Peter Vinthagen Simpson reports: The European Court of Justice has told Sweden that it must implement a 2006 measure requiring telecom operators to store information about their customers’ phone calls and emails. The European Union directive, known as the Data Retention Directive, was approved by Brussels in March 2006, but Sweden has yet to implement…
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AU: Michael Atkinson Steps Back From Pre-Election Net Censorship
Andy Chalk reports: South Australian Attorney General Michael Atkinson has backed away from a law requiring internet users to provide their real names and other information when commenting on the upcoming election, saying it will not be enforced and will be repealed immediately after the election. The law, which actually came into effect on January…
Hong Kong: New body to scrutinise privacy watchdog
The Constitutional & Mainland Affairs Bureau says it supports the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data’s plan to form a group to enhance the body’s compliance and management work, and strengthen its governance. In response to the Legislative Council Public Accounts Committee’s report tabled in LegCo today, the bureau said it will monitor…
UK: News of the World pair hacked into 100 mobile accounts
Nick Davies reports: Three leading mobile phone companies have told the Guardian that they have discovered a total of more than 100 customers whose voicemail was accessed by the private investigator and the journalist at the centre of the phone-hacking scandal at the News of the World. This directly contradicts the official version of events…