Michael Geist writes: The Government has reintroduced a bill designed to require providers of Internet services to report incidents of child pornography. The bill was introduced as Bill C-58 last year. I discussed the bill here. The new bill is Bill C-22. Thanks to the reader who sent in this link.
Category: Non-U.S.
Data retention challenged by Digital Rights Ireland
Jim Kollock writes: Following rulings in Germany, Bulgaria and Romania that the Data Retention Directive is unconstitutional, Digital Rights Ireland have been given permission to challenge it in the European Court of Justice. The Directive requires your ISP to record details of what emails you send to whom, along with the IP address given to…
UK: Tycoon’s wife gives taxman secret files
David Leppard: The wife of the tycoon at the centre of a £400m divorce is to hand secret files on his dealings with the super-rich to the taxman. Michelle Young, 45, who is divorcing her husband Scot, is to give HM Revenue & Customs a computer disk containing hundreds of pages of emails and other…
UK: Internet cafe surveillance ‘security theatre’
David Canton writes: Internet cafes in the United Kingdom are the latest victims of privacy invasive counter$terrorism measures. Scotland Yard recently asked Internet cafe owners to monitor customers’ use of public computers. The authorities are encouraging owners to check activity on their computers and keep an eye on any suspicious activity. Yet police say it’s…