When a UK publication exposed former FIA president Max Mosley in a sex video with two women dressed in what were described as Nazi prison guard uniforms, the effect on Mosley’s personal and professional life was immediate and profound. Rather than slink off, though, Mosley took the fight to the media and became an active…
Category: Non-U.S.
DNA profiles of most people questioned by police but released will be deleted, says Government
DNA records will no longer be kept on innocent people questioned over routine crimes in England and Wales, the Government has said. It will still keep samples of those questioned in connection with terrorist offences. The move is a major change in Government policy and will result in a massive reduction in the number of…
UK: Common sense approach to public protection proposed
From the UK’s Home Office: An array of reforms in the Protection of Freedoms Bill will put an end to unwarranted local authority snooping and unnecessary scrutiny of individuals. It will see: an end to the routine monitoring of 9.3 million people under the radically reformed vetting and barring scheme millions of householders protected from town hall…
Cloud computing: An opportunity and a legal maze
There’s a nice overview of cloud computing issues and positions from EurActiv. Here are some parts of it: […] Rewriting data protection rules The European Commission admits that its Data Protection Directive is outdated and is currently reading industry responses to a consultation before reviewing the law. The current directive sets out guidelines for data…