From the European Commission: The European Commission today adopted a draft mandate to negotiate a personal data protection agreement between the European Union and the United States when cooperating to fight terrorism or crime. The aim is to ensure a high level of protection of personal information like passenger data or financial information that is…
Category: Non-U.S.
Nick Clegg admits: I might not have the power to stop Gary McKinnon’s extradition
James Slack and Michael Seamark report: Stopping the extradition of Gary McKinnon to the U.S. may not be within the Government’s power, Nick Clegg suggested yesterday. The comment – his first intervention in the case since becoming Deputy Prime Minister – surprised supporters of the 44-year-old computer hacker because it was completely at odds with…
Border guard used private info to woo women on Facebook
Chad Skelton reports: A B.C. border guard e-mailed himself the passport details of attractive women who came through his inspection line so he could hit on them later on Facebook, according to an internal government investigation obtained by the Vancouver Sun. According to the investigation report, the guard’s behaviour first came to the attention of…
Province ran unauthorized credit checks on employees
Trish Audette reports: Provincial government employees were subjected to unauthorized credit checks earlier this year, officials confirmed Tuesday. The credit checks — Alberta Justice collected personal information on 27 employees — are now the focus of an investigation by the privacy commissioner. “There’s nothing stopping the employer from investigating employees on certain levels. But there…