The National Identity Card scheme will be abolished within 100 days with all cards becoming invalid, Home Secretary Theresa May has said. The bill to axe the cards and the ID register will be the first put before parliament by the new government – with a target of becoming law by August. Read more on…
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Google Balks at Turning Over Data to German Regulators
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…
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…