Individuals would be able to get their online privacy put right against companies such as Google or Facebook if they believe they have invaded their privacy, under a new code of internet conduct being suggested by the culture minister, Ed Vaizey.
This code would be an updated and more concise version of the code for privacy online which is used by the Information Commissioner’s Office, whom Vaizey is understood to be meeting today to push his proposal.
Vaizey, the Conservative MP for Wantage and Didcot, last week likened this prospective mediation service to the Press Complaints Commission, which works to resolve complaints by members of the public about information published in the UK press.
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