Comments on: Roundup: for the week ending 19 August 2012 https://ict-pulse.com/2012/08/roundup-week-19-august-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roundup-week-19-august-2012&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roundup-week-19-august-2012 Discussing ICT, telecommunications and technology Issues from a Caribbean perspective Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:37:26 +0000 hourly 1 By: Michael https://ict-pulse.com/2012/08/roundup-week-19-august-2012/#comment-9992 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:37:26 +0000 http://www.ict-pulse.com/?p=4532#comment-9992 It is quite heartening to hear that some governments are taking pro-active steps to safeguard personal data ( “Personal data protection law coming this year …” ).

This is so, especially when ( from the same source that carried the news item ), Britain is laying out the foundation for eavesdropping programmes.

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/UK-unveils-massive-electronic-eavesdropping-programme_11703494

This, to me, demonstrates one thing: in the information age, law makers have to not only move fast, but rise to the challenges the information age is presenting.

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