The Canadian Press reported: The Czech Republic’s Justice Ministry has published the names of current judges and state prosecutors who used to be members of the Communist Party before the collapse of communism more than 20 years ago. The data posted Friday on the ministry’s website shows that a fifth of the current 3,076 judges…
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UK: Fears over privacy with Virgin emails
John Rees reports that Virgin Media may be running afoul of the Data Protection Act: Virgin Media has been allocating previously used email addresses to new customers, leading to potential breaches of privacy. If a new customer using a recycled address attempts to register with a website that happens to have been used by the…
Article: Communications privacy complaints: in search of the right path
Communications privacy complaints: in search of the right path Chris Connolly and David Vaile University of New South Wales Faculty of Law Research Series 2010 (Paper 57) A consumer research report by the Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre, UNSW Supported by a grant from the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) Abstract: This report, supported…
Fine Gael website may breach privacy laws, warns expert
Elaine Edwards reports on political organization’s web site in Ireland: A website launched by Fine Gael to invite members of the public to share their views on policy and the future of Ireland may be in breach of data protection laws, an expert in the field claimed yesterday. The party set aside its main website…