Raphael G. Satter of the Associated Press reports: Monitored by millions of cameras and spied on by a secretive domestic intelligence network, Britons could be forgiven for feeling up in arms over the latest threat to their privacy: Intelligent garbage bins that can monitor how much they throw out. Although the technology is already nearly…
Category: Non-U.S.
Swedish legal council says no to drug tests for kids
Sweden’s Council on Legislation (Lagrådet) has ruled against a government legislative proposal to allow drug tests on children below the age of 15. The Local reported in February that the government had presented a raft of proposals aimed at tackling youth crime. One of the proposals was for drug tests to be permitted for under-15s…
US tries to soothe EU privacy worries
Aoife White reports: A U.S. official said Thursday that Europeans are wrong to believe that they have few rights to see what information the U.S. government holds on them — a misperception that is holding up a key counterterrorism program. […] Parliamentarians have also demanded more safeguards from the U.S. They also complain that U.S….
Purcell lawyers in complaint over data breach
Lesley Kinny reports: Lawyers acting for former Glasgow City Council chief Steven Purcell have made a complaint to data watchdogs relating to the state of his health. The complaint relates to reports in The Scotsman newspaper, which claimed Mr Purcell’s in-house team of advisers were about to reveal the reasons behind his sudden departure as…