Phil Muncaster reports: European Union data breach notification laws may still be some way from becoming a reality, after telecoms operators and data protection authorities across Europe raised numerous concerns about the plans. Data breach notifications for e-communications providers are not yet mandatory in most EU countries, but the EU telecommunications regulation reform package and…
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Judge convicts Saskatchewan woman who wouldn’t fill in long-form census
Following a bitter debate this past summer in which the federal government said it didn’t want people threatened with jail time for refusing to answer the long-form census, a Saskatoon woman was found guilty Thursday of doing just that. “I’m stunned,” Sandra Finley said outside Saskatoon provincial court immediately after the verdict. Finley, who is…
Councillors compare leaked memo to Wikileaks
San Grewal reports: Discussion in Mississauga’s city council chamber turned Orwellian on Wednesday as councillors upset about a leaked memo called for a witch-hunt, including searches of homes, computers, cellphones and offices. The memo, which was somehow forwarded to the media, detailed an offer from the city to pay for $350 tickets for Mayor Hazel…
UK: ‘Serious concerns’ over price comparison sites use of privacy data
Harry Wallop reports: Some sites make it very difficult for customers to opt out of receiving marketing, with some sites seemingly responsible for sending many unsolicited emails. Which?, the consumer body which carried out the study, found that many price comparison websites’ privacy policies were too complicated and broke guidelines set by the Information Commissioners’…