The number of people who complained about having their privacy breached rose by a third in Jersey in 2010. A report by the office of the data protection commissioner said it was busier last year than ever before. Most of the complaints were about retailers, particularly online companies that sent unwanted marketing emails. Read more…
Category: Non-U.S.
EU investigating Dutch passport law
From Radio Netherlands: The European Commission is launching an investigation into Dutch passport regulations. European Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding looking into whether Dutch passport legislation breaches EU data protection rules. The move has been prompted by Dutch D66 democrat party MEP Sophie in ‘t Veld. She argues that the Dutch government is treating innocent citizens…
Ca: Justice Department speculates on privacy breaches
James McLeod reports: Justice Minister Felix Collins said it’s “fairly unlikely” that anyone’s privacy was breached despite concerns raised by the province’s auditor general. In the auditor general’s annual report on government operations, John Noseworthy wrote three accounts in the government’s Support Enforcement Division had been improperly accessed hundreds of times. Collins said he didn’t…
European Commission Finds Israeli Data Protection Law Provides Adequate Protection
Reporting from Israel, legal consultant Dr. Omer Tene writes: On January 31, 2011, the European Commission formally approved Israel’s status as a country providing “adequate protection” for personal data under the European Data Protection Directive. The decision is restricted to automated international data transfers from the EU, as well as to non-automated data transfers that…