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Month December 2009
Where is EU Data Protection policy headed?
In Jose Manuel Barroso’s recent reshuffle of the European Commission, there were a couple of moves which bear some further inspection, from a privacy/identity perspective. The former Commissioner for Information Society, Viviane Reding, is promoted to one of the Vice…
UK DNA policy (still) fails proportionality test
It is now a year since the European Court of Human Rights’ (ECHR) ruling on UK vs. S and Marper. The court’s ruling in that case was clear: the UK government’s policy of systematic and indiscriminate retention of DNA samples,…
Notes from Malmo 2009 e-Gov conference
Back in late November I Twittered from the Ministerial eGovernment Conference in Malmø (#egov2009), expressing the hope that the press release would contain a bit more substance than the keynote announcement of the Ministerial Declaration. I am delighted to say…
Neustar Joins Kantara Initiative’s Board of Trustees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Neustar Joins Kantara Initiative’s Board of Trustees PISCATAWAY, NJ, December 3, 2009 – The Kantara Initiative announced today that Neustar, Inc. (NYSE: NSR) has joined its Board of Trustees, and will play an integral role in shaping…