The Sun newspaper has refused to name a top football manager it said it caught leaving a brothel. Privacy law experts say that the case underlines the strictness with which courts interpret the right to privacy of famous people. The Sun said that it confronted a Premier League football manager outside a Thai-style massage parlour…
Category: Non-U.S.
Canadian Internet Registration Authority WHOIS Privacy Policy
In June 2008 the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) launched its new WHOIS Privacy Policy, which protects the privacy of individual Registrants by restricting personal information. At the time of the policy launch, CIRA committed to holding public consultations on the WHOIS disclosure policy within one year. Accordingly, these consultations have recently been concluded and…
UK: Court of Public Protection should be opened to media, top judge says
Frances Gibb reports: One of Britain’s most secret courts is set to be opened up to the media in a move that could boost public confidence after widespread criticism of its workings. The Court of Protection, which looks after the affairs of people suffering from mental incapacity, hears most of its cases in private and…
Ca: Eastern School District breach violated Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act
The Newfoundland and Labrador Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner recently released a report investigating a breach involving a stolen laptop containing student information. From the summary: On 3 November 2008 Eastern School District (“ESD”) notified this Office that a break-in had occurred at a teacher’s home and the teacher’s laptop computer containing the…