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…
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Google convictions reveal two flaws in EU law, not just Italian law
Struan Robertson, editor of Out-Law.com, writes: OPINION: Criticism of last week’s conviction of three Google executives has focused on Italy’s legal system. That focus risks missing a wider point. Web hosts are unfairly exposed all across the EU and two legal changes are needed. For now we can only speculate on the court’s reasons. Regardless…
Court rules anti-terror data storage illegal
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…
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….