Thursday, October 9, 2014

After DI’s review: Public computers shut down at every court – Today’s Legal

Data Inspectorate has recently examined the computers at a number of courts and concluded that the data is available and searchable in for extensively. Courts Administration has, because of this now decided to close down public computers at all courts in the country.

Data Inspection Board has examined the computers at Attunda District Court, District Court of Uppsala, Västmanland District Court and the Administrative Court in Uppsala and is critical to how much information can be accessed through them.

According to the Data Inspection treated more personal information public computers than is necessary having regard to the purpose for reading. It is also possible to access classified information, according to the authority.

Courts Administration has now decided to close down public computers at all courts.

– Courts Administration takes the issue very seriously. Our goal is that the Swedish courts to maintain a high degree of transparency, accessibility and service to the public, and there has been public PC filled an important function. Courts Administration will now analyze this question in detail, and then develop a technical solution where both the public perspective that privacy requirements of the individual are met, says Martin Holmgren, Director General of the National Courts Administration in a press release.

Closure of public computers takes place from today, Wednesday, and according to the SNCA can in the current situation is not to say when public computers can be opened again.

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