A New Brunswick judge has ordered a Moncton newspaper to reveal the identity of an anonymous commenter after the person’s online post was considered defamatory by its target. The court order is a part of a growing trend of judges siding with complainants and forcing media companies to turn over the names of people commenting…
Category: Non-U.S.
UK: Facebook unveils child safety ‘panic button’
Daniel Emery reports: Facebook has announced it will allow a “panic button” application on its social networking site. The button, aimed at children and teenagers, will report abuse to the UK Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (Ceop) and Facebook. […] Ceop, the government law enforcement agency tasked with tracking down online sex offenders, called…
De: Minister calls for internet code of conduct
Germany’s consumer minister, who vowed to delete her Facebook account in protest at the networking site’s privacy policies, called Monday for an Internet “honour code” to protect personal data. “We need an honour code … 10 golden rules – short, sharp and clear,” Ilse Aigner told Die Welt daily in an interview. “Such rules can…
UK: Woman fined for giving workers’ information away
A woman who disclosed personal information about foreign workers who her employers supplied to other firms has been fined £250. Nicola Read, 31, of Fryslea, Dibden Purlieu, admitted breaching the Data Protection Act while working for Totton and Gosport-based Green Personnel. Read more in the Southern Daily Echo.