Did you miss a lot of news while you were getting ready for the holidays? Here’s some of what Joe Cadillic compiled for his December 20 round-up: Oregon TITAN Fusion Center Sued Over Domestic Spying Operation: https://indiancountrytoday.com/the-press-pool/oregon-sued-over-domestic-spying-operation https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58a33e881b631bc60d4f8b31/t/61b8bb6d462c75142d0b2bea/1639496557832/Farrell-Smith+v.+Oregon%2C+Complaint+%2812.14.21%29.pdf The US public isn’t fully aware of the extent of law enforcement and government surveillance: https://reclaimthenet.org/public-isnt-fully-aware-of-the-extent-of-law-enforcement-surveillance/ Federal…
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Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog makes first ever arrest over doxxing
Selena Cheng reports: A 31-year-old man was arrested by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data in the West Kowloon area following an investigation on Monday, Acting Senior Personal Data Officer Lo Dik-fan told reporters near Cheung Sha Wan police station. The office took enforcement action after receiving a complaint from the victim,…
Twitter has banned posting of images of people without their consent: here’s why that’s a good thing
Twitter has banned posting of images of people without their consent – here’s why that’s a good thing Jacob Lund/Shutterstock Holly Hancock, University of East Anglia Twitter recently announced that it will no longer allow “the sharing of private media, such as images or videos of private individuals without their consent”. The move takes effect through…
Au: Where does the anti-trolling Bill take us, if anywhere at all? Bye-bye Voller?
Alex Tharby and Tracy Cole write: On September 8, 2021, the High Court delivered the landmark Voller decision, dismissing appeals by media outlets against the decision of the New South Wales Supreme Court which held that the news media and users of social media and other internet platforms may be held liable for content posted by others to their…