Park Si-soo reports: A law that provided the legal grounds to indict “Minerva,” a well-known Internet commentator, for spreading “misleading” information on the Internet was ruled unconstitutional, Tuesday. The Constitutional Court’s ruling immediately brought an end to the 49-year-old law, which opposition legislators claimed had been abused to gag anti-government bloggers amid concerns about the…
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AU: New media makes a privacy law essential
Paul Ritchie comments: …. While Lara Bingle and Nick Riewoldt are the high-profile casualties of a world where ”little brother” broadcasts everything, the tentacles of this new world have implications for all of us. The time has come for a public debate about legislating a right to privacy. The traditional media will resist such a…
German politicians see camera drones as data protection risk
Flying drones that take pictures of foreign subjects may sound like part of a military arsenal, but they’re also available to consumers now. Consumer Affairs Minister Aigner has called the new devices a privacy threat. … some German politicians are concerned about privacy issues relating to the toys priced at 299 euros ($393) and steered…
Indian Parliament, Aadhar Project, UIDAI And Privacy Rights
Praveen Dalal, Managing Partner of Perry4Law, has shared his personal views regarding Aadhar Project, UIDAI and the corresponding responsibility of Parliament of India in this regard. India is perhaps the only country of the World whose Agencies and Instrumentalities are working without any law supporting their existence. Whether it is the Aadhar Project/ UID Project,…