The European Commission has been given a fresh mandate to negotiate with the US on that country’s access to European banking records. The last agreement was rejected by the European Parliament. Whatever new deal the Commission and US authorities come to must be approved by a majority of EU states and by the Parliament. […]…
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China wants telecom companies to inform on clients
Gillian Wong of the Associated Press reports: China is poised to strengthen a law to require telecommunications and Internet companies to inform on customers who discuss state secrets, potentially forcing businesses to collaborate with the country’s vast security apparatus that stifles political dissent. Read the full story on ABC.
UK: MSPs reject six-year DNA retention change
A move to allow Scottish police forces to hold the DNA of innocent people for up to six years has been thrown out by a committee of MSPs. Labour’s amendment to the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Bill would have brought Scots law in line with the rest of the UK. But the proposal was…
Google convictions in Italy based on legal error, says expert
The Italian court which sentenced three Google executives to a suspended jail term made a legal error, according to an Italian legal expert who has studied the judgment. Elvira Berlingieri told OUT-LAW that Google was likely to win any appeal. […] According to Berlingieri, the convictions are based on Google’s failure to notify users that…