Thanks to Inforrm’s Blog, I just found out about RPC Privacy Blog, a new privacy blog by the UK law firm of Reynolds Porter Chamberlain. What better way to introduce readers to them than by providing an excerpt from their coverage of today’s European Court of Human Rights decision in MGN v. United Kingdom, a…
Category: Non-U.S.
The European Data Protection Supervisor recommends a Regulation, not a Directive!
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…
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…