’Digital citizenship’ seen as a ’Big Brother’ project
Thursday, January 4th, 2024An independent lawyer fears that a fresh constitutional amendment may enable the authorities and internet providers to get access to citizens’ full profiles. READ MORE
Police search 30 Scientology centres
Monday, October 30th, 2017As the authorities investigate alleged abuses of privacy within the Church of Scientology in Hungary, a conservative journalist believes that the state plans prolonged action against the organisation, which is not recognised in Hungary as a church. READ MORE
New data protection bill for public enterprises
Friday, May 6th, 2016Magyar Nemzet warns that a new bill restricting public scrutiny of state-owned companies could backfire, while Magyar Hírlap rejects such criticism as politically motivated. READ MORE
Jobbik Mayor’s surveillance cameras monitor public workers
Monday, May 18th, 2015Commentators both on Left and Right condemn Dávid Janiczak, the Jobbik mayor of the northeastern town of Ózd, for his plans to install surveillance cameras including hidden camera spy glasses to monitor workers on the government work programme. READ MORE
Echoes of NSA leak in Hungary
Saturday, June 15th, 2013A centre-right commentator warns Hungarians are not aware of the dangers of the information stored by their favourite internet service providers. READ MORE