The Associated Press reports: Spain is investigating Google over its “Street View” mapping feature, becoming the latest country to tangle with the Internet search giant over concerns it violated people’s privacy while taking shots of city streets. Madrid Judge Raquel Fernandino has issued a subpoena for an Oct. 4 appearance by a Google representative, Google…
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AU: Officer sacked over internet site
Tim Dornin reports: A senior South Australian police officer has been sacked for helping set up a lurid internet dating profile that encouraged men to pursue his ex-girlfriend for sex. Detective Sergeant Darren James Clohesy lost his job on Monday after failing to attend a police disciplinary hearing in response to his court conviction. Police…
Stupid is as stupid does, Monday UK edition
Adrian Hearn reports: A council has been accused of ”bullying” parents after spending £100,000 on a mobile camera which will dish out parking fines – to school-run mums. The state-of-the-art ROADflow camera will be mounted on top of a traffic warden’s car and driven past 80 schools when parents are dropping off or picking up…
UK: Council’s breach of Data Protection
Laura Wild of Rochdale Online seems convinced that Rochdale Borough Council breached Data Protection rules when they gave out the mobile phone numbers of 1000 people for a research program: The research, being carried out by London Company, OCR International, on behalf of the council, has been slammed by the public, not only for wasting…