Suzanne Smalley reports: The Utah Supreme Court ruled Thursday in favor of a defendant who had argued police could not force him to provide the passcode to his phone in order to aid their prosecution. The state’s highest court concluded that cell phone passcodes are protected under the Fifth Amendment, which gives Americans the right not to…
Harry wins 15 claims in phone-hacking case against Mirror publisher
Sean Coughlan reports: Prince Harry has won 15 claims in his case accusing Mirror Group Newspapers of unlawfully gathering information for stories published about him. A judge has ruled in his favour on almost half of the sample of 33 stories used in his claims of phone hacking and other methods. A High Court ruling…
Debate over US surveillance powers pushed into 2024
Martin Matishak reports: Congress will wait until next year to debate the future of a key surveillance program after the House on Thursday approved a four-month extension of its legal authority. Lawmakers voted 310-118 to clear an $886 billion defense policy bill that included a temporary renewal until April 19 of federal powers to conduct…
Complying with DPDP 2023
Diwakar Dayal reports:Complying with DPDP 2023 Since 2017, India has worked on developing its own laws on the right to privacy. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023, India’s version of Europe’s GDPR, gives Indian citizens the right to protect their own data. In August of this year, both the lower and upper houses of…