Maira Magro reports: The Federal Police are working to indict journalist Amaury Ribeiro Júnior for his alleged role in violating the financial privacy of individuals linked to opposition presidential candidate José Serra, O Estado de S. Paulo and O Globo report. In statements to the police, Ribeiro confirmed that he paid a mediator to obtain documents from the…
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ICO issues statement on Google Street View in light of new admissions
An ICO spokesperson issued this statement today: “Earlier this year the ICO visited Google’s premises to make a preliminary assessment of the ‘pay-load’ data it inadvertently collected whilst developing Google Street View. Whilst the information we saw at the time did not include meaningful personal details that could be linked to an identifiable person, we…
UK: ‘Spy’ camera police ‘treated people like idiots’
More on the surveillance controversy in Birmingham. Caroline Gall reports: West Midlands Police “treated people like idiots” over the way more than 200 surveillance cameras were installed in parts of Birmingham with large Muslim populations, an MP has said. The cameras – covert and overt – were put up earlier this year and were paid…
Italy Demands 3-Day Warning for Google Street View Trips
David Murphy reports: Life’s about to get a bit more frustrating for Google’s international Google Maps teams. That’s because regulators in Italy have mandated that Google take additional measures to warn local populaces when its Street View cars are out and about—and, more importantly, taking pictures of unsuspecting passersby and locations alike. According to Italian…