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…
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UK: More councils named and shamed in child protection cases
Adam Wagner reports that a UK judge recently held that public interest warranted revealing the name of a Council involved in child protection charges, even if there was some privacy risk to the children: Coventry City Council v X, Y and Z (Care Proceedings: Costs: Identification of Local Authority) [2010] EWHC B22 (Fam) –Read judgment…
In: Eight reasons why you should oppose Unique Identification: Stop UID Campaign
Nivedita Menon writes: Drafted by KALYANI MENON-SEN for the Stop UID Campaign AN APPEAL TO CITIZENS The National Identification Authority of India Bill approved by the Union Cabinet on Friday has sidestepped critical privacy aspects relating to profiling and function creep — a term used to describe the way in which information is collected for…
UK: CCTV site Internet Eyes hopes to help catch criminals
A website which pays the public to monitor live commercial CCTV footage online is due to be launched in Devon. Internet Eyes will pay up to £1,000 to subscribers who regularly report suspicious activity such as shoplifting. Managing director Tony Morgan said the scheme would reduce crime and help prevent other anti-social behaviour. But civil…