PA Media Lawyer reports: The Irish Mail on Sunday has beaten an attempt to gag it from reporting allegations that a charity founder made inappropriate sexual advances to males in Kenya. Michael Meegan had sought a non-publication order from the High Court in Dublin under Ireland’s new Defamation Act. Meegan, who holds a British passport,…
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Tw: Privacy amendment signals an end to smears
Taiwan’s less scrupulous politicians and journalists may soon face fines of up to NT$500,000 (US$15,950) if they release the personal information of ROC citizens into the public arena. Under the Personal Data Protection Act amendment, which passed second reading in the Legislature April 20, an individual’s name, birth date, identification number, occupation, assets, criminal record,…
Kr: Calls for Independent Privacy Agency Grow
Kim Tong-hyung reports: The South Korean government in years past has been repeatedly chided for its ineptitude in protecting the personal information of computer users here. This has opposition lawmakers and civil liberty advocates claiming that people should be entrusting their data to somewhere else. The idea is to establish an independent body, which may…
Banning deep packet inspection would have ‘damaging consequences across the Internet,’ says Sandvine
Deep packet inspection (DPI) technology doesn’t threaten people’s privacy. People threaten people’s privacy. Or that’s what Canadian network policy control solutions company Sandvine Inc. suggests in a recent submission to the privacy commissioner. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada will be holding consultations on the privacy implications of emerging technologies, such as DPI,…