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…
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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…
Amnesty International calls for ban on virginity tests
Martine Ward reports: Worldwide charity Amnesty International has called for Indonesia to ban plans to introduce mandatory pregnancy and virginity tests on high school girls in the country. This week, it was reported that the head of a secondary school in Magetan, East Java, had forced pupils to undergo the tests before they received a…