Daryl Slade reports: A teenager who subjected his girlfriend to what she called “the most horrifying degradation and humiliation I believe I will ever feel” by secretly taping them having sex will escape the stigma of a criminal record. The University of Alberta student pleaded guilty last month to voyeurism for using a friend’s webcam…
Category: Non-U.S.
UK: Anonymizing Proceedings – Some Suggested Principles
Hugh Tomlinson QC writes: It is clear from the recent case law that the courts must be vigilant when anonymity orders are sought by either party and especially vigilant when both parties agree on anonymity. The Court will usually require evidence to support an application for anonymity and will need to carry out a careful…
AU: Telstra admits to another privacy breach
Ben Grubb reports: Telstra has admitted to breaching the privacy of some of its customers only after being contacted by this website. “Most, if not all, affected customers (less than 3000) have been rung over the past week or so,” said Telstra spokesman Craig Middleton. Those affected were using Telstra’s Tribe service, a platform which aggregates…
AU: Go Card privacy probe due
Daniel Hurst reports: Police are set to face changes to the way they access commuter travel records following an investigation by the Privacy Commissioner. Privacy Commissioner Linda Matthews will today hand the parliamentary speaker a report outlining her findings on the use of Go Card journey data in criminal investigations. The probe was triggered by…