In a victory for privacy advocates, Germany’s highest court on Tuesday knocked down an anti-terrorism law that allows authorities to store all phone and internet records of private citizens. The Karlsruhe-based Constitutional Court ruled that the mass storage of private records breaches Germany’s constitution, effectively overturning a law passed in 2008 that compels communications companies…
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UK: Kate Middleton set for £10,000 privacy victory
Richard Woods reports: Kate Middleton, the girlfriend of Prince William, is set to win a controversial claim for alleged invasion of her privacy. She is expected to receive at least £10,000 in damages, plus substantial legal costs, after threatening to sue a photographer and two British picture agencies over photographs taken of her at Christmas….
UK: Charity Commission opens formal inquiry into National Bullying Helpline
Stephen Cook reports: The Charity Commission has opened a statutory inquiry into the National Bullying Helpline because of concerns about the charity’s protection of confidential information and its referral of callers to a business connected with one of the trustees. The helpline has been at the centre of the row about alleged bullying by the…
UK: Privacy watchdog will investigate day-to-day surveillance for Parliamentary report
Privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) will report to Parliament later this year on the degree to which UK citizens are put under surveillance. The study will be a follow up to a previous ICO report which said that citizens were at risk from growing pressure in Government to share information between departments and…