David Pugliese reports: Sean Bruyea may not seem like an enemy of the state but when he leafs through the 14,000 pages of documents that Veterans Affairs Canada compiled on him, he sometimes gets that impression. Veterans Affairs bureaucrats monitored the Ottawa man’s media appearances and his advocacy activities before Parliament, in which he called…
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AU: Pipeline protester Jan Beer takes government to court
Melissa Fyfe reports: One of the Brumby government’s most vocal critics is taking it to court over what has been described as an ”astounding” breach of her privacy. Jan Beer, who has led the fight against the north-south pipeline, will take her case to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal tomorrow, after conciliation with the…
Galloway vows to sue Canadian government
Former British MP George Galloway says he will sue the Canadian government, alleging it breached his privacy rights and branded him a terrorist when it told him last year that he would not be welcomed in Canada. […] In announcing that Galloway would not be welcome in Canada 18 months ago, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney…
UK: Ofcom tightens rules on silent calls
The Communications Act gives Ofcom the power to act when a person or company makes persistent misuse of a communications network. The Government has just raised the maximum penalty for such misuse from £50,000 to £2 million. Ofcom has now published revised guidance on the circumstances in which it will take action against the companies…