Dan Worth reports: The European Data Protection Supervisor has urged the European Commission (EC) to carry out wide-ranging reform of data protection laws to ensure that they remain relevant. Peter Hustinx argued that a new system of data protection is needed to cope with growing volumes of personal information, and to ensure that individuals are…
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Safeguarding privacy in the digital age
From the European Commission: In the age of the internet and globalisation, it’s getting harder to keep your personal details private. Shopping online or sharing photos and personal information on social networking sites such as Facebook have become part of daily life. While the EU’s existing rules on protecting personal information are among the strongest…
Personal Data Danger in China’s Glass House
Liu Chang, Zhao Hejuan and Shen Hu report: Buying a fruit knife in Guangzhou? A new rule says you’ll have to register your personal data with authorities before leaving the shop. A knife-buying registration requirement was introduced for security reasons to coincide with the 2010 Asian Games, which recently opened in Guangzhou. Anyone buying any…
UK: Local Authority disclosed personal data on Planning Department website
New Forest District Council breached the Data Protection Act by publishing the personal data of planning applicants on their website, the Information Commissioner said today. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) received a complaint from a New Forest resident in 2008, after council staff failed to appropriately redact personal data from the resident’s planning application before…