Josephine Tovey reports: A new database that allows thousands of real estate agents to see when their tenants apply for other properties has been labelled a ”gross invasion of privacy” by tenants’ advocates. Virtual Manager is a new service from TICA, the largest tenant database company in Australia. It allows agents to register their tenants’…
Category: Non-U.S.
244,000 Germans log objections to Google’s Street View
Some 244,237 German households have so far demanded that images of their homes be removed from Google Inc’s Street View geo-data service, the online search giant said Thursday. The German public has raised strong objections to the introduction of Street View, scheduled for the end of this year, citing privacy concerns. The service provides online…
Every email and website to be stored
Tom Whitehead reports: Every email, phone call and website visit is to be recorded and stored after the Coalition Government revived controversial Big Brother snooping plans. It will allow security services and the police to spy on the activities of every Briton who uses a phone or the internet. Moves to make every communications provider…
Ca: Local MADD chapter joins push for random breath testing
Pat Healey reports: Police may be able to stop drivers for random breath testing if Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is successful in its latest campaign. MADD Canada is pushing the federal government to pass legislation that will allow officers to stop and ask anyone for a breath sample. The past president of MADD Canada…