The European Data Protection Supervisor, Peter Hustinx, has issued an opinion in response to the Commission’s Communication of November 4, 2010 regarding the Review of the Data Protection Legal Framework . The EDPS agrees with the Commission that a review of the present legal framework for data protection in the EU is necessary in order to ensure effective protection…
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7,000 eyes in the sky to protect China’s Guizhou
From the sure-we-could-use-more-cameras dept.: A network of 7,000 surveillance cameras has been set up in south-west China’s Guizhou province to help protect the public and key institutions, xinhuanet.com reported Tuesday. Dubbed the ‘Skynet Project’, 7,270 cameras will monitor key sections of the province such as toll stations, highway exits and entrances, roads linking counties, according…
UK: Bank pay disclosure could ‘breach privacy laws’
Banks that voluntarily disclose the pay of their top earners could face legal repercussions, according to City lawyers. Ahead of next month’s bonus round, the government has attempted to curb excessive remuneration in the financial sector by calling on banks to publish the salaries of their highest paid staff. However, Liz Pierson of law firm…
Google to face off against Spain’s data protection authority in court tomorrow
I missed this over the weekend, but in earlier coverage in The Guardian, Josh Halliday had reported: …The technology giant has been ordered to remove almost 100 online articles from its search listings by Spain’s data protection authority, which Google warns would have a “profound, chilling effect” on freedom of expression. […] An injunction against…