Amended Canadian privacy law could boost IT security budgets
The Industry Standard – San Francisco,CA,USA
Recent findings from Privacy Commissioner of Canada Jennifer Stoddart seem to agree with McQuay, suggesting that most companies need to put a stronger focus …
Firefox dumps privacy button
Inquirer – Harrow,England,UK
By Nick Farrell: Monday, 16 June 2008, 9:01 AM A SECURITY FEATURE which gave punters total privacy has been dumped from the final version of Firefox 3. …
Privacy watchdog concerned over surge in identity fraud
Aberdeen Press and Journal – Aberdeen,Scotland,UK
PRIVACY watchdog the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has urged organisations to take data protection seriously after it emerged identity fraud had …
Education database raises privacy fears
Sydney Morning Herald – Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
A photograph and details of every state school student in Queensland will be posted online by December this year, raising fears of privacy breaches and the …
Prosecutor wants school security video
Louisville Courier-Journal – Louisville,KY,USA
Because of privacy laws, the district must notify the parents of all the students shown in the footage before the tape can be released, said Rebecca DeSensi …
Privacy information discussed by school board
Lahontan Valley News – Fallon,NV,USA
Citing privacy laws, the Churchill County School Board lashed out Thursday night about a proposal that would encourage the juvenile probation office to …
Principal In Free Speech Case Suspended For Privacy Breach
NBC30.com – Hartford,CT,USA
Niehoff was suspended without pay for two days this week and ordered to attend workshops or training sessions on federal student privacy law. …
How Facebook spells the end of privacy
Boston Globe – United States
We can hope for common sense about information privacy, but technology keeps changing the norms. A few years ago, a public catalog of all the nation’s …
Rigid federal mandates hinder privacy technologies
San Jose Mercury News – CA, USA
Today, tech companies face political attacks over their online privacy policies. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, for instance, recently demanded that Google …