Barry Collins reports: A laptop repair man who was caught copying private photos and bank passwords in an undercover investigation has been jailed for nine months. Grzegorz Zachodni was filmed in a undercover investigation by Sky News last year. The Sky investigators, who were acting on tip-offs from PC Pro readers, were attempting to uncover…
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UK: Big Brother facial recognition cameras being rolled out in NCP car parks
British citizens are the most watched people on Earth. Each UK citizen is caught on camera an average of 3,000 times a week. And it’s about to get worse. New facial recognition cameras are now being trialled in car parks in a bid to identify potential car thieves. NCP is testing the controversial ‘Big Brother’…
AU: Secret police files made available on AFL players, coaches shared with AFL
Steve Lillebuen reports: Secret police files gathered on AFL players, coaches, board members and even staff have been made available to the league. Victoria Police struck a deal with the league to share any records it has gathered on AFL identities, including handing over photos and videos. An AFL club president, civil liberties advocates and…
JP: Privacy issues inhibit checks on elderly
Jun Hongo reports: The government may look into revising the Personal Information Protection Law if some of its provisions are stopping municipalities from ascertaining the status of “missing” centenarians and other pension recipients, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku hinted Thursday. “If (the law) is impeding the investigations by local governments, we need to consider our…