The conservative grouping in the European parliament is set to reject a planned agreement with the US on sharing bank transfer data, one of its senior members warned Thursday. The so-called SWIFT agreement between the European Union and US goes before a crucial committee vote next week. The SWIFT agreement is seen as crucial by…
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Alberta’s privacy czar must justify delays, court rules
Karen Kleiss reports: Alberta’s highest court says the province’s backlogged Information and Privacy Commissioner can no longer take “routine extensions” in privacy cases, a decision that extends to complaints under health and access-to-information laws. In a 2-1 decision released Wednesday, the Court of Appeal said the commissioner can extend the legislated 90-day time limit only…
Will an Expanded Right of Privacy Deter China’s Internet Vigilantes?
Stanley Lubman writes: A new legal development in China could have broad implications for domestic internet users – and, more significantly, for meaningful legal reform. The comprehensive Tort Liability Law that was passed in late December by the China’s National People’s Congress includes a provision that gives citizens the right to sue for infringement of…
Canada’s Privacy Commissioner launches new Facebook probe
In response to a new public complaint, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada is once again launching an investigation into Facebook, the social networking site whose privacy policies and practices were the subject of a comprehensive probe by her Office last summer. The complaint focuses on a tool introduced by Facebook in mid-December 2009, which required…