details, Probe Ordered
IANS reports: The Tamil Nadu Public Health Department has commenced inquiry into complaints from several districts of the state that private hospitals are accessing the details of Covid-19 positive patients, officials said. The department has deputed its district-level officers to conduct inquiries in respective districts after several complaints were received in this regard. In Salem,…