Kevin J. O’Brien reports: Google on Thursday balked at requests from regulators in Germany and Hong Kong to surrender fragments of Internet data and e-mails it had improperly collected from unsecured home wireless networks, saying it needed time to resolve legal issues. In Germany, Google said it was not able to comply with the Hamburg…
Category: Non-U.S.
Lord Lester’s private members’ defamation bill
The Guardian posted a copy of the bill, which seems to be an attempt to strengthen protections for speech in the U.K. and reduce the problem they’ve had with libel tourism and scientists being sued for stating opinions. You can read the bill here.
Google, Yahoo and Microsoft Data Retention Practices Run Afoul Of EU Authorities
Wendy Davis reports: European authorities told the three major search engines on Wednesday that their data retention practices violate a rule requiring the deletion of users’ personal information after six months. The Article 29 Working Party alleged in letters to Google, Yahoo and Microsoft that they don’t adequately anonymize information about search users. “Therefore,” the…
Saskatoon improperly disclosed employee info – Commissioner
The results of an investigation by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Saskatchewan: Investigation Report: LA-2010-001 City of Saskatoon Summary: The Complainant, an employee of the City of Saskatoon (City) discovered that the City had disclosed her personal information to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), formerly Canada Customs and Revenue Agency. The…