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U.K. cops arrest people ‘just for the DNA’ - Europe- msnbc.comLONDON - Britain has built the world's biggest DNA database without proper political debate and police routinely arrest people just to get their DNA profiles onto the system, the genetics watchdog said in a report on Tuesday. The Human Genetics Commission, which advises the government on the ...
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Google trial in Italy: freedom v. responsibility - Tech and gadgets- msnbc.comAn Italian court on Tuesday postponed the trial against four Google executives accused of defamation and violating privacy for allowing a video to be posted online showing an autistic youth being abused. All four deny wrongdoing. The case could set the tone for new limits on sharing videos and ...
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Please kill this cookie monster to save Europe's websites • The RegisterOpinion Visit any website and there's a good chance that it will send a cookie to your computer. But unless that cookie is essential, its delivery could become illegal under a strange new plan that has, very quietly, won EU support. Cookies are small text files that websites send to visitors' ...
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CIPP Guide » Google Street View halted in Japan and Greece due to privacyThe European Union’s Data Protection Directive strikes again… This time it’s Google. The BBC reports Google’s Street View vision of mapping the whole of Europe, benefiting locals and tourists has hit the skids in Greece. The Grecian Data Protection Agency (DPA), responsible for guaranteeing ...
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Court rules airline secret security list is stupid • The RegisterEurope's stupid aeroplane security rules have received a public kicking from the European Community's Court of Justice, which ruled it is unfair to confiscate items from passengers if you don't tell them beforehand what they cannot carry onto planes. Regulations adopted in 2002 for standard ...
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Euro-Police Hacking Goes Out of ControlSecurity Euro-Police Hacking Goes Out of Control I usually find myself mostly on the side of the police in arguments with civil libertarians with respect to Internet monitoring of criminal activity. Opponents often go over the top, denying any legitimacy to police efforts. But now the ...
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Eurojust coordinates internet telephony investigationsMs Carmen Manfredda, acting National Member for Italy, will take the lead in coordinating a Europe-wide investigation on internet telephony (VoIP). At the request of Direzione Nazionale Antimafia in Rome, the Italian Desk at Eurojust will play a key role in the coordination and cooperation of ...
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NSA offering 'billions' for Skype eavesdrop solution • The RegisterNews of a possible viable business model for P2P VoIP network Skype emerged today, at the Counter Terror Expo in London. An industry source disclosed that America's supersecret National Security Agency (NSA) is offering "billions" to any firm which can offer reliable eavesdropping on Skype IM ...
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EU National ID Card Privacy FeaturesAs an authentication token and personal data source, a national eID card is a gateway to personal information. Any unwanted disclosure of personal information as a result of the issuance or use of the card constitutes a violation of the citizen’s privacy rights. Apart from considerations of ...
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DNA database 'breach of rights'Two British men should not have had their DNA and fingerprints retained by police, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled.The men's information was held by South Yorkshire Police, although neither was convicted of any offence.The judgement could have major implications on how DNA records ...
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