Rwanda is being urged to drop a draft law which would forcibly sterilise people who are mentally disabled. US-based campaign group Human Rights Watch said the proposed law was deeply flawed and violated the government’s obligation to uphold human rights. It also requires people to have an HIV test before getting married. Read more on…
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Beijing Delays Rule on Software Censor
China’s state-run news agency said late Tuesday that the government had postponed a requirement, set to take effect Wednesday, to equip all newly sold computers with software to filter out objectionable Internet content. Beijing has faced fierce criticism at home and abroad after the requirement became public in early June. China’s own Internet community has…
‘Year of the privacy breach in Saskatchewan’
An “explosion” of potential violations added up to a bad year for privacy rights in Saskatchewan, the province’s information and privacy commissioner said Tuesday. In his annual report, Gary Dickson called 2008-2009 “the year of the privacy breach in Saskatchewan.” The commissioner’s office opened 62 privacy investigations in 2008-2009. In comparison, the office conducted only…
ZA: All SIM cards to be registered
All cellphone SIM cards will have to be registered in terms of legislation coming into effect in Zambia on Wednesday. The Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Amendment Act (Rica) [pdf] aims to help law enforcement agencies investigate and combat serious crime, Justice Minister Jeff Radebe said on Tuesday. It would…