The High Court has today ordered internet provider UPC Communications to disclose the identity of a blogger who posted information about the Irish Red Cross on a website. The charity says the internal information was “wilfully distorted and misconstrued” and had been posted anonymously. It has now discontinued its proceedings against UPC and will continue…
Category: Non-U.S.
Britons to be spied on by foreign police
Tom Whitehead and Andrew Porter report: Britons face being spied on and pursued by foreign police officers even for the most minor offences in an European agreement the Home Office will sign up to tomorrow. The power allows prosecutors from any EU country to demand details such as DNA or even bank and phone records…
UK: West Midlands cop resigns after snooping on ex-schoolmates
Jeanette Oldham reports: A police community support officer has been forced to resign after being caught checking the criminal records of ex-school friends. Samantha Harron, 22, was also fined £200 after she admitted using the Police National Computer for snooping. As well as checking on former schoolmates, the West Midlands officer also carried out checks…
Ca: Crime cameras should go, says privacy czar
Jason Van Rassel reports: Declining crime rates should prompt cities like Calgary to consider switching off surveillance cameras in public places, Alberta’s privacy commissioner said. Responding to figures released by Statistics Canada this week, privacy commissioner Frank Work said people shouldn’t be so quick to accept the intrusion of surveillance cameras in public places. “The…