Milanda Rout reports: John Brumby’s law enforcement data watchdog is tired of Victoria Police not fully implementing its recommendations. The CLED will subject them to “intense supervision” until they fix their flawed security around sharing sensitive personal information. The Commissioner for Law Enforcement Data Security, David Watts, has warned police that “any further delay” in…
Category: Non-U.S.
UK: Researchers seek to find true level of cyberstalking
A new survey has been launched in an effort to find out the true level of cyberstalking in the UK. It comes a day after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) unveiled new guidance to prosecutors and promised to get tough on cyberstalkers. More than one million women and 900,000 men are stalked in the UK every…
UK: Dog-owner prevented from finding microchipped pet under Data Protection Act
You can’t make this stuff up. Laura Roberts reports: Dave Moorhouse’s Jack Russell terrier, Rocky, was stolen in 2007 and he was informed earlier this year that the microchip provider had discovered details of his dog’s new address. However, they refused to pass on the animal’s whereabouts claiming it would breach the Data Protection Act….
Man drops lawsuit against Manitoba judge
As a follow-up to a case previously mentioned here, Kenyon Wallace reports: The man responsible for a sex scandal at the heart of the Manitoba judiciary has decided to drop his lawsuit against Associate Chief Justice Lori Douglas, conceding on Tuesday that he has insufficient evidence to proceed. Alex Chapman agreed to back down from…