Op-ed by Jennifer Stoddart Privacy Commissioner of Canada January 2010 Many air passengers subjected to Canada’s latest airport security measure will find the experience of standing in a full-body scanner to be discomfiting, if not outright disturbing. But while any invasion of privacy is deplorable, the federal government has promised to respect the privacy and…
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China rejects accusations on Google hack, Internet freedom
Owen Fletcher reports: China on Monday dismissed accusations of any official involvement in hacking attacks on Google and other U.S. companies, adding to tension between the two countries over the issue. A Chinese official also defended online censorship of political topics and said the country would not change how it regulates the Internet, according to…
Text Messages in China to Be Scanned for ‘Illegal Content’
Sharon Lafraniere reports: Expanding what the Chinese government calls a campaign against pornography, cellular companies in Beijing and Shanghai have been told to suspend text services to cellphone users who are found to have sent messages with “illegal or unhealthy content,” state-run media reported on Tuesday. China Mobile, one of the nation’s largest cellular providers,…
B.C.’s privacy office frozen, leaked letter says
Tiffany Crawford reports: Operations at the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner have ceased, leaving British Columbians with no independent office to hold the government accountable, says a leaked letter marked “Extremely Urgent” to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. The letter, sent Friday, is from the executive director of the Office of the…