Helen Christophi reports: Two Cyta subscribers have filed separate lawsuits in the Limassol District Court yesterday, alleging the company has been secretly monitoring their mobile phone calls and text messages. They are seeking compensation of up to €100,000. Limassol law firm Kostas Melas and Associates is representing the two subscribers, a young man working in…
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HK: Open recruitment exercise for Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data
A Government spokesman announced today (March 4) that the Government would conduct an open recruitment exercise for the next Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Privacy Commissioner). The spokesman said, “The term of appointment of the incumbent Privacy Commissioner, Mr Roderick Woo, will expire on July 31, 2010. To meet public expectations that the selection process…
Information Commissioner urges political parties and candidates to stick to privacy rules
Political parties and candidates need to understand important privacy rules when promoting themselves to voters – and keep to them, Christopher Graham, the Information Commissioner, says. Previous election campaigns have been marred by some parties flouting the rules, resulting in hundreds of thousands of people being targeted unlawfully. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is issuing…
Probe launched following Mayor’s social welfare documents controversy
A major internal investigation is to be launched by the Department of Social and Family Affairs amid fears internal documents relating to the illness benefit entitlements of a leading Longford politician were leaked to a national newspaper. On Tuesday, reports alleging Longford County Mayor, Cllr Peggy Nolan was claiming €10,000 a year in disability payments…