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Police association say missing persons cases were hindered by data restrictions (Updated)

George PsyllidesApril 25, 2019April 25, 2019

By George PsyllidesApril 25, 2019April 25, 20190133

The police association on Thursday rebuffed criticism over its members’ handling of a missing person’s case, which ended up being murder, possibly the work of...

Cyprus

Jeweller’s shop fined for training CCTV cameras on neighbouring cafe

Annette ChrysostomouApril 8, 2019

By Annette ChrysostomouApril 8, 20190119

A fine of €500 for breaching personal data laws was imposed on a jeweller’s shop for installing cameras which were able to record the movement...

Health

Hospital fined €5,000 for loss of patient file

Staff ReporterFebruary 27, 2019February 27, 2019

By Staff ReporterFebruary 27, 2019February 27, 2019059

A fine of €5,000 was imposed on the Makarios Children’s Hospital in Nicosia for the loss of a patient’s file, according to a decision of...

Cyprus

Supreme Court reserves judgment in Eleni Loizidou emails case

Evie AndreouFebruary 25, 2019March 21, 2019

By Evie AndreouFebruary 25, 2019March 21, 20190104

The Supreme Court on Monday said that it would reserve its ruling to the appeal filed by daily Politis against an injunction forbidding it from...

Cyprus

Woman wins right to religious privacy from state’s prying eyes

Elias HazouJuly 18, 2018July 18, 2018

By Elias HazouJuly 18, 2018July 18, 2018038

By Elias Hazou A female dentist has become the first Cypriot citizen to have had removed from state records any reference to her religious creed....

Tech & Science

Inundated with messages asking you ‘stay in touch’? Here’s why

Andria KadesMay 24, 2018May 24, 2018

By Andria KadesMay 24, 2018May 24, 20182 60

By Andria Kades A new EU regulation, the reason members of the public have been receiving a slew of emails and text messages recently, comes...

Cyprus

Audit boss clashes with ombudswoman

Andria KadesMay 12, 2018May 11, 2018

By Andria KadesMay 12, 2018May 11, 201810 24

By Andria Kades The Ombduswoman’s refusal to grant Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides full access to the records of her office has prompted a new row playing...

Tech & Science

The art of predicting – a human vs machine battle?

MarkNewsMarch 27, 2018March 27, 2018

By MarkNewsMarch 27, 2018March 27, 2018061

Forecasting is a tricky business, but Nesta isn’t backing down from the human-versus-machine battle. Forecasting is a fool’s errand, so why we do fallible humans...

Cyprus

Privacy watchdog calls on CFA to stop collecting personal data

Andria KadesJanuary 2, 2018

By Andria KadesJanuary 2, 2018031

Personal Data Commissioner Irene Loizidou-Nicolaidou in an interim decision issued on Tuesday called on the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) to temporarily cease being the sole...

Cyprus

MPs discuss urgent need to update drone use rules

Annette ChrysostomouOctober 11, 2017

By Annette ChrysostomouOctober 11, 2017145

The need to update legislation regulating the use of drones was discussed by the House legal committee on Wednesday. In statements after the end of...

Cyprus

There can be no control without access to files, audit boss says

Staff ReporterJuly 31, 2016August 1, 2016

By Staff ReporterJuly 31, 2016August 1, 201619 22

Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides on Sunday hit out at an article in Politis asking ‘who controls the controller?’, saying the report was unethical and without substance....

World

Woman faces deportation from UAE for checking husband’s phone

FORMER STAFFMay 18, 2016November 9, 2016

By FORMER STAFFMay 18, 2016November 9, 201671 17

A woman was fined and ordered to be deported from the United Arab Emirates for breaching her husband’s privacy by checking his cell phone to...

Guest Columnist

A national balancing act: Security of a country and privacy of the individual”

MarkNewsJuly 6, 2015November 3, 2016

By MarkNewsJuly 6, 2015November 3, 20165 19

In 1755, Benjamin Franklin wrote, “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” The concept...

Cyprus

CSO cannot meet fan-card deadline

Jean ChristouOctober 3, 2014

By Jean ChristouOctober 3, 2014027

By Constantinos Psillides There is no way the Cyprus Sports Organisation (CSO) can meet the January 2015 deadline set by Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou, for...

World

France’s Hollande considers legal action over alleged affair

CyprusMailJanuary 10, 2014

By CyprusMailJanuary 10, 2014119

French President Francois Hollande has complained of breach of privacy and is considering legal action after French magazine Closer alleged he was having an affair...