Not exact matches
It's the UK's chance to become world leaders in effectively tackling terrorism and serious crime in our increasingly
digital world, setting out robust
safeguards for our
privacy and security alongside effective surveillance measures targeted at those under suspicion.
Like all personal information, a person's
digital genome will need to be
safeguarded for
privacy reasons.
In September, the government released proposed Breach of Security
Safeguards Regulations giving more information about amendments from the
Digital Privacy Act that impact Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.
Camilla Graham Wood, legal officer,
Privacy International, said: «It makes clear that blanket and indiscriminate retention of our
digital histories — who we interact with, when and how and where — can be a very intrusive form of surveillance that needs strict
safeguards against abuse and mission creep.»
The
Digital Privacy Act amended the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada) to add notification requirements for «breaches of security
safeguards», but we've all been anxiously awaiting regulations that will breathe life into the provisions.
Nowadays, it has become a challenge to
safeguard your
digital privacy.
But those websites regularly betray the trust we place in them to
safeguard that information, said Frederike Kaltheuner from
digital rights group
Privacy International.
The entrepreneur said he was surprised to see this week's story about Facebook not looking to implement
privacy safeguards mandated by the GDPR on a global level, having said that the firm sees the new legislation as a «very positive» thing and one after which it plans to model improved
digital privacy protections for all of its users, regardless of where they're located.