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27Sep/17

Congo ban on non-biometric passports sparks outcry

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Democratic Republic of Congo’s decision to ban semi-biometric passports by October 16th has sparked criticism with many saying they were not given sufficient time to prepare for new passports. The new passports are among the most expensive in the world and a Reuters investigation showed that one-third of the sticker price goes to a company believed to be controlled by a close relative of President Joseph Kabila.
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05Sep/17

Companies must tell workers of email checks – ECHR

September 5, 2017LegalComputing, Data security, David Pollard, Digital media, Digital rights, Email, Email privacy, Employee monitoring, European Court of Human Rights, Human rights, Identity management, Internet privacy, Labor, Law, Medical privacy, PATRICK TITIUN, Personal life, Privacy, Privacy Commissioner, Social Issues, Strasbourg, Terms of service, Workplace privacysmbale

Companies must tell employees in advance if their work email accounts are being monitored, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday in a landmark privacy case. David Pollard reports. Continue reading →

22Sep/16

Yahoo to confirm big data breach – Recode

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Yahoo is expected to confirm that a data breach has exposed several hundred million user accounts, according to Recode. Fred Katayama reports.
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