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Google convictions in Italy based on legal error, says expert PDF  | Print |  E-mail
Privacy Rights - Privacy Law
Tuesday, 27 April 2010 15:32
The Italian court which sentenced three Google executives to a suspended jail term made a legal error, according to an Italian legal expert who has studied the judgment. Elvira Berlingieri told OUT-LAW that Google was likely to win any appeal. [...] According to Berlingieri, the convictions are based on Google’s failure to notify users that they should [...]
 
Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Petitioner Privacy PDF  | Print |  E-mail
Privacy Rights - Privacy Law
Tuesday, 27 April 2010 08:14
The United States Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday in the case of Doe v. Reed, in which the Court will determine whether the state of Washington may force disclosure of the names of citizens who have signed petitions for ballot initiatives. EPIC and 25 technical experts and legal scholars filed a "friend of the court" brief with the Court in March, urging the Justices to protect the privacy of those who sign petitions. EPIC's brief argues that revealing the names would subject signatories to the risk of retribution, that signing petitions constitutes anonymous speech, and that signing petitions is similar to casting a vote and should be protected accordingly. For more information, see EPIC Doe v. Reed.
 
Escaping Britain’s All-seeing Surveillance Network PDF  | Print |  E-mail
Privacy Activists - Privacy Blogs
Tuesday, 27 April 2010 08:00
The Times Online tells the fascinating story of David Bond, a 38-year-old father of two who set out to make a film on privacy and surveillance by staging his own disappearance from the UK. The country now boasts nearly 5 million CCTV cameras—200 of which are within 100 yards of Bond’s home. Bond hired detectives ahead [...]
 
US Senators are concerned about Facebook privacy - Inquirer PDF  | Print |  E-mail
Privacy Rights - Privacy Law
Tuesday, 27 April 2010 07:45

TG Daily
US Senators are concerned about Facebook privacy
Inquirer
Obviously, Facebook still doesn't 'get it' yet about its responsibility to protect its users' rights to privacy, and it is going to take either lawsuits or ...
Facebook users concerned about privacy, says surveyTelegraph.co.uk
CRUSH: The End of AnonymityFiredoglake (blog)
Social Nets Need New Privacy Rule Book, Says SenatorTechNewsWorld

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Supreme Court Set To Hear Gay Rights Case - On Top Magazine PDF  | Print |  E-mail
Privacy Rights - Privacy Law
Tuesday, 27 April 2010 07:36

KOMO News
Supreme Court Set To Hear Gay Rights Case
On Top Magazine
While rulings in neither case will affect gay rights legislation directly – the cases deal with questions of free speech and privacy – they could provide ...
Petition signers Identity should be open recordWatertownDailyTimes.com
Protect petitionersSpartanburg Herald Journal
Supreme Court to hear case on releasing referendum petition signaturesKansas City Star
UPI.com -The Olympian
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Data Breaches Hit Hundreds Of Millions - Mediapost.com PDF  | Print |  E-mail
Privacy Rights - Privacy Law
Tuesday, 27 April 2010 06:54

Data Breaches Hit Hundreds Of Millions
Mediapost.com
... digital data breaches that resulted in the loss of US consumers' personal information, according to new research from The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. ...
 
Harriton High School Spycam Case, Privacy, and the Constitution - Philly2Philly.com PDF  | Print |  E-mail
Privacy Rights - Privacy Law
Tuesday, 27 April 2010 04:53

Harriton High School Spycam Case, Privacy, and the Constitution
Philly2Philly.com
I predict that the Lower Merion School District will gain some fame by becoming a significant entry in the annuals of student privacy rights case law, ...

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Perception of Data Security at Odds with Reality, Accenture Study Finds - MarketWatch (press release) PDF  | Print |  E-mail
Privacy Rights - Privacy Law
Tuesday, 27 April 2010 02:06

Perception of Data Security at Odds with Reality, Accenture Study Finds
MarketWatch (press release)
... protect consumer privacy rights (47 percent); prevent cross-border transfers of personal information to countries with inadequate privacy laws (47 ...
Study reveals huge gap between businesses' security intentions and practiceComputerWeekly.com

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353812819 = total number of personal records hacked since 2005 - VentureBeat PDF  | Print |  E-mail
Privacy Rights - Privacy Law
Monday, 26 April 2010 23:33

353812819 = total number of personal records hacked since 2005
VentureBeat
More than 353.8 million records containing sensitive personal information have been leaked in security breaches since the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse began ...
Statistics and List: 353812819 = Total Number of Personal Records Hacked Since ...ResourceShelf (blog)

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Muslim leaders furious over phone tapping in Muslim-dominated cities PDF  | Print |  E-mail
Privacy Rights - Privacy Law
Monday, 26 April 2010 21:31
Mumtaz Alam Falahi reports: Patna: Muslim community leaders are furious over phone tapping by intelligence agencies in Muslim dominated areas in Delhi, Lucknow and Hyderabad, and have demanded the government to make the agencies accountable. The disclosure about the tapping was made in the latest issue of English weekly Outlook. The magazine has also said that [...]
 
UK data watchdog to quiz Google on Streetview Wi-Fi database PDF  | Print |  E-mail
Privacy Rights - Privacy Law
Monday, 26 April 2010 21:31
Chris Williams reports: Sharp criticism of Google in Germany has today prompted the UK’s privacy watchdog to quiz the firm over data its Street View cars have collected about Wi-Fi networks. Officials from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) will seek details and assurances about the practice. A spokeswoman told The Register the ICO had been unaware the [...]
 
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