Julian Ryall reports: A Japanese woman is suing Google for displaying images of underwear hanging on her washing line on its Street View function. The woman, who has not been named, is suing the internet giant for 600,000 Yen (£4,588) claiming the images caused her psychological distress, according to Japan’s Mainichi newspaper. The first hearing…
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European Parliament demands that Commission protect web users from advertising
The European Parliament has asked the European Commission to come up with plans to control online advertising more closely; give internet users more control of their privacy; and stop companies publishing advertising masquerading as opinion. It has asked the Commission to introduce rules that force companies to be more up front about behavioural advertising; that…
AU: Parliament porn users’ ID a secret
Alexandra Smith reports: The NSW Parliament will not discipline or even identify staff members or MPs who used the parliamentary computer system to access websites that contained ”sexually explicit images of young people”. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Richard Torbay, and the President of the Legislative Council, Amanda Fazio, have declared the matter closed…
Fighting Spam in Canada
From the Privacy Commissioner of Canada: Privacy Commissioner of Canada Jennifer Stoddart welcomes the passage of new legislation aimed at combating spam. “Spam is a growing problem for Canadians with important implications for privacy and negative consequences for our economy,” says Commissioner Stoddart. “We look forward to working with the other agencies responsible for enforcement…