Erik Slavin reports: Civilian victims of sexual assault on military bases are entitled to much less confidentiality when reporting the crime than military victims, a disparity that some victims and a senior military expert on the issue believe is suppressing reports and prosecutions. Less than a third of all sexual assault reports that prompt an…
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Canadian Mayors Proclaim Data Privacy Day
Jurisdictions across Canada have proclaimed January 28, 2010 as Data Privacy Day to recognize the importance of protecting personal information and increasing awareness about privacy rights and responsibilities. “By proclaiming Data Privacy Day, the Mayors of Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto, Calgary and Ottawa are showing that they promote data protection in city operations,” says Sharon Polsky,…
FTC Releases Agenda for Second Roundtable on Consumer Privacy and More Information for Third Roundtable
The Federal Trade Commission today released the agenda for its second roundtable on consumer privacy issues scheduled for January 28, 2010. The second roundtable, hosted by the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology, will take place at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law Booth Auditorium. The roundtable is the second of three public…
UN issues call for international privacy agreement
Chris Williams reports: A UN watchdog has called for a new international agreement on privacy following a review of the expanding global array of surveillance measures and databases advanced by governments in the cause of counter-terrorism. The special rapporteur on human rights, Martin Scheinin, said the UN should create a “a global declaration on data…