Snooping on a snoop: RCMP installed hidden cameras in Montreal detective’s HQ
September 2, 2010 by Dissent
Filed under Non-U.S., Surveillance, Workplace
RCMP investigators testified in court Thursday how they installed hidden cameras to spy on detectives suspected of snooping into confidential databases then passing that information along to criminals. Montreal police detective Mario Lambert is accused of unlawfully retrieving information about license... Read more...
Illinois AG sues ID Lifeguards for fake charges on residents’ phone bills
September 2, 2010 by Dissent
Filed under Businesses, Court
First Lifelock got into trouble over its business practices. Now it’s ID Lifeguards. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed a lawsuit in Sangamon County Circuit Court alleging that a Web-based California business signed up and charged thousands of Illinois consumers for identity protection... Read more...
Macmillan pays heavily for violation of privacy
September 2, 2010 by Dissent
Filed under Businesses, Court, Non-U.S.
Gowenius Toka reports: Botswana’s popular publishing company, Macmillan Botswana, avoided being arraigned before the Lobatse High Court last week by settling out of court, after publishing without consent, the photo of a certain Botsanyang Motswere in a school textbook under a chapter on HIV and... Read more...
FISA Court Proposes New Court Rules
September 2, 2010 by Dissent
Filed under Court, Featured Headlines, Surveillance
Steven Aftergood writes: The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has proposed new rules to comply with the provisions of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008. The Court reviews government applications for intelligence surveillance and physical search under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act... Read more...
Israel Data Access Stopped After Irish Objection
September 2, 2010 by Dissent
Filed under Non-U.S., Surveillance
Objections levied by Irish European officials have put a stop to Israel gaining recognition for its data protection and access to sensitive information. The European Commission has announced it has halted a proposal to allow Israel access to potentially sensitive data on European Union citizens following... Read more...