There is no other nation on earth as closely surveilled as the British people. Indeed, such is the scale of Britain’s national obsession with CCTV that – and Big Brother Watch makes no apologies for repeatedly quoting this statistic – there is a greater number of CCTV cameras operating on the Shetland Islands than those…
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AU: Improved Protections for Taxpayer Privacy
The confidentiality of taxpayers’ personal information held by the Australian Taxation Office has been improved, following the passage of the Tax Laws Amendment (Confidentiality of Taxpayer Information) Bill 2010 through both houses of Parliament yesterday. In welcoming the passage of the legislation, the Assistant Treasurer and Minister or Financial Services and Superannuation, the Hon Bill…
UK: Britain’s move towards a surveillance society intensifying, report
Bruce Totolos reports: According to a new report by the Surveillance Studies Network (SSN), Britain’s move towards a surveillance society are expanding and intensifying. Information commissioner Christopher Graham has urged the Prime Minister to introduce new privacy safeguards for the citizens after the report. The report was prepared on behest of the Commons home affairs…
UK: Home Office mulls data law change
The Home Office has agreed to meet civil liberties groups as part of a consultation it is conducting into UK interception laws. The Open Rights Group and other organisations are concerned that the consultation is being rushed through with minimum publicity. They want to see strong laws to protect citizens who have had their e-mail…