Chinedu Eze reports: The 3D full-body scanners procured for thorough body check of passengers at the nation’s major airports for security reasons are now being abused by security officials from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), THISDAY can confirm. They use the machines, installed in the wake of the Farouk AbdulMutallab affair, to watch…
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Ca: Feds relaunch anti-spam law
Arnold Ceballos writes: After some tweaking, the federal government recently reintroduced legislation aimed at tackling the growing problem of spam e-mail. Bill C-28, also known as the Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act (FISA), would prohibit sending unsolicited commercial electronic messages, including e-mails and text messages, unless there was an express or implied consent from the…
‘Exposure’ photo breached teen’s privacy: court told
Police breached the privacy of a 14-year-old boy by publishing his photograph as part of their investigation into street violence in Derry, the High Court heard today. Lawyers for the teenager claimed his image appeared in newspapers and leaflets in a flawed and irrational “naming and shaming” tactic. The family of the boy, who cannot…
Surveillance does not make us safe
Henry Porter comments: This is a contribution to a seminar held to accompany the Tate Modern’s ExhibitionExposed: Voyeurism, Surveillance and the Camera. There is a man living in Carlisle called Christian Lord. Until this summer his name was as unblemished as it sounds. All was right with his life until he noticed that an unoccupied…