‘Spying’ requests exceed 500,000
‘Spying’ requests exceed 500,000: “More than 500,000 official ‘spying’ requests for private communications data were made last year, a report says.” (Via BBC News.)
2008
US Court Affirms Online Content Law Unconstitutional
Court Affirms Online Content Law Unconstitutional: “A federal appeals court agreed with a lower court ruling that struck down as unconstitutional a 1998 law intended to protect children from sexual material and other objectionable content…
Momentum building for U.S. privacy policy
Momentum building for U.S. privacy policy: “Privacy advocates say there’s momentum in the U.S. Congress for a broad new privacy law. (Via Macworld.)
US Court Says That COPA Anti-Porn Law Is Unconstitutional
Once Again: Court Says That COPA Anti-Porn Law Is Unconstitutional: “After the Supreme Court rejected most of the Communications Decency Act as being unconstitutional, Congress tried again with the more friendly sounding Child Online Protection…
Report of the Interception of Communications Commissioner for 2007
Report of the Interception of Communications Commissioner for 2007: “Report of the Interception of Communications Commissioner for 2007 No 0947 2007–08, 22 July 2008: Available as a Full Text (PDF) file. Published by The Stationery…
Report of the UK Intelligence Services Commissioner for 2007
Report of the Intelligence Services Commissioner for 2007: “Report of the Intelligence Services Commissioner for 2007 No 0948 2007–08, 22 July 2008: Available as a Full Text (PDF) file. Published by The Stationery Office (TSO):…
Annual report of the Chief Surveillance Commissioner for 2007-2008
Annual report of the Chief Surveillance Commissioner to the Prime Minister and to Scottish Ministers for 2007-2008: “Annual report of the Chief Surveillance Commissioner to the Prime Minister and to Scottish Ministers for 2007-2008 No…
UK Government Response: A surveillance society?
A surveillance society?: “A surveillance society?: the Government reply to the fifth report from the Home Affairs Committee session 2007-08 HC 58 Cm 7449, 22 July 2008: Available as a Full Text (PDF) file. Published…
Police guidance on data deletion is flawed, says Information Tribunal
Police guidance on data deletion is flawed, says Information Tribunal: “The data protection guidance given to police forces on when to delete records of criminal convictions is inadequate, according to the body which hears appeals…
Data blunders can breach human rights, rules ECHR
Data blunders can breach human rights, rules ECHR: “The European Court of Human Rights has ordered the Finnish government to pay out €34,000 because it failed to protect a citizen’s personal data. One data protection…