From the EU Parliament: MEPs voted on two resolutions in Brussels today, one on the opening of negotiations for an EU-US agreement to provide the US Treasury Department with bank data to combat terrorism, the other on the launch of negotiations for Passenger Name Record (PNR) agreements with the United States, Australia and Canada, also…
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China cracks down on ‘anonymous’ internet and cell-phone users
China is vigourously promoting the use of real-name registration for users of Internet and cell phone services. Continuing its earlier efforts to adopt a real-name registration system for website moderators at major news portals and big commercial sites, as well as a ban on “anonymous” comments following news stories, the Chinese claim these measures have…
Couple wins car sex appeal over privacy rule
Elsa Baxter reports: A couple caught by police having sex in the back of a car have won their appeal after Dubai appeals court ruled the officer invaded their privacy. The newly-weds from Pakistan faced a month in prison and deportation after being found guilt of public indecency by the misdemeanors court, 7Days reports on…
Tony Blair’s campaigning website ‘shares personal data with one of his charities’
Kaye Wiggins reports: Tory candidate Greg Hands complains to Charity Commission that tonyblair4labour.org swaps information withTony Blair Africa Governance Initiative The Charity Commission is looking into a complaint that the political campaigning organisation tonyblair4labour.org has a data protection policy that allows it access to details of supporters of the Tony Blair Africa Governance Initiative, a…