The B.C. government is getting stiff opposition to proposed changes to privacy laws that would make it easier for public bodies such as the RCMP to gather and share personal information about residents of the province. A senior civil servant related told a legislative committee hearing this week that in some cases, lives could be…
Category: Surveillance
Fired employees drop appeal
Today’s theme seems to be surveillance. Gary Pinnell reports: Administrator Michael Wright said Thursday he will sign an agreement with three former employees, who have decided not to pursue a wrongful termination appeal against Highlands County. “We have worked out an agreement with the county,” said Jim McCollum, the attorney for Treasa Handley, Jared Lee…
Scotland Yard asks London Internet cafe owners to monitor their customers’ Web files
Raphael G. Satter of the Associated Press reports: Internet cafe users in the British capital may want to watch what they download. Scotland Yard is advising administrators of public Web spaces to periodically poke through their customers’ files and keep an eye out for suspicious activity. The Metropolitan Police said Thursday that the initiative —…
EFF to Press for New Privacy Protections Against Hidden Video Surveillance in Senate Hearing Monday
From EFF: On Monday, March 29, at 10 a.m., the Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing in the Philadelphia federal courthouse on whether the federal electronic privacy laws need to be updated to better regulate secret video surveillance. Senior Staff Attorney Kevin Bankston of the…