Katherine Evangelista reports: Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) chairman Ivan Uy expressed optimism that legislators will be able to pass House Bill 3828 or the Philippine Data Privacy Act before Congress adjourns for the Christmas recess. “The data privacy and security bill is still pending in Congress. We are hoping the lower house…
Category: Non-U.S.
Unmasking anonymous bloggers, Canadian style
Alexandra Zabjek reports: A judge has unsealed court documents related to Mayor Stephen Mandel’s civil lawsuit against an Envision Edmonton volunteer who is alleged to have made defamatory statements about the mayor during the election campaign. The documents include Mandel’s statement of claim against Nathan Black, who is alleged to have defamed Mandel by suggesting…
Geist: Canadian courts set high bar for privacy damage awards
Michael Geist discusses two recent cases in Canada, where it seems that citizens have problems similar to what Americans experience in trying to secure damage awards for privacy violations: When privacy violations occur, the first reaction for many victims is to search for a way to stop the offending conduct. The second response may be…
Merkel’s Government Squabbles over Data Retention
Terror warnings in Germany have triggered a new debate on the country’s data protection laws — and revealed yet another fracture in Chancellor Merkel’s government. The Justice Ministry and the Interior Ministry are at odds, and the fronts are hardening. German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière, a member of Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU), has requested…