Pritesh writes: Indian government never thought that its indifference towards privacy laws, data security laws and data protection laws would become its headache. With controversies like illegal phone tapping, imposition of Aadhar project, launch of projects like national intelligence grid (Natgrid) and crime and criminal tracking network and systems (CCTNS) without any procedural safeguards, etc…
Category: Non-U.S.
PIPEDA Review II: Private Right of Action?
Michael Power comments on the UK’s Protection of Freedoms proposal as a comparison framework for discussing what else might be usefully included in Canadian protections: […] If the UK wants to enable citizens to directly protect their privacy where CCTV is concerned — by making an application for judicial review — why shouldn’t we do…
UK: Biometrics in schools
Action on Rights for Children (ARCH) has produced a paper, “Biometrics in schools.” From the introduction: … From small beginnings, biometric usage in schools has increased rapidly in the last few years. In 2001, a company called Microlibrarian systems (MLS) approached the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to ask for comments on the company’s plans to incorporate biometric fingerprint…
Powers and Functions of the Ombudsman in the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act: An Effectiveness Study
Powers and Functions of the Ombudsman in the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act: An Effectiveness Study Research Report France HOULE and Lorne SOSSIN August 2010 Research commissioned by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Preface: The Privacy Commissioner gave us a mandate, under subsection 58(2) of the Privacy Act, to conduct…