A standalone privacy law won’t make “the blindest bit of difference”, according to one of the country’s top media lawyers. The statement follows remarks by Liberal Democrat peer and justice minister Lord McNally that there was “general consensus” that a new piece of legislation should be brought in to “clarify some of the more dangerous…
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Ca: Information commissioner warns concept of privacy in danger
Vito Pilieci reports: The world has less than a decade to make the protection of personal information and online privacy a priority before the two concepts are lost forever, according to Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner. Speaking at a conference held at the University of Ottawa, Ann Cavoukian said Tuesday that information is already flowing…
UK: Privacy law to stop rise in gagging orders by judges
Christopher Hope reports: Britain could get its first ever privacy law to stop judges creating one by stealth through the courts, a justice minister said. In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Lord McNally suggested that the right to privacy could be enshrined in law after a number of celebrities were awarded so-called “super-injunctions” to…
Spain becomes latest country to take on Google
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…