45 result(s) for privacy in Current Affairs
Venice Commission Calls For Further Changes To Hungary Media Law
- 22 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Though Hungary has improved its media regulations in recent years, increasing the freedom of the media in the country requires further measures, the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission said in an opinion. The Commission evaluated Hungary’s media laws adopted in 2010, and the law on last year’s advertisement tax.
Xpat Opinion: Plans For An All-Inclusive ID Card In Hungary
- 2 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing pundit voices privacy concerns over the new ID bill which plans to replace at least half a dozen ID cards with one single ‘e-card’.
Xpat Opinion: America Wants Policy Change In Hungary
- 27 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum agree that the United States wants Hungary to reverse the political course it has been following for the past few years. All place the recent American entry ban imposed on six Hungarian personalities suspected of corruption in this context. But they disagree on who is right and who is wrong in this dispute.
US Bans Alleged Corrupt Hungarian Gov’t Officials
- 20 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The US has banned several Hungarian officials, some of them members of the government, due to their involvement in corruption, US chargé d’affaires André Goodfriend confirmed at a Friday press conference. America’s top diplomat in Hungary spoke to reporters after he was summoned to the foreign ministry, where he was asked to share any evidence of corruption.
Hungarian Far-Right Websites Echo Russian Propaganda
- 26 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Although the Hungarian right-wing has traditionally positioned itself as against Russia, there has been a curious change in the rhetoric recently. Most notably, a number of far-right online forums are wholly supportive of Putin and Russian war propaganda.
No Pixellation Needed On Media Images Of Police In Hungary
- 25 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court decision that allows the publication of photographs of police at work without the pixellation of their faces ends a decade-long debate and shows that the freedom of the press cannot be restricted, the Eötvös Károly Institute said on Wednesday.
Experimental Face-Recognition Surveillance System In Budapest’s 8th District
- 24 Jul 2014 11:35 AM
- current affairs
According to napi.hu, 8th district Fidesz mayor Máté Kocsis has approved a financial plan to install a new experimental face-recognition surveillance system on the streets of Józsefváros. The cameras would be installed by the Special Service for National Security. The approval of the parliamentary committee is needed to fund the project. A final decision on the installation will be made by the ...
Secret Surveillance Rules Unconstitutional, Says Hungary’s Top Court
- 20 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Legislation allowing for secret observation on officials in positions requiring national security screening for 30-day periods twice a year is unconstitutional, the Constitutional Court said on its website on Wednesday.
Declassify Parts Of Hungary’s Ex-PM Gyurcsány “Lies Speech” Report, Says Pintér
- 8 Jan 2014 2:30 AM
- current affairs
It’s time to declassify parts of a report by secret services in connection with the leaking of the speech of ex-premier Ferenc Gyurcsány, Interior Minister Sándor Pintér told news channel HírTV on Tuesday.
Venice Commission Calls For Further Changes To Hungary Media Law
- 22 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Though Hungary has improved its media regulations in recent years, increasing the freedom of the media in the country requires further measures, the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission said in an opinion. The Commission evaluated Hungary’s media laws adopted in 2010, and the law on last year’s advertisement tax.
Xpat Opinion: Plans For An All-Inclusive ID Card In Hungary
- 2 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing pundit voices privacy concerns over the new ID bill which plans to replace at least half a dozen ID cards with one single ‘e-card’.
Xpat Opinion: America Wants Policy Change In Hungary
- 27 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum agree that the United States wants Hungary to reverse the political course it has been following for the past few years. All place the recent American entry ban imposed on six Hungarian personalities suspected of corruption in this context. But they disagree on who is right and who is wrong in this dispute.
US Bans Alleged Corrupt Hungarian Gov’t Officials
- 20 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The US has banned several Hungarian officials, some of them members of the government, due to their involvement in corruption, US chargé d’affaires André Goodfriend confirmed at a Friday press conference. America’s top diplomat in Hungary spoke to reporters after he was summoned to the foreign ministry, where he was asked to share any evidence of corruption.
Hungarian Far-Right Websites Echo Russian Propaganda
- 26 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Although the Hungarian right-wing has traditionally positioned itself as against Russia, there has been a curious change in the rhetoric recently. Most notably, a number of far-right online forums are wholly supportive of Putin and Russian war propaganda.
No Pixellation Needed On Media Images Of Police In Hungary
- 25 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court decision that allows the publication of photographs of police at work without the pixellation of their faces ends a decade-long debate and shows that the freedom of the press cannot be restricted, the Eötvös Károly Institute said on Wednesday.
Experimental Face-Recognition Surveillance System In Budapest’s 8th District
- 24 Jul 2014 11:35 AM
- current affairs
According to napi.hu, 8th district Fidesz mayor Máté Kocsis has approved a financial plan to install a new experimental face-recognition surveillance system on the streets of Józsefváros. The cameras would be installed by the Special Service for National Security. The approval of the parliamentary committee is needed to fund the project. A final decision on the installation will be made by the ...
Secret Surveillance Rules Unconstitutional, Says Hungary’s Top Court
- 20 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Legislation allowing for secret observation on officials in positions requiring national security screening for 30-day periods twice a year is unconstitutional, the Constitutional Court said on its website on Wednesday.
Declassify Parts Of Hungary’s Ex-PM Gyurcsány “Lies Speech” Report, Says Pintér
- 8 Jan 2014 2:30 AM
- current affairs
It’s time to declassify parts of a report by secret services in connection with the leaking of the speech of ex-premier Ferenc Gyurcsány, Interior Minister Sándor Pintér told news channel HírTV on Tuesday.