Japanese prosecutors seized on Tuesday records from the operator of the YouTube video-sharing website that may help identify who made public on the site videos of the September collisions between two Japanese patrol boats and a Chinese fishing boat in disputed waters, investigative sources said. Investigators from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office seized the…
Category: Non-U.S.
TNT criticised for asking people to leave personal data on doorsteps
Robert Bain reports: A division of TNT Post has been accused of putting respondents’ personal data at risk by asking them to leave a completed five-page questionnaire on their doorstep for collection. The BBC’s Watchdog programme warned that the information in the survey, distributed by Doordrop Media, could be used to help criminals burgle your…
Sweden to probe US embassy surveillance
Following up on an earlier blog entry where I wondered whether reports of surveillance might lead to an international flap, let the games begin: A Swedish prosecutor announced plans on Monday to open a formal investigation into the legality of information gathering activities carried out by the US embassy in Stockholm. Sweden’s chief prosecutor on…
Ca: Level of privacy protection under attack
David Canton writes: When it comes to the protection of privacy, Canada’s federal agencies have some serious changes to make. In its 2009-2010 annual report on the Privacy Act, Canada’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner exposed significant deficiencies in privacy protection by a slew of federal agencies. The privacy commissioner examined five major federal entities,…