Ben Kendall reports on a case where the details are frustratingly vague as yet: A County Hall employee has been suspended from duty after being arrested as part of a police investigation into allegations that she leaked sensitive information about vulnerable people. The female member of staff was interviewed by officers from a Norfolk police…
Category: Non-U.S.
Ie: Lenihan broadcast could lead to privacy law rethink
Michael Foley, the head of journalism at DIT, wrote this analysis of TV3’s recent broadcast about Finance Minister Brian Lenihan’s health: The decision of TV3 to run a story concerning the health of Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan on St Stephen’s Day was based on rumour, with only one justification – to be first, and…
20,000 council workers can enter homes without a warrant
Robert Winnett reports: Almost 20,000 council workers now have the right to enter people’s private homes without a warrant or police escort, new research has disclosed. The average local authority has 47 employees authorised to enter private homes, although some councils have hundreds of such inspectors. The Home Office recently admitted that 1,043 different laws…
Sweden’s Pirate Party battles Web laws
Henry Chu reports: She can’t vote yet, but 17-year-old Victoria Westburg has thrown herself headlong through cyberspace into the realm of real-world politics. A teenager who spends “a lot of hours” a day on her computer, she’s ticked off by laws that allow the government to snoop into or limit what people do online, and…