101 result(s) for privacy
The Constitutional Court In Hungary Suspends New Surveillance Law
- 17 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday suspended several provisions of a recently passed law allowing surveillance of state officials as an unjustified violation of their right to privacy. The bill submitted by Fidesz MPs Máté Kocsis and Zsolt Csampa would have made it possible to keep senior public servants under surveillance and apply secret service methods to them – such as reading their mail and ...
Carl Bernstein At Hay Festival In Budapest About Obama, Watergate & Journalism
- 26 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
On Tuesday, May 21 the Hay Festival of Literature in Budapest featured a discussion with iconic American investigative journalist, Carl Bernstein. The event was held on the last day of the Festival, a grand finale for a week which was kicked off with a discussion featuring world-renowned novelist Nicole Krauss. The event was held in the Petofi Museum of Literature and the moderator for the ...
Right-Of-Centre Hungarian Opinion On The NSA Scandal
- 20 Jun 2013 12:30 PM
- current affairs
Two leading columnists of pro-government dailies find it absurd that the US should take the high ground and lecture Hungary on human rights and the rule of law, while it spies on its own citizens. In Magyar Hírlap Zsolt Bayer starts his open letter to US Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis with a description of a full body search performed by the military under Socialism when military service ...
Introducing In-Room Spa Budapest, Wellness In Your Home
- 14 May 2013 8:00 AM
- specials
In-room Spa is a start-up offering wellness services since 2011 for the convenience of anyone wanting salon treatments without leaving their home. The young and dynamic team restructured the topic of wellness, beauty and relaxation and they treat their customers with passion and professionalism. The wide variety of services - including massages, facial treatments, manicure & pedicure and styling ...
Seedling Trust Calls Out To Runners & Volunteers For Wink Marathon In Siófok, 11 May
- 30 Apr 2013 9:02 AM
- sport
Seedling Trust is once again the featured charity at the Wink marathon and half-marathon in beautiful Siófok. This year the big news is that those who run on our team in Seedling colors can register free of charge! The only cost is the required purchase of a running vest, the cost of which benefits Seedling Trust and goes towards its capital funds drive to purchase a second bus for transporting ...
Google Street View Hungary Now Online
- 25 Apr 2013 10:30 AM
- getting around
Google Street View for Hungary went online yesterday, the 50th country in which the service is available. Google Street View first attempted the project in 2009 but had to stop due to objections from the privacy ombudsman.
Security Cameras Green-Lighted For Budapest Public Transport
- 18 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
With the changes made in Hungarian privacy laws in 2011, Budapest public transport can now fit out its vehicle fleet with much needed security cameras. Because of earlier legal restrictions, security cameras have not been a standard feature of Budapest public transport vehicles. But with legal changes made in late 2011, new vehicles can now be ordered with on-board security cameras and ...
Xpat Opinion: Scandals On Sidelines Of Student Movement In Hungary
- 22 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság understands why the police are concerned about what form spontaneous protests may take. In the same issue it condemns a far-right dominated student body for keeping files on students.
UN Urges Hungary To Reverse Law Criminalizing Homelessness
- 13 Dec 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Two United Nations experts on extreme poverty and housing today urged the Government of Hungary to uphold the recent Constitutional Court decision decriminalizing homelessness, to amend the anti-homeless legislation and to adopt a national housing strategy, which will take into account the needs and views of the homeless and those inadequately housed, in conformity with international human rights ...
The Constitutional Court In Hungary Suspends New Surveillance Law
- 17 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday suspended several provisions of a recently passed law allowing surveillance of state officials as an unjustified violation of their right to privacy. The bill submitted by Fidesz MPs Máté Kocsis and Zsolt Csampa would have made it possible to keep senior public servants under surveillance and apply secret service methods to them – such as reading their mail and ...
Carl Bernstein At Hay Festival In Budapest About Obama, Watergate & Journalism
- 26 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
On Tuesday, May 21 the Hay Festival of Literature in Budapest featured a discussion with iconic American investigative journalist, Carl Bernstein. The event was held on the last day of the Festival, a grand finale for a week which was kicked off with a discussion featuring world-renowned novelist Nicole Krauss. The event was held in the Petofi Museum of Literature and the moderator for the ...
Right-Of-Centre Hungarian Opinion On The NSA Scandal
- 20 Jun 2013 12:30 PM
- current affairs
Two leading columnists of pro-government dailies find it absurd that the US should take the high ground and lecture Hungary on human rights and the rule of law, while it spies on its own citizens. In Magyar Hírlap Zsolt Bayer starts his open letter to US Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis with a description of a full body search performed by the military under Socialism when military service ...
Introducing In-Room Spa Budapest, Wellness In Your Home
- 14 May 2013 8:00 AM
- specials
In-room Spa is a start-up offering wellness services since 2011 for the convenience of anyone wanting salon treatments without leaving their home. The young and dynamic team restructured the topic of wellness, beauty and relaxation and they treat their customers with passion and professionalism. The wide variety of services - including massages, facial treatments, manicure & pedicure and styling ...
Seedling Trust Calls Out To Runners & Volunteers For Wink Marathon In Siófok, 11 May
- 30 Apr 2013 9:02 AM
- sport
Seedling Trust is once again the featured charity at the Wink marathon and half-marathon in beautiful Siófok. This year the big news is that those who run on our team in Seedling colors can register free of charge! The only cost is the required purchase of a running vest, the cost of which benefits Seedling Trust and goes towards its capital funds drive to purchase a second bus for transporting ...
Google Street View Hungary Now Online
- 25 Apr 2013 10:30 AM
- getting around
Google Street View for Hungary went online yesterday, the 50th country in which the service is available. Google Street View first attempted the project in 2009 but had to stop due to objections from the privacy ombudsman.
Security Cameras Green-Lighted For Budapest Public Transport
- 18 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
With the changes made in Hungarian privacy laws in 2011, Budapest public transport can now fit out its vehicle fleet with much needed security cameras. Because of earlier legal restrictions, security cameras have not been a standard feature of Budapest public transport vehicles. But with legal changes made in late 2011, new vehicles can now be ordered with on-board security cameras and ...
Xpat Opinion: Scandals On Sidelines Of Student Movement In Hungary
- 22 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság understands why the police are concerned about what form spontaneous protests may take. In the same issue it condemns a far-right dominated student body for keeping files on students.
UN Urges Hungary To Reverse Law Criminalizing Homelessness
- 13 Dec 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Two United Nations experts on extreme poverty and housing today urged the Government of Hungary to uphold the recent Constitutional Court decision decriminalizing homelessness, to amend the anti-homeless legislation and to adopt a national housing strategy, which will take into account the needs and views of the homeless and those inadequately housed, in conformity with international human rights ...