EU privacy watchdog laments weakened privacy proposals: “The European Union’s Council of Ministers has weakened proposals to overhaul EU privacy laws and left people with fewer protections for their personal information, the privacy watchdog for…
Home Office denies remote snooping plan: “ No change to police rules…yet The Home Office has denied it has made any change to rules governing how police can remotely snoop on people’s computers.… “ (Via…
Police set to step up hacking of home PCs – Times Online From The Sunday Times, January 4, 2009 Police set to step up hacking of home PCs David Leppard THE Home Office has quietly…
UK’s database plan condemned by Europe – Home News, UK – The Independent Human rights commissioner says government plan to store information is violation By Robert Verkaik, Law Correspondent, Wednesday, 31 December 2008 Britain must…
Yahoo to Anonymize User Data After 90 DaysYahoo announced it would begin forgetting what users do on its site after 90 days pass in order to better protect their privacy. The move makes Yahoo the…
Human rights court rules UK DNA grab illegal: “ Jacqui Smith: Law to remain while judgment ‘carefully considered’ Updated The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that it is illegal for the government to…
The case concerned the retention by the UK authorities of the applicants’ fingerprints, cellular samples and DNA profiles after criminal proceedings against them were terminated by an acquittal and were discontinued respectively. The European Court…
Prosecutors gather evidence on secret BT-Phorm trials: “ ‘Implied consent’ to be probed The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is gathering evidence on BT’s covert trials of Phorm’s ISP-level adware system to help it judge whether…
Europe tightens rules on police data sharing: “ Controlling cross-border info The European Council is adopting tougher rules on how the police and judiciary treat, and share, people’s private data.… “ (Via The Register –…
You’re Leaving a Digital Trail. What About Privacy?: “An emerging field called collective intelligence could create an Orwellian future on a level Big Brother could only dream of. (Via NYT > Technology.)