Kashmir Hill writes: A cutting edge legal complaint in Europe over Internet reputation could force Google to rethink how it handles individuals’ control over the search results for their names. Spanish plastic surgeon Hugo Guidotti Russo wanted Google to liposuction from his results a 1991 news article about a patient angry about an allegedly botched…
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UK: Privacy alert on plan for mobile phones on Tube
Mark Prigg writes: Plans to allow mobile phone calls on the Tube raise major privacy concerns, a leading computer security expert warned today. Dr Richard Clayton, a researcher at Cambridge University, said it was virtually impossible to rule out the presence of “electronic back doors” that allow manufacturers to listen in on calls or even…
UK: Anglesey council bids to curb access to sensitive data
A local authority is to consider curbing unrestricted access by councillors and officers to parts of its headquarters. Anglesey council is worried about access to confidential data in its housing, social services, finance and legal services departments. The council’s authority’s standards committee will examine a report on the matter on Wednesday. Read more on BBC….
UK: Anonymity order lifted in marital privacy case
Louise Jacobs writes: A High Court judge has lifted an anonymity order protecting the identity of a formerly married couple involved in a privacy dispute. In Stephanie Hirschfeld v James McGrath [2011] EWHC 249 (QB), Ms Hirschfeld, the ex-wife of Mr McGrath, had obtained an interim injunction on 4 February 2011 to restrain the publication of certain confidential…