Chris Williams reports: The Crown Prosecution Service is close to settling on whether to prosecute anyone over BT and Phorm’s secret interception and profiling of internet traffic. Prosecutors have disclosed they plan to announce their decision at the end of November, following an investigation lasting more than two years. They are deciding whether to press…
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UK: Privacy concerns will undermine welfare
Hmmm… I never actually posted this one after drafting it, it seems. So a few days later, but still of note: University is a time at which many people are trying to establish an identity for themselves in which they feel comfortable and secure. Particularly early on in their stay at university, individuals are acutely…
New electronic passports will have photos, choice of five- and 10-year lifespan
Lia Levesque reports: The federal government rolled out some details of its new 10-year electronic passport on Tuesday, saying the Canadians who know about the new document seem to like it. “Generally Canadians are not aware of the project by the government of Canada to adopt the new passport, nor do they know exactly what…
AU: Fingerprinting at schools heavy-handed: parents
Cassie White reports: A New South Wales school has moved to reassure parents that new student fingerprint scanners cannot be hacked into and no personal information will be stored in the system. Gosford’s Henry Kendall High School is introducing a biometric system which assigns each student a number by creating a unique code based on…