Issued by the Article 29 Data Protection Working Party (emphasis added by PogoWasRight.org): The judgment of the Court of Justice of European Union (CJEU) of 13 May 2014 Google Spain SL and Google Inc. v Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD) and Mario Costeja González (C-131/12) sets a milestone for EU data protection in…
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U.K. Terrorism Law to Force Internet Providers to Give User Data to Be Fast-Tracked
Heads up, UK privacy advocates! Svenja O’Donnell and Scott Hamilton report: The U.K. government will introduce anti-terrorism legislation this week requiring Internet companies to provide user data to authorities. The bill, to be published on Nov. 26 and fast-tracked through Parliament so it becomes law before the general election in May […] Under the proposed…
California DAs shame johns with website photos
Debra Cassens Weiss reports: In California, prosecutors hope to discourage prostitution by posting photos of johns. The District Attorney’s office in San Bernardino County began publishing photos of convicted customers in April 2013 at a “Stop-the John” Web page, the Los Angeles Times reports. The photos remain posted for a year. Now the Orange County DA’s office is…
Toning Down the Tweets Just in Case Colleges Pry
Natasha Singer reports: Admissions officers at Morehouse College in Atlanta were shocked several years ago when a number of high school seniors submitted applications using email addresses containing provocative language. Some of the addresses made sexual innuendos while others invoked gangster rap songs or drug use, said Darryl D. Isom, Morehouse’s director of admissions and recruitment. But last…