Belgium became Europe’s first country to vote for a ban on the full Islamic veil or burqa, sparking dismay today among Muslims and warnings of a dangerous precedent with France set to follow suit. The bill, which also drew fire from human rights group Amnesty International, will not enter force for weeks and may have…
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Reform of EU Data Protection law: EDPS calls on the European Commission to be ambitious in its approach
From the European Commission’s press release from yesterday: Today, in a speech at the European Privacy and Data Protection Commissioners’ Conference in Prague, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), Peter Hustinx, spoke strongly about the need to be proactive in the context of the unfolding debate on the future of the EU legal framework for…
Swedish man sues Google for defamation
A small business owner is suing Google Sweden for defamation, alleging that Google has long presented search results to blogs that portray him as a paedophile. Additional Google links have identified his company as one that has engaged in shady transactions. The 61-year-old man is seeking one million kronor ($137,200) in damages for the financial…
Use of Employer Systems for Personal Communications to Legal Counsel – How Should Employer Counsel Deal With “Hot” E-Mails?
Dan Michaluk writes: I made a half-baked comment in response to Omar’s April 4th post on the procedural issues in dealing with the communications that employees have with their legal counsel through employer e-mail systems. This is a post based on some “more baked” thoughts that I plan to incorporate into a book chapter under…