David Fraser writes: Once again, the Government of Canada has put “lawful access” back before Parliament. Notice that it again allows for the police and “national security agencies” to require the personal information of telecommunications customers without a warrant. I will post a link to the bill itself as soon as I can get my…
Category: Non-U.S.
UK: Minister proposes privacy mediation service and good-privacy kitemark
A UK Government minister has proposed the creation of a mediation service for people who think their right to privacy has been violated on the internet. The mediation could result in the removal of material, Ed Vaizey said.. Vaizey is Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, and told a House of…
Uganda’s Rolling Stone paper told to stop outing gays
Horrifying story out of Uganda via BBC: A judge in Uganda has ordered the local Rolling Stone newspaper to stop publishing the names and photographs of people it says are homosexual. The judge granted a request by gay rights group Sexual Minorities Uganda (Smug). The group says some homosexual people were attacked after a previous…
The ICO’s latest position on Google Street View
In a statement released today, an ICO spokesperson said: “Enforcing and defending the rights of the UK public under the Data Protection Act has always been – and remains – central to the work of the Information Commissioner. However, as a regulator, the ICO must take a calm and measured approach to the issue of…