Tom Espiner reports: The UK government has failed to implement adequate communications privacy legislation and must take steps to strengthen privacy safeguards, the European Commission has found. The Commission on Thursday went to the second stage of privacy infringement proceedings against the UK government, saying the government had not adequately enacted European privacy laws. Commission…
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Daimler slammed for controversial blood tests
German luxury carmaker Daimler has come under fire for carrying out blood tests on potential employees. A leading privacy advocate has condemned the practice as illegal and called for the information to be deleted. The automobile concern has defended the procedure as “completely normal” and denied any legal violations. Daimler spokeswoman Dominique Albrecht said health…
Publishers triumph in anti-piracy test case
Sweden’s Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that broadband provider ePhone is obligated to hand over customer data to five audio book publishers. The ruling, which overturned an appeals court decision, means the first legal challenge under Sweden’s new anti-piracy law has ended in favour of copyright holders. The decision prohibits ePhone from destroying information about…
UK councils get ‘Al Capone’ power to seize assets over minor offenses
Sean O’Neill reports: Draconian police powers designed to deprive crime barons of luxury lifestyles are being extended to councils, quangos and agencies to use against the public, The Times has learnt. The right to search homes, seize cash, freeze bank accounts and confiscate property will be given to town hall officials and civilian investigators employed…