China’s state-run news agency said late Tuesday that the government had postponed a requirement, set to take effect Wednesday, to equip all newly sold computers with software to filter out objectionable Internet content. Beijing has faced fierce criticism at home and abroad after the requirement became public in early June. China’s own Internet community has…
McDonald’s can sue employee over naked pix
There was another development in court concerning the lawsuit (pdf) filed by Arkansas couple Tina and Phillip Sherman against McDonald’s, Matthews Mangement, and the franchise’s manager, Aaron Brummley after nude pictures on a cellphone accidentally left in the Fayetteville McDonald’s were uploaded to the web. Although the court wouldn’t dismiss the complaint (see Matthews Management’s…
‘Year of the privacy breach in Saskatchewan’
An “explosion” of potential violations added up to a bad year for privacy rights in Saskatchewan, the province’s information and privacy commissioner said Tuesday. In his annual report, Gary Dickson called 2008-2009 “the year of the privacy breach in Saskatchewan.” The commissioner’s office opened 62 privacy investigations in 2008-2009. In comparison, the office conducted only…
ZA: All SIM cards to be registered
All cellphone SIM cards will have to be registered in terms of legislation coming into effect in Zambia on Wednesday. The Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Amendment Act (Rica) [pdf] aims to help law enforcement agencies investigate and combat serious crime, Justice Minister Jeff Radebe said on Tuesday. It would…