Katitza Rodriguez of EFF writes: Privacy advocates have observed for years that countries hosting the Olympic Games introduce increasingly heightened security and surveillance measures for the event, but rarely cut back on public surveillance after the games are finished. Because these expanded surveillance measures are often made permanent, we noted with interest a report released…
Category: Non-U.S.
Ph: Data privacy bill hurdles second reading
The country’s booming BPO sector has something to look forward to this year as the House of Representatives passed last week on second reading the proposed Data Privacy Act, which seeks to govern and establish fair practices in the collection and use of personal details stashed in the computer systems of the private sector and…
Data protection legislation in Qatar
As the technology infrastructure in Qatar becomes increasingly sophisticated, more companies are beginning to take a closer look at the issue of data protection. This article considers the legislative provisions governing data protection in Qatar. Presently Qatar does not have a single body of legislation that specifically addresses matters of data protection. Rather, Qatar’s data…
Ca: Huge police database in works
Karen Kleiss reports: The Alberta government is quietly building a $65-million police information database that will allow officers across the province to share details about proven and suspected criminal activity in real time. The Alberta Law Officers’ Network, or Talon, is meant to help police catch increasingly sophisticated criminals, but civil liberties groups and academics…