Cases of identity theft in Sweden have shot up by 79 percent over the past three years, a new survey published on Monday shows. In the first six months of 2009 the number of identities frozen as a result of identity theft amounted to 1,439, a 79 percent increase on the corresponding period of 2006,…
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Web-based mail exempt from data retention
Hotmail, Gmail and Yahoo Mail users will be exempt from the (Irish) government’s new telecoms surveillance bill, according to industry experts. The Retention of Data Bill, published by the Minister for Justice to combat serious criminal offences, compels internet and telephone operators to retain customer data on calls, texts and e-mails for up to two…
MoD spies on heroes wounded in battle
Wounded soldiers seeking compensation for their injuries are being secretly filmed to check whether they are lying about their condition. The Ministry of Defence has ordered its legal teams to make use of ‘Big Brother’ undercover spying powers originally drawn up to deal with counter-terrorism. All injured servicemen and women claiming compensation from the MoD…
Google not liable for defamatory search results
Google is not the publisher of defamatory words that appear in its search results, the High Court ruled yesterday. Even when Google had been told that its results contained libellous words, it was not liable as a publisher, said Mr Justice Eady. The search giant’s US and UK operations were sued in England by a…