MPs propose new safeguards for Government uses of personal data: “A Parliamentary committee has called on the Government to be more transparent about its uses of personal data and to adopt ‘a principle of data…
UK is not a surveillance society, MPs claim: “ Well, not yet anyway The Home Affairs Committee has called on the government to follow a ‘minimum data, held for the minumum time’ approach to British…
Watching while you surf: “(Economist) Is it a worrying invasion of privacy for web surfers, or a lucrative new business model for online advertising? A new ‘behavioural’ approach to targeting internet advertisements, being pioneered by…
Cavalcade of privacy watchdogs bark for data pimping probe: “ Deep packet inspection goes to Washington Fifteen privacy watchdogs – yes, fifteen – have tossed a letter at Congress, urging the House Telecommunications Subcommittee to…
German government approves plod-spyware law: “ Uncharted territory The German government yesterday passed a controversial anti-terror law that would grant police the power to monitor private residences, telephones and computers.… “ (Via The Register –…
ITU – New report on Lawful Interception: “(ITU) The sixth in a series of ITU-T Technology Watch Briefing Reports covers the technology and standards behind lawful interception (LI), the lawfully authorized monitoring and interception of…
World+dog ignores Sweden’s Draconian wiretap bill: “ ‘If your email crosses our border, we tap it’ Sweden is on the verge of passing a far-reaching wiretapping program that would greatly expand the government’s spying capabilities…
FIPR slams central communications database: “ Suggested and rejected years ago A proposal for a central database covering all electronic communications has been heavily criticised by members of the Foundation for Internet Policy Research.… “…
Privacy watchdog opposes giant telecoms database: “The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has criticised proposals to build one Government-owned database to hold a log of phone calls, email and internet use in the UK. The ICO…
Viewpoints of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights: ‘Strong data protection rules are needed to prevent the emergence of a surveillance society’ [26/05/08] Surveillance technology is developing with breath-taking speed. This creates new…