Civil rights activists and media professionals have called for enactment of a law to protect privacy and personal information from intrusion for upholding principles of civil liberty and human rights. At a workshop on ‘privacy and human rights’ on Wednesday, they said private life and rights of citizens are being affected by misuse of technology…
Category: Non-U.S.
PH: Is Aquino entitled to privacy?
H. Harry L. Roque Jr. reports: President Benigno Aquino III complained that he would have a cold holiday season without a partner. He then asked—nay, begged—the public for privacy and to leave his love life alone. He has complained that the public’s obsession with his personal life was in turn ruining it for him. The…
UG: Women protest bra checks
Shades of TSA. Even in Uganda, the security “groping” of women is causing controversy. Joyce Namutebi reports: Several women and human rights activists in Kampala have opposed the plan to start checking women’s bras for bombs. In separate interviews, they argued that the measure was an abuse and a violation of their rights. They urged…
Data Retention in the EU Five Years after the Directive
Monique Altheim writes: The European Commission is planning a review of the Data Retention Directive of 2006, which could include a harmonization and reduction of the periods when public authorities can access citizens’ private data held by telecommunication companies for security matters. The directive allows for retention periods between 6 months and 24 months. Most…