AFP with Lia Timson report: US software firm Retina-X Studios has released a more vigilant version of its Mobile Spy program that captures every email and picture from BlackBerry smartphones, prompting Australian privacy advocates to call for order. […] Roger Clarke, chairman, Australian Privacy Foundation, said such software was entirely inappropriate. “We’re still in the…
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Apple asked for ‘lost’ iPhone criminal probe (update 9)
Mary Duan reports: The criminal investigation into the purported theft of an apparent iPhone prototype came at the request of Apple Inc., officials said Tuesday. Investigators said they have identified and interviewed the person who took the phone from the Gourmet Haus Staudt on March 18 after it was left there by Apple engineer Gray…
China wants telecom companies to inform on clients
Gillian Wong of the Associated Press reports: China is poised to strengthen a law to require telecommunications and Internet companies to inform on customers who discuss state secrets, potentially forcing businesses to collaborate with the country’s vast security apparatus that stifles political dissent. Read the full story on ABC.
UK: MSPs reject six-year DNA retention change
A move to allow Scottish police forces to hold the DNA of innocent people for up to six years has been thrown out by a committee of MSPs. Labour’s amendment to the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Bill would have brought Scots law in line with the rest of the UK. But the proposal was…