From the AFP: Israeli ministers on Monday discussed the security and privacy implications of allowing Google Street View to photograph streets in Israel ahead of the launch here of the 3D-mapping service. Google wants to offer the service in Israel in the coming months but Israeli officials are concerned that the online mapping tool, which…
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Update: Privacy and the Protection of Personal Information in China
Hunton & Williams have updated their analysis of data protection laws in China: In the past year and a half, new laws affecting personal information protection in China have arisen in various forms, including a consumer protection law and regulations, a tort law, a medical records regulation, a social insurance law, a credit reference regulation…
St. Kitts-Nevis Government: Invasion of Privacy Fears Unfounded
Sheena Brooks reports: The Interception of Communications Bill 2011 became Federal law on Friday (Feb. 11), and government ministers say citizens should not fear any invasions of their privacy. The Bill allows authorities legal access to individuals’ communications via mobile phones; landline phones; electronic mail; telegraphs; wireless networks and devices; mailing systems, including parcels and…
Ph: Arroyo privacy bill ok’d by congress website poll
Fidelis Angela Tan reports: A recent online poll on the website of the Philippine Congress shows a certain degree of approval for House Bill 1472 or the proposed “Personal Privacy Protection Act of 2010.” “The Constitution provides guarantees to all citizens, private or public, so they can live a meaningful life under a democratic society where…