Data Protection Laws Around the Globe

Information Privacy is an International concern. Today, most countries have laws protecting personal data from misuse and destruction. Regulation and enforcement of data protection varies from country to country. However, despite such differences, almost every country uses the same basic privacy concepts and principles– notice, access, consent, data integrity, disclosure and accountability– to develop data protection [...]

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Google Street View again faulted for invading privacy, this time in Switzerland

Another EU data protection commissioner has determined Google is not sufficiently protecting their citizens’ privacy. Google introduced their Street View system last week in Switzerland and, according to the Swiss Data Protection Commissioner Hanspeter Thür, the pictures do not sufficiently anonymize [...]

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Google Street View halted in Japan and Greece due to privacy

Google’s Street View faces issues in both Japan and Greece. In Japan, Google’s cameras were mounted too high and took pictures inside of local homes. In Greece, there are questions on how well Google complies with the EU Data Protection [...]

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