Privacy Issues "In the News"

Privacy Issues “In the News”

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Facial recognition technology breaches GDPR says Vestager
on February 17, 2020 at 2:48 pm
... plans to compete with US and Chinese tech giants whilst doing it the “European way,” by promoting European values, such as the right to privacy.
Campaigners go to court to include contraceptives in basic health cover
on February 17, 2020 at 2:03 pm
Bureau Clara Wichmann, which represents women's rights, and ... on Human Rights, which guarantees the right to privacy, and the UN treaty on ...
CCPA and GDPR: Similarities and differences you must know
on February 17, 2020 at 1:52 pm
The CCPA allows a right of privacy to Californian residents. It went into effect Jan. 1, 2020. Although many similarities exist between these two ...
Investigation Procedures and the impact of the Whistleblowing Directive
on February 17, 2020 at 1:41 pm
Searches of an employee's personal property represent a severe intervention in a person's right to privacy and are likely to constitute a disproportional ...
Australia: Government to enhance data privacy and protection to regulate the digital age
on February 17, 2020 at 10:30 am
There is not presently a statutory right under Australian laws to facilitate the pursuit of privacy breaches, which can make it difficult for individuals to ...
#MarginalizedAadhaar: Is India's Aadhaar enabling more exclusion in social welfare for ...
on February 17, 2020 at 10:07 am
The report, however, did not address surveillance and risks to the right to privacy, which is crucial to the human rights and digital rights of India's ...
Home Office to Host Controversial Surveillance Companies
on February 17, 2020 at 9:56 am
According to Privacy International: “IMSI catchers interfere with a range of human rights, including the rights to privacy and freedom of expression.”.
Don't Applaud No Drawing a Line on Abortion
on February 17, 2020 at 7:52 am
Pundits on both the right and left had a field day parsing his Buttigieg's ... that a constitutional right to privacy allows that unborn human to be killed.
The Decisions That Led the Police to Release a Rape Suspect
on February 17, 2020 at 7:52 am
State civil-rights law guarantees a sexual assault victims' rights to privacy and anonymity. Victims' names are withheld in court documents, and most ...
Letter: Pro-abortion letter is factually challenged
on February 17, 2020 at 7:07 am
Wade is, according to many legal scholars, a deeply flawed decision not only because there is no right to privacy or abortion in the U.S. Constitution, ...
An Ominous Camera Appeared At Mardi Gras, And Police Might Use It To Spy On Punters Soon
on February 17, 2020 at 6:45 am
This has caused concern among digital rights advocates. ... Catarino is confident that Tomorro's cameras do not breach any right to privacy, even at ...
Promoting pluralism vital to protecting right to freedom of expression
on February 17, 2020 at 6:00 am
Promoting pluralism vital to protecting right to freedom of expression ... media to reduce violations of the right to privacy and guarantee freedom of ...
Qatar- Promoting pluralism vital to protecting right to freedom of expression
on February 17, 2020 at 6:00 am
... and discrimination, prompting countries to try to regulate the use of digital technologies and social media to reduce violations of the right to privacy ...
India: is Modi's BJP introducing Big Brother?
on February 17, 2020 at 4:52 am
Now privacy activists fear India will build up surveillance projects with minimal oversight — in effect adopting a model for privacy rights that has more ...
Ashland residents wait for update on investigation into police chief
on February 17, 2020 at 3:44 am
“I think people recognize that all employees have the right to privacy," he said. "There are certain legal protections to make sure that we can't talk ...
What happens to our online lives after we die?
on February 17, 2020 at 12:33 am
Who owns this data, and whose responsibility is it to protect the privacy of the deceased? ... Q: Do deceased people still have a right to privacy?
Police swoop in to care home at 1am amid fears of resident neglect
on February 17, 2020 at 12:01 am
... providing the highest levels of quality care in a warm, homely environment that respects the individual's right to privacy, dignity and personal choice.
HC upholds lifer, fine for kidnappers of 11-yr-old boy
on February 16, 2020 at 10:52 pm
Underscoring the need to maintain the privacy of the victim, the court ... by the principle of right to privacy and confidentiality of the minor child, and that ...
Why celebrating 'Data Privacy Day' matters
on February 16, 2020 at 10:18 pm
January 28 is celebrated annually as Data Privacy Day. ... 1981 Council of Europe treaty that protects the right to privacy of individuals, taking account ...
UN official calls for co-operation among stakeholders to ensure human rights
on February 16, 2020 at 9:33 pm
Universal freedoms of expression, thought, assembly and association as well as the right to privacy are central for consolidating democratic societies ...