From Russia, with gross disregard for privacy: A federal ministry questionnaire is asking the mothers of Russian schoolchildren if they have had abortions. This and other personal questions have sparked outrage among parents and the general public. Scandal has been growing around controversial questionnaire, entitled “Passport of a Pupil’s Health”, which the Russian Education and…
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UK: What we put in our bins is our business – stop this spying
Meanwhile, back in the U.K., more complaints about spying in trash bins leads to an editorial in the Harrow Observer (emphasis added by me): Teams of wheelie bin police began snooping around household rubbish bins in Brent this week. But when does the council take it a step too far and commit an invasion of…
UK: Police lied to persuade CCTV staff to monitor drink-drive suspects
Steven Morris reports: Police were criticised today for inventing intelligence to persuade civilian CCTV operators to snoop on suspected drink-drivers outside pubs. Officers in Devon were said to have regularly asked operators to watch for people who might be over the drink-drive limit by making up false information about them. Campaign group Liberty said the…
MADD Canada calls for introduction of random breath testing
When we’re not being told we should sacrifice a little privacy for security, we’re being told that we should sacrifice it for safety: MADD Canada is calling on the federal government to move forward with the introduction of random breath testing and finally bring one of the most effective anti-impaired driving measures to Canada. “The…