Bill Ray reports: The Indian government is claiming that RIM has offered it access to instant messaging conversations within hours of a request, though access to email remains unresolved with time running out. India told Reuters that RIM has offered to provide transcripts of instant messaging sessions, with real-time interception available by the end of the…
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BT seeks moratorium on internet piracy cases
Jonathan Fildes reports: BT is seeking a moratorium on legal applications to obtain details of its customers who are alleged to have illegally shared files online. The firm outlined its stance following a high-profile data breach at London law firm ACS:Law last week. The leak saw thousands of customers’ details from various ISPs – including…
School installs £9,000 facial recognition cameras to stop students turning up late… and teachers could be next target
As if we needed any more surveillance of youth or reason to be concerned about turning youth into a nation of sheep living in a surveillance state, this from the UK: A school has introduced futuristic face recognition cameras to combat students arriving late for classes. The £9,000 Face Register system monitors more than 200…
German Government Moves on Draft Law Regarding Employee Data Protection
On August 25, 2010, the German government approved a draft law concerning special rules for employee data protection, originally proposed by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. A background paper on the draft law was published on August 25, 2010. The draft law would amend the German Federal Data Protection Act (theBundesdatenschutzgesetz or “BDSG”) by adding provisions that…