Bob Sullivan reports: Just days after U.S. voters threw overboard one of their top privacy advocates in Congress, the European Commission announced Thursday that it will push for creation of a Web users’ “right to be forgotten.” The commission, which is the executive body of the European Union, plans to update 15-year-old laws governing collection…
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Ministry of Sound abandons net piracy case
The Ministry of Sound has been forced to suspend its plans to pursue thousands of people alleged to have shared music illegally online. Its solicitors had been trying to get a court order to obtain the names and addresses of the connection owners. Attempts to obtain the details had been delayed following concerns from BT…
European Commission Releases Significant Proposals for Privacy Changes
Christopher Wolf writes: The European Commission has just released a document setting forth its proposed strategy for revisions to EU data protection rules previewed in this blog recently. The proposed changes were introduced this way: What happens to your personal data when you board a plane, open a bank account, or share photos online? How is…
First data fines on the way, says ICO
The ICO, who said in September that the first data fines were “imminent,” now says that they are “on the way.” Kable writes: The information commissioner will announce the first organisations to be fined for failing to protect data later this month. Christopher Graham said that the fines of up to £500,000 “give the ICO…