Alex Deane writes: Just what is it with bureaucrats? They simply can’t stay out of dustbins! In the aftermath of our research, which showed that some 2.6 million households up and down the country had microchips installed in their dustbins (and none of them had been asked), the new Government banned “pay as you throw” schemes….
Category: Non-U.S.
The End Of Anonymity in China?
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…
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…