The Australian Communications and Media Authority has found Virgin Blue guilty of violating the country’s anti-spam laws. The agency said their investigation found that the company sent over 10,000 emails over a 2 month period to customers who had requested to be removed from their mailing list. According to the Spam Act, companies are required…
Category: Non-U.S.
Bangladesh: ‘Privacy Commission’ demanded
A non-government organisation has demanded formation of independent ‘Privacy Commission’ in a bid to establish the rights of secrecy and protect personal information. ‘Voice,’ a development research organisation, made the demand at a press conference on Friday on the eve of International Privacy Day. The organisation also urged the government to amend the Telecommunications Act-2006…
UK: Tracking Devices to be Issued to the NHS Staff for Their Safety
Back in December, Prakash Shama reported: NHS staff in Scotland will be provided tracking devices as their security has been threatened from stalkers. Under a new policy to ensure the safety of the NHS staff, the GPS technology will be employed, as announced by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, which has 44,000 employees. With the…
Privacy study signals a worrying increase in surveillance across Europe
Yesterday I pointed readers to Privacy International’s newly revamped web site and their infographic on surveillance issues by country. On Data Privacy Day (Data Protection Day in Europe), it seems appropriate to also post their press release on the state of privacy protection in the EU: A landmark EU-wide study of national privacy safeguards…