Google Inc.’s Street View mapping service may break EU laws unless it improves the blurring technique it uses to disguise images. Officials from 30 European countries today adopted a common approach that may force Google, the owner of the most popular Internet search engine, to take further steps to avoid infringing privacy rights. The measure…
Category: Non-U.S.
Ontario leading the way by embedding privacy into the Smart Grid, says Commissioner Ann Cavoukian
Consumer privacy is a crucial element of the Smart Grid electrical framework being developed in Ontario, says the province’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, Dr. Ann Cavoukian, who released her 2009 Annual Report this morning. “I have met with many stakeholders in the Ontario electrical sector and am happy to see a high level of understanding…
Use of personal information in Azerbaijan to be possible only with person’s consent
From ABC in Azerbaijan: On May 11, the Azerbaijani parliament adopted the Draft Law on Personal Information in the third reading. … use of personal information (personal data) is possible only with the approval of person of information with observance of confidentiality. The Draft Law regulates collection, processing and retention of confidentiality of personal information…
Tchenguiz brothers appeal for right to use stolen documents in divorce
Divorces are getting really nasty over in the UK. Now in today’s news, another divorce case, this one involving the use of stolen documents. Frances Gibb reports: Two brothers who stole 20,000 documents to help their sister in her divorce from her multimillionaire husband lodged a landmark appeal yesterday for the right to use them…