Frances Gibb reports: Newspapers and broadcasters run the risk of increased damages in privacy actions if they fail to tell people they will be exposing them, MPs say today. But the Culture, Media and Sport Committee has come down against making prior notification mandatory, as sought by Max Mosley, the former chief of Formula One….
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Ca: Privacy commissioner cites Sobeys for collecting personal info
Glen McGregor reports: Canada’s privacy commissioner is taking the national grocery chain Sobeys to court over its practice of collecting information about the age of customers who purchase tobacco products. Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart says Sobeys doesn’t need to store in its cash registers the date of birth of customers who buy tobacco and who are…
Google dismisses German concerns over ‘Street View’
Internet giant Google said Tuesday it aimed to launch its “Street View” service in Germany by the end of the year, waving aside concerns that the technology could breach privacy laws. “Street View”, already available for cities in the United States, Japan, Australia and in some parts of Europe, allows users to view panoramic still…
Sask. privacy boss decries denial of new staff
Saskatchewan’s privacy commissioner is speaking out over the government’s refusal to hire an extra investigator for his office for the third year in a row. Gary Dickson, head of the Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner said on Monday that despite a rise in demand from the public for the office’s services —…