Stuart Corner reports: A law requiring all electoral matter posted on the Internet to be accompanied by the poster’s name and address conflicts with the need for users of social networking sites to maintain their privacy. Consumer Group Digital Tasmania – supported by Electronic Frontiers Australia, Civil Liberties Australia and the Australian Privacy Foundation –…
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Facebook comes under German law
DDP reports: The internet social network Facebook can now face prosecution in Germany in the case of privacy violations, Germany’s data protection commissioner Peter Schaar confirmed Saturday. Since Facebook had opened an office in Hamburg on February 11, Schaar said that the company was now subject to Germany’s data protection laws. The federal data protection…
Ca: Commissioner challenges Google Buzz over privacy concerns
Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart has asked Google Inc. to explain how its new social network, Buzz, has addressed privacy issues since its recent launch. She also reminded Google officials in a conference call this week that their company, like all multinational corporations, must abide by Canadian privacy laws when they launch products in this country….
Mobile Spy Web-site Shuts Down Among Privacy Concerns, Crime Allegations
Tamar Khurtsia reports: Mobile spyware web-site www.shpioni.ge was withdrawn by its owner Saturday after young lawyers warned that using the service is a violation of privacy and thus a crime. Shpioni.ge offered widely-used smartphone spy software which allows you to silently record SMS text messages and GPS locations. It can be downloaded from its webpage…