Government interest in online social networks in China is mounting, and it is likely to be only a matter of time before all online profiles in the country are government-approved. In August, the Ministry of Culture issued an interim provision for real-name registration for online gaming, followed by a more recent edict for mobile phone…
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Border guard charged with forcing women into ‘humiliating’ strip searches
Kelly Sinoski reports: A border guard allegedly used the threat of detention or a criminal record to force four young women to “illegal, humiliating strip searches,” in which he touched some of their breasts and private parts, a B.C. Supreme Court jury in New Westminster heard Monday. Crown counsel Christina Godlewska said Daniel Greenhalgh was…
AU: Privacy Commissioner too slow on telco complaints
Ry Crozier reports: A university research group has criticised the Privacy Commissioner for delays in handling complaints against telcos. The Privacy Commissioner has been contacted for comment and will release a statement later this afternoon. The Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre report found that about 21,000 telecommunications-related privacy complaints were lodged with three bodies in…
Czechs stop Google’s Street View data collection
Roman Gazdik reports: Czech data protection authorities have stopped Google Inc collecting new images to update Street View, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday, in the latest setback to the search group’s mapping service. Google has sent a fleet of Street View cars around the globe to capture images used with maps to give a panoramic…