Andrew Hough reports: Children as young as four could be fingerprinted to take out books from a school libaray (sic) […] The scheme is being trialled on junior classes at Higher Lane Primary in Whitefield, Bury, Greater Manchester. Officials confirmed it is due to be extended to all pupils at the school, one of the…
Category: Non-U.S.
FISA – New Anti-Spam Bill Introduced
Canada has its own FISA bill, but unlike ours which concerns surveillance, the Canadian FISA stands for “Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act,” otherwise referred to as C-28 in the news this week. David Canton writes: Bill C-28 is the “Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act” or FISA. It is essentially the same as the “Electronic…
Voyeurism, surveillance and the camera
Phil Coomes, picture editor and photographer for the BBC News website, blogs about a new exhibit at the Tate Museum in London. If you’re in the area, you might want to check it out: Voyeuristic and invasive of privacy: is that photography today? When does photography tip over the line into surveillance? These questions are…
UK: Viewing a website is a ‘transactional decision’, says OFT’s behavioural ad study
Struan Robertson writes: OPINION: The OFT has endorsed the UK ad industry’s self-regulation of behavioural advertising. But its conclusion was based in part on a curious reading of consumer protection regulations, coupled with research that departs from similar studies. The Office of Fair Trading is the Government’s consumer and competition authority. That it sees no…