... partly in Taiwan, where the government has for two decades now been successfully using a system of mass surveillance of the everyday life of its citizens – a system that has received the approval of the people. This
system
is part of Singapore’s cybersecurity strategy and allows the physical condition of large masses of people to be monitored, thereby preventing diseases from spreading and escalating into epidemics. This, combined with their ability to enforce extremely strict quarantine measures ...
... sense, we will hardly be able to agree on a universal definition [
1
]. Those of us who grew up in the era of social networks and widespread access to the internet, those who essentially spend their lives online, have their own perceptions of privacy, personal data, the boundaries of private life and so on. Our understanding of threats is often delayed in time, such as when previously generated information begins to be used against its owner (for example, in smear campaigns aimed at searching for “dirty ...
...
Pavel Sharikov:
Protecting Sensitive Data: The Experience of Russia and the US
3. Juggling various interests
Following the Cybersecurity law of 2017, China introduced the non-binding national standard Personal Information Security Specification that ... ... somewhat similar to GDPR. The main focus of the document, however, lies in ensuring national security while still making sure personal data is only stored for right purposes and short periods of time. Still, Chinese authorities are interested in growing ...
... it the ability to control information (the
USA PATRIOT ACT
of 2001, for example). It was at this time that the U.S. intelligence services were given the technical capabilities and powers to access various categories of confidential information and personal data, which drew criticism from human rights organizations and the international community. The information policy of the Obama administration was more balanced and moderate. The adoption of the
USA Freedom Act
, which got rid of the most stringent ...
... access to them, as well as the American government — as soon as possible. That is why 2016 resulted in such an amount of bills being initiated (which in many cases turned into legislative acts), enabling law enforcement agencies to have access to personal data upon request, and sometimes without it. Many countries are eager to cut themselves off from the American data storage monopoly, thus Balkanizing the Internet.
REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Maria Gurova:
“The Hacked World Order” – How Messed Up
...
... respondents were asked if they were afraid of being watched via web cameras — again 52% are likely to be concerned. According to
Mail.ru Group research
, almost every third average Russian online user was simply ignorant of the possibility that their personal data could be used in ways they could not predict or control. A recent Symantec
report
offers an insight into how EU citizens view data privacy. The results are disturbing — 57% are worried that their personal information is not safe. ...
