A Hampshire policeman acted as a “sexual adventurer” by using the force computer to access women’s details, a court heard. PC Robert Campbell told one woman he would post up pictures of her in her underwear at the police station if her husband, a wanted man, did not give himself up. He pursued four women,…
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De: Hacker arrested for spying on schoolgirls via their own webcams
A man has been arrested for spying on more than 150 girls in their bedrooms by hacking into their computers and using their webcams to watch them, provoking warnings that others will be doing the same thing. The hacker, from the Rhineland area, is suspected of having infected computers with a program enabling him to…
Ca: New Brunswick gets first privacy commissioner
Fredericton lawyer Anne Bertrand has been named New Brunswick’s first access to information and privacy commissioner. Premier Shawn Graham announced the appointment Thursday. Bertrand will take on the role when the new right to information and protection of privacy act is proclaimed on Sept. 1. Read more on CTV.ca
APEC leads new initiative for privacy cooperation
Vivian Yeo reports: A new initiative launched Friday by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) aims to boost consumer trust in e-commerce in the Asia-Pacific region. It will do this by providing a platform for the enforcement of data privacy laws through cross-border cooperation. The APEC Cross-border Privacy Enforcement Arrangement (CPEA) establishes a framework under which…