The Hong Kong government is launching a public consultation on proposals to strengthen its consumer protection legislation to tackle unfair trade practices.
The consultation paper
http://www.cedb.gov.hk/citb/ehtml/pdf/consultation/Consultation_Paper_07_15_e.PDF
There's also a Facebook page, www.facebook.com/ConsumerProtectionReview.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Monday, August 09, 2010
Tools and tactics for your digital security
Security in-a-box is one of a few toolkits crafted by the Tactical Technology Collective, the same group that did the 10 tactics film highlighted in the post below.
What I like about this toolkit is the way it's written. Each topic has a nicely-written background scenario, like the one below.
Assani is a human rights activist in a Francophone African country. His two teenage children, Salima and Muhindo, have offered to help him with some routine computer work he has been asked to do. After seeing the state of his computer, they offer to teach him the basics of how to keep it healthy and functional. Assani also likes the idea of using Free and Open Source Software, but he's not sure whether that would be more or less secure, so he asks for their advice.
Quite cool, if you ask me.
Sunday, August 08, 2010
BlackBerry Bans Suggest a Scary Precedent: Crypto Wars Again?
Electronic Frontier Foundation
The proposed bans on Blackberry service in several countries suddenly got me thinking; how are such transmissions monitored in Singapore?
Anyway, it really is sad that we allow governments around the world free rein to wiretap ordinary civilians just because they brandish the 'terrorist' card.
Saturday, August 07, 2010
10 tactics for turning information into action
1. mobilise people
2. witness and record
3. visualise your message
4. amplify personal stories
5. just add humour
6. manage your contacts
7. use complex data
8. use collective intelligence
9. let people ask the questions
10. investigate and expose
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