Berta Baz reports: The most appropriate model to reconcile collective action and data protection was that implemented by Ausbanc with the class-action suit against Telefonica Extremadura. A Madrid court has caused a dispute over the settlement of a collective action to protect the personal data of customers. This court ordered BBVA President Francisco González to…
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AU: Public servant sacked for Googling ‘knockers’ at home
Ben Schneiders reports: How much privacy does an employee have when using a work laptop at home? Not much, it seems, after a senior public servant was sacked after Googling the word “knockers” and looking at legal pornography. That was despite the access being out of work hours and the public servant using his own…
Nl: Central finger print register in doubt as MPs rebel
More on the Dutch fingerprint database controvery that I’ve been covering on this blog. From DutchNews.nl: A majority of MPs oppose plans to store finger print details from new biometric passports in a central data bank which will be accessible to police. VVD, Labour and ChristenUnie MPs have now come out against the plan, the…
As International Privacy Day is Celebrated, Governments Continue to Chip Away at Privacy Rights
Katitza Rodriguez of EFF comments on Data Privacy Day 2011 and then writes: EFF calls upon governments worldwide to: Repeal the EU Data Retention Directive, and any mandatory data retention regime that requires ISP to preemptively record traffic data about the online activities of millions of citizens who haven’t committed any crime. Provide strong safeguards against…