Recent Privacy News
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Congress Urged to Investigate ISPs over User Tracking arstechnica.com — Charter Communications' plan to track users' web surfing and hand the data over to ad agencies is attracting increasing Congressional attention. The heads of the House Telecommunications Subcommittee have already asked Charter to stop, and a coalition of privacy groups call on them to initiate an investigation. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Business, Government, Privacy, Technology |
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Stolen AT&T laptop holds treasure-trove of payroll data www.networkworld.com — Make that unencrypted payroll data belonging to AT&T managers. Says one manager who got the bad news: "It is pathetic that the largest telecom company in the world doesn't encrypt basic personal information." More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Business, Privacy, Technology |
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Police to Seal Off D.C. Neighborhoods dcist.com — Can you say Police State? A controversial new program announced today would create so-called "Neighborhood Safety Zones" which would serve to partially seal off certain parts of Washington, D.C. D.C. Police would set-up checkpoints in targeted areas, demand to see ID and refuse admittance to people who don't live there. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Government, Privacy |
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McCain: I'd Spy on Americans Secretly Too! blog.wired.com — If elected president, Senator John McCain would reserve the right to run his own warrantless wiretapping program against Americans, based on the theory that the president's wartime powers trump federal criminal statutes and court oversight, according to a statement released by his campaign Monday. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Government, Politics, Privacy |
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Technology able to read your mind www.tgdaily.com — Impressive? Scary? This puts a whole to meaning to the phrase Big Brother. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Humor, Privacy, Technology |
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www.forbes.com — Michael Fertik wants to wipe your personal details off the Web. He's finding out just how difficult it is to protect privacy.The Web is populated by people-focused search engines like Intelius, Peoplefinders or US Search that peddle personal data: the value of your house, criminal records, salary information and employment history. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Privacy, Technology |
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Billboards That Secretly Film You news.cnet.com — Some entrepreneurs have introduced equipping billboards with tiny cameras that gather details about passers-by--their gender, approximate age, and how long they looked at the billboard. These details are transmitted to a central database. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Business, Privacy, Technology |
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Facebook Faces Canadian Privacy Probe www.canada.com — Being tracked down by long-lost foes is only one risk you take when you join the popular social networking site Facebook; losing control of your private information could be another. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Business, Government, Privacy |
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Facebook "a minefield of privacy invasion" arstechnica.com — The Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic has filed a complaint against Facebook, asking the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to review the site's policies. The group describes Facebook as "a minefield of privacy invasion." More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Business, Privacy, Technology |
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OiNK Investigation: Police Start Making Arrests torrentfreak.com — TorrentFreak has received information which suggests that British police have made good on their claim that they would go after ex-users of OiNK. Last week, several officers arrested at least one individual for the seeding of a single album. It is believed police are in the process of arresting and questioning others. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Government, Privacy, Technology |