Peter Valk reports: A video of a man breaking into an old lady’s house was aired on a Dutch police website in a bid to put a name to the culprit. However, the publication immediately drew fire from anti-privacy campaigners, and raised the question of how far police can go in using public appeals for…
Category: Non-U.S.
Ever-Present Surveillance Rankles the British Public
Sarah Lyall of Associated Press reports: It has become commonplace to call Britain a “surveillance society,” a place where security cameras lurk at every corner, giant databases keep track of intimate personal details and the government has extraordinary powers to intrude into citizens’ lives. A report in 2007 by the lobbying group Privacy International placed…
Crypto spares man who secretly video taped flatmates
Dan Goodin reports: An Australian man who set up an elaborate network of hidden cameras to spy on his flatmates has escaped jail time after police were unable to crack the encryption scheme protecting his computer. When police raided the residence of Rohan James Wyllie, they found found a series of peepholes drilled into the…
Pirate Bay back in the courtroom
The founders of The Pirate Bay have been hit a with new order to remove links to copyright material. A Dutch court has ordered them to to remove all links to the material of a group of Netherlands-based music and film makers. The trio could face fines of up to $9m (£5.5m) if they do…