According to the Associated Press, one of the 26 proposed amendments to the Turkish constitution would grant citizens more privacy rights: Recognizes the right to protection of personal information and access to official personal records. Update: Reuters reports that voters have approved the 26 proposed amendments.
Category: Non-U.S.
France: Imminent “Humanitarian Fingerprinting” Of Roma With OSCAR
The xenophobic anti-Roma campaign run by the French government following President Sarkozy’s discourse at the end of July has led to the brutal dismantling of numerous Roma camps, and to the expulsion of 1 000 foreign Roma people from the country within the last month. […] This highly publicized campaign has shed the light on…
In: Stalker held for cellphone photo in privacy test case
A suspected stalker has been arrested for clicking a woman on his cellphone at the Netaji Bhawan Metro station, setting the stage for a test case dealing with privacy in public places in the age of ubiquitous digital gadgets. The accused, a 35-year-old mechanic living near Park Street, has been charged with “insulting the modesty…
Pressure on Canada for full body scanners
Althia Raj reports: Canadian travellers may soon be asked bare all before boarding a flight. Full body image scanners are currently being used as secondary screening at major Canadian airports but a recent U.S. decision to phase out metal detectors and replace them with “naked” scanners is raising alarm passengers here will soon have to…