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ARTICLE · 02 SEPTEMBER 2004

Privacy Briefing - August 2004

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Edited by Michael Power

Contents

  • B.C. to Legislate Protection from Patriot Act
    • Big Companies Employing Snoopers for Staff Email
    • Canada: Police May Not Fish for Evidence
    • Italy: Civil Choice to Publish Mobile Numbers
    • South Africa: Sentech Confidentiality Breach
    • Under-The-Skin ID Chips Move Toward U.S. Hospitals
    • U.K.: Privacy Traded for Personalization
    • U.S.: Allegheny County Courts Reveal Personal Information
    • U.S.: No Constitutional Right to Sexual Privacy
    • U.S.: The Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records Regulation and the HIPAA Privacy Rule

    B.C. To Legislate Protection From Patriot Act

    British Columbia has announced plans to stop any far-reaching effects the U.S. Patriot Act may have on the privacy of people in B.C. The province will introduce rules this fall to forbid Canadian subsidiaries of American companies from handing over private information to American law enforcement agencies.

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