Cindy E. Harnett reports: Lawyer Paul Fraser has been appointed as acting Information and Privacy Commissioner to plug both the job and the controversy that erupted after the position was left vacant for three working days. Premier Gordon Campbell said the public should see Fraser as “an appropriate and sensible appointment,” and that an all-party…
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Ca: Airport security scanners must respect privacy, Privacy Commissioner insists
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…
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,…