Benn Grubb provides more on the controversial proposal: The information that the Australian system, if implemented, would get ISPs to log and retain is yet to be set in stone by the Attorney-General’s Department. ZDNet Australia reported various ISP sources’ claims that it could extend as far as each individual web page an internet user…
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EU plan to share bank data with US is ‘wholly unbalanced’, says expert
The European Commission has agreed with the US the terms on which it will allow that country’s authorities access to the banking details of EU citizens. The agreement must be approved by the European Parliament and Council before coming into force. […] Chris Pounder, director of Amberhawk Training and formerly of Pinsent Masons, the law…
Privacy International launches new technology site
Privacy International today launched “Cracking the Black Box” (https://boxcrack.net), a site devoted to discovering the answers to key technical mysteries behind some of the world’s most controversial IT systems. The site encourages experts and whistleblowers to help resolve crucial questions about how technology is designed and deployed. The first two issues being addressed are the…
Woman who blames Rogers for exposing affair says she’s not alone
Remember the Canadian woman who is suing Rogers Wireless for consolidating her family’s cell phone bills without her consent, resulting in her husband discovering that she had had an affair? She’s now claiming that there are others out there who have similar complaints about Rogers. Brendan Kennedy reports on the latest in this case: […]…