German court overturns anti-terrorism data retention law

Today the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany struck down a law requiring telecommunications companies to retain individual user data on phone and Internet usage in case it is needed by law enforcement authorities in criminal investigations….

It’s hard to determine system security requirements in the absence of solution architecture

In the health IT arena, a lot of energy is currently focused on measures, criteria, and standards with which health care providers and other entities can demonstrate “meaningful use” of electronic health record (EHR) systems and…

French court rules IP addresses are not personal data

In something of a departure from a trend in some European countries towards considering IP addresses to be personally identifiable information, a French appeals court last week determined that an IP address could not be used…

Italian ruling against Google highlights US – EU divide on privacy

The recent ruling in an Italian court against three Google executives finding them criminally liable for violated Italian privacy law by allowing a video to be posted on YouTube predecessor Google Video has been widely criticized…