Eircom, which is the privately-owned former state telecoms monopoly, came to a settlement with the four major record labels EMI, Sony BMG, Warner and Universal when the companies sued it over its customers’ file-sharing activities. In the settlement Eircom agreed to operate the ‘three strikes’ disconnection policy advocated internationally by music labels and film studios….
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Move to extend holding of DNA in Scotland expected to face resistance
David Addison reports: A bid to change the law to allow the police to hold the DNA of crime suspects for longer is set to be launched at Holyrood tomorrow. Labour wants to double the length of time the authorities in Scotland can store innocent people’s DNA profiles to six years. Under existing rules north…
Canada: Governments are working hard to keep us in the dark
Bryan Stawychny reports: Unscrupulous governments across Canada are increasingly using privacy legislation to keep the public in the dark. Premier Gordon Campbell, within days of his 2001 election, slashed the budget of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, making information requests almost pointless. Adopting Stephen Harper’s tactic of “secret government,” he has altered the purpose of…
BN intruding into privacy with irritating SMSes
Rahmah Ghazali reports: The Barisan Nasional has brought in text messaging as a weapon in the by-election battle – and this has got a voter all riled up. The voter from the Sungai Buaya constituency told FMT that she had received 20 SMSes even before nominations were filed in Kuala Kubu Baru yesterday. “This is…