Digital rights campaigners have recently criticized the National Pupil Database (NPD) and legislation which was set in motion last January 18. Non-profit Defend Digital Me says that the program keeps too much information on British school children and puts their privacy at risk. It was also...
After a number of decisions that questioned the country’s data retention law, Ireland’s Department of Justice finally introduced proposals for a Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017. It is said that retired chief justice John Murray’s review of the data retention legislation was prompted by...
In a report released last Tuesday, former Chief Justice of Ireland John L. Murray strongly expressed his concerns on the issue of data retention, calling it a threat to fundamental rights and freedoms. He explained that it is akin to mass surveillance, since it leaves an...