The Commission analysed the policies of 22 social networking sites in a study aimed at finding out how well-protected under-18s were when using them as part of a campaign to urge young people to protect their information online. It said that just 40% of the sites they examined had default settings which hid the personal…
Category: Non-U.S.
Norway court rejects industry bid to block The Pirate Bay
AFP reports: A Norwegian court has rejected a record industry appeal against telecoms operator Telenor for refusing to block access to popular file sharing website The Pirate Bay, a plaintiff said Wednesday. The Oslo court of appeal said that it is not currently possible, under Norwegian law, for a judge to order an Internet service…
UK: ISA chairman assures nation: Your data is safe
John Ozimek reports: On Monday night, Panorama took a close look at the new scheme that went live last October, to create a vetting database that will determine whether adults are allowed to work with children and vulnerable adults. This scheme will, on the government’s own figures, cost the taxpayer an additional £277 million over…
David Canton: Online tracking under scrutiny
David Canton writes: Canada’s Privacy Commissioner, Jennifer Stoddart, recently announced a new consultation with the Canadian public on privacy issues related to the online tracking, profiling and targeting of consumers by marketers and other businesses. Canadians are invited to submit comments and participate in panel discussions. Details are on the Privacy Commissioner’s website at www.priv.gc.ca….