In a move that would be surprising if its proponents weren’t so predictable, the UK Government brought the "Data Protection and Digital Information Bill” back to life by having a second reading in the House of Commons on Wednesday, November 29th. The first version of the Bill, proposed by Nadine Dorries in July 2022, was withdrawn on 8 March 2023 after having had only one … [Read more...] about Controversial Data Protection Bill pushed through UK House of Common
Privacy
Parliamentarians Focus on Digital Privacy Threats and Opportunities
In the past month, PACC president Sharon Polsky, MAPP had the honor of being invited to testify before the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology (INDU) to contribute to its study of Bill C-27, and the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (ETHI), which is studying the Use of Social Media Platforms for Data Harvesting and Unethical or Illicit … [Read more...] about Parliamentarians Focus on Digital Privacy Threats and Opportunities
EU Parliament Moves to Protect Privacy
European Parliament's negotiators reached a broad majority agreement this week on a common position concerning the controversial EU chat control bill, which threatened to undermine privacy and encryption across the internet. The European Parliament’s position, agreed upon by all parties, removes indiscriminate bulk scanning and automated reporting of private messages … [Read more...] about EU Parliament Moves to Protect Privacy
Public Sector Use of Private Sector Personal Data: Towards Best Practices
Governments increasingly turn to the private sector as a source of data for various purposes. In some cases, the data that they seek to use is personal data. The public sector use of private sector personal data raises several important law and public policy concerns. These include the legal authority for such uses; privacy and data protection; ethics; transparency; and human … [Read more...] about Public Sector Use of Private Sector Personal Data: Towards Best Practices
Consultation on revised notices regimes
The UK government has launched a public consultation on modifying the Investigatory Powers Act to “improve the effectiveness” of the current notices regimes. The consultation invites comments on the operation of the notices regime from interested groups and members of the public, without restriction — which is particularly important given that the proposal includes … [Read more...] about Consultation on revised notices regimes
Public Consultation on Lawful Interception
India has become the latest democracy to contemplate legislation to undermine encryption and privacy, and has issued a consultation paper seeking public input. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has announced a "Consultation Paper on Regulatory Mechanism for Over-The-Top (OTT) Communication Services, and Selective Banning of OTT Services". One of the queries is … [Read more...] about Public Consultation on Lawful Interception
