Jussi Pullinen reports on the controversy in Finland over Google Street View, which in recent weeks has been accused of posting personally identifiable pictures — including one of a man sitting on his porch with his pants down around his ankles. Pullinen consulted with several legal experts in the area and reports: The settings on…
Category: Non-U.S.
Aussie net censorship turning Chinese
John Ozimek reports: Recent DDoS chaos on the Australian internet may have been great fun for all involved – but behind the good-humoured anarchy lies a growing concern that the government really does have a dark and Big Brotherly vision for the future of politics in the country. As reported in The Register this week,…
Google looks to compromise with China
Michael Liedtke of the Associated Press reports: Shedding China’s shackles on free speech is proving to be easier said than done for Google Inc. The internet search leader is still censoring its results in China a month after Google’s leaders took a public stand against Chinese laws that require the removal of links to websites…
Ca: New system will risk private information: FIPA
Andrew MacLeod reports: The British Columbia government is ignoring the warnings of privacy advocates in its push to adopt a new cross-ministry computer file system. The Feb. 9 throne speech renewed a promise for a $180-million integrated case management system that “will deliver better front-line services and supports to women, children, income assistance recipients and…