A bill that will enable increased phone snooping has been presented to the National Assembly. The State Security Secretary, Jose Abel Almengor said that the bill will regulate an article in the Constitution that outlines the parameters of telephone tapping, and will include land line and cellular phones. Almengor said that the telephone tapping will…
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FileSoup’s founder arrested
A British man has been arrested for his role in running one of the internet’s oldest file sharing websites. The man – who started the FileSoup website in 2003 – was taken into custody last week after a raid on his home in Taunton, Somerset, and subsequently released on bail without charge. FileSoup, which was…
Deutsche Bahn spied on employee health records too
German rail operator Deutsche Bahn, still reeling from a spy scandal earlier this year, admitted on Tuesday it had secretly and illegally monitored the health records of some of its employees. “The Deutsche Bahn management has received indications that the group’s security division collected employees’ illness-related information and circulated it within the group,” the firm…
Trade in personal data jeopardized construction employment
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has served Enforcement Notices on 14 construction firms following breaches of the Data Protection Act. Some organizations paid thousands of pounds to unfairly obtain personal information about construction workers. David Smith, Deputy Information Commissioner, said: “Fourteen firms paid for personal details about construction workers without those people knowing. The individuals…