Jonathan Petre and Tom Harper report: Telecoms firms have accused the Government of acting like the East German Stasi over plans to force them to store the details of every phone call for at least a year. Under the proposals, the details of every email sent and website visited will also be recorded to help…
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Ca: Information and Privacy Cases of the Year
Dan Michaluk writes: I’ve always loved year-end lists. Here’s a Canada-centric top ten “information management and privacy cases” list for 2009. Endorsement and criticism invited! #1 Grant v. Torstar. The Supreme Court of Canada recognizes a new defamation defence – the “responsible communication on matters of public interest” defence. Truly novel and highly relevant. Is…
Ca: A decade that cost us the right to be alone
Paula Simons writes about life in Edmonton: […] Call this decade — this decade without a name — the decade of surveillance. The decade when we abandoned our long-held cultural notions of personal privacy. When we surrendered some of our most basic civil liberties, not just in the name of security, but in the name…
Ca: B.C. RCMP probe police shooting of pitbull
If you are wondering what a story about shooting a pitbull is doing on a privacy-oriented web site, keep reading, as all will become clear (maybe). CBC News reports: A Chilliwack, B.C., family is outraged after police shot and killed their pitbull outside their home on Tuesday. The Mounties are investigating the incident but said…