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Privacy

Spam Bill Debated in House of Commons

Members of Parliament spent over two hours yesterday debating Bill C-28, the anti-spam bill.  A full transcript of the discussion is available here.

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September 28, 2010 Comments are Disabled News

U.S. To Seek Broad Wiretap Laws for Internet

The NY Times reports that the U.S. law enforcement authorities are seeking new powers to require all communications – including email and social networks – to have the capability to intercept and unscramble encrypted messages.

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September 27, 2010 9 comments News

Privacy Commissioner Completes Facebook Review

Lots of coverage today of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s announcement that she has completed her review of Facebook’s compliance with the recommendations arising from the first complaint.  The office is currently investigating two other Facebook-related complaints.

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September 23, 2010 1 comment News

Lawful Access Bill to Return this Fall

The Law Times reports that Justice Minister Robert Nicholson plans to reintroduce lawful access legislation this fall.  Two prior bills died on the order paper late last year.

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September 23, 2010 1 comment News

Swiss Supreme Court Orders Company To Stop Snooping on File Sharers

The Swiss Supreme Court has ordered Logistep AG to stop collecting personal information on users of file-sharing networks and selling it to film and music companies.  The court says the information is covered by data protection laws.

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September 14, 2010 Comments are Disabled News