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Sweden finally passes data retention law

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Sweden
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March 31 2012

After a long delay, Sweden has finally transposed the EU Data Retention Directive into national law

European Commission unveils "Digital Agenda"

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European Union
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May 28 2010

On May 19, the European Commission issued "A Digital Agenda for Europe" which aims "to deliver sustainable economic and social benefits from a digital single market based on fast and ultra fast internet and interoperable applications."

New law extends disability access requirements to IP-enabled communications

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USA
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October 16 2010

Earlier this month, President Obama signed the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 into law

Another day, another investigation into Google Street View

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USA
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November 27 2010

Since May 2007, Google's Street View cars have been roving the world's streets, snapping panoramic pictures of cars, houses, and pedestrians

Germany raises the bar for "consent"

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Germany
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March 5 2011

One might think that if a person clicked a box on a website to indicate that he wanted to receive marketing pitches and provided his email address and phone number, and then clicked on a link in a follow-up email to confirm that he wanted to receive the pitches, that person could reasonably be said to have consented to the marketing

Court battle over net neutrality likely to resume soon

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USA
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July 9 2011

The Federal Communications Commission has delivered its net neutrality rule to the Office of Management and Budget and published its assessment of the rule’s paperwork burden in the Federal Register

Privacy: there’d better be an app for That

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USA
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December 22 2012

App makers who did not heed California Attorney General Kamala Harris's warning that they needed to have a privacy policy accessible from the app should

Canada almost ready to implement anti-spam law

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Canada
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January 19 2013

Industry Canada has published revised draft regulations on Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL), which was passed in 2010 but is still not in effect

China passes strict electronic privacy law, without irony

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China
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January 19 2013

China's Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, a subsection of China's full national legislature, has enacted a new national