The European Union’s wide-ranging Stockholm Programme risks further damaging citizens’ hard earned privacy rights, argues Pirate Party member and long-time libertarian blogger Henrik Alexandersson. EU ministers are gathering in Stockholm this week to advance their work on the Stockholm Programme, a five-year plan they claim is designed to make it easier to catch criminals and…
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Facebook still violates Canada’s privacy laws?
The popular social networking website Facebook hasn’t always properly guarded the privacy rights of its users and could still be in violation of some provisions of Canadian law, the country’s privacy commissioner is expected to announce Thursday after a 13-month investigation. Jennifer Stoddart launched the probe last year after the Canadian Internet Policy and Public…
India to issue biometric ID cards to 1.2 billion
The Indian government has announced that it is to issue all of its 1.2 billion citizens with biometric identity cards. The operation will be run by the Unique Identification Authority, a new government department created specifically for the task of assigning every living Indian an exclusive number and gathering and electronically storing their personal details….
Data Protection bill to be tabled in Malaysia
The Personal Data Protection Bill aimed at safeguarding the confidentiality of an individual’s personal data and preventing misuse of the data by any irresponsible party will be tabled at the coming Dewan Rakyat sitting. Information Communication and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said under the Act, a Personal Data Protection Commission would be…