Canadian Press reports: A proposed border deal between Canada and the United States will mean a tradeoff between sovereignty and security, says a former ambassador to Washington. Michael Wilson, a retired diplomat and one-time Tory finance minister, told a defence and security conference there must be understanding, trust and confidence for the plan to work….
Category: Non-U.S.
Finnish government wants police to have spyware powers
A draft amendment of the Coercive Measures Act would give the police the power to install so-called spyware on a suspect’s computer, the Finnish News Agency (STT) has learnt. Spyware commonly refers to software installed on a computer without the user’s consent. If passed the law would effectively authorise the police to break or hack…
Jamaica: Nelson tackled on privacy rights stance
Gary Spaulding reports: The conditions under which the communications of Jamaicans can be intercepted were the subject of a passionate exchange between Minister of National Security Dwight Nelson and Patrick Atkinson, the attorney representing the former holder of that Cabinet portfolio, Dr Peter Phillips, at yesterday’s sitting of the Manatt-Dudus commission of enquiry. Lawyers representing…
US Ambassador Says Kosovo Media Violated His Privacy
Balkan Insight writes: Ambassador Dell has sent an open letter to Kosovo’s Independent Media Commission, IMC, calling on it to investigate whether the country’s press code of conduct had been violated. Dell asked the IMC in Pristina to look at whether Kohavision, a private television station, broke the code of conduct by broadcasting him talking…