The Russian government has issued an order telling postal workers that police and security agents have a right to open mail, causing alarm among rights advocates who fear a return to the Soviet-era tactics of the KGB. The Communications Ministry said the order, which went into effect Tuesday, does not expand the powers of investigators,…
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B.C. commish: bars violate privacy laws
Nanaimo nightclub owner Jerry Hong has no immediate plans to remove a security system that collects personal information from patrons at his clubs, despite a B.C. privacy commissioner ruling on Tuesday that said scanning driver’s licences of bar-goers violates privacy laws. […] The province’s privacy commissioner launched an investigation in 2007 after a customer complained…
HSBC fined £3 million for losing customer details
Banking giant HSBC has been fined more than £3 million [U.S. $5.2 million] for failing to protect its customers from fraud – and for losing the details of nearly 200,000 people in the post. Three HSBC firms – HSBC Life UK, HSBC Actuaries and Consultants, and HSBC Insurance Brokers – were fined for sending large…
Deutsche Bank probe: four incidents
Deutsche Bank AG, Germany’s biggest bank, said a probe found four incidents of questionable investigative or surveillance activities at the company. The cases raise “legal issues” related to data protection and privacy, the Frankfurt-based bank said in an e-mailed statement today, citing a report from law firm Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton. All four incidents…