Hunton & Williams’ blog is a good resource for keeping current on foreign rulings or policies impacting privacy. On October 4, 2010, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) stated in a press release that a recently enacted environmental law (Act No. 2010-788 of July 12, 2010, known as “Grenelle II”) expands the CNIL’s authority to…
Category: Non-U.S.
Consultation on the first ever UK code of practice on data sharing launched
From the ICO’s press release: The Information Commissioner’s Office today launched a consultation on a new statutory code of practice on the sharing of personal data. The consultation will run for 12 weeks from today, ending on Wednesday 5 January 2011. The draft code sets out a model of good practice for public, private and…
UK: The Independent View: surveillance lessons from Birmingham
James Elsdon-Baker, an activist with the NO2ID campaign, has a good commentary on the recent review of a poorly conceived, poorly communicated, and even more poorly implemented surveillance plan in Birmingham. What U.S. readers will find particularly interesting are some of the statistics that he includes. Somewhat mind-boggling, to say the least. Here’s a snippet…
Ca: Close those prying eyes at Veterans Affairs
Over on PHIprivacy.net, I’ve been covering a privacy breach involving the medical/psychiatric records of a veteran. The case has cause quite a stir in Canada with calls for additional measures and investigation. Here’s an editorial in today’s Globe and Mail: Sean Bruyea is a Canadian veteran of the Gulf War whose sensitive medical files…