Privacy watchdog didn’t endorse ‘virtual strip search’
Canada.com – Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
Canada’s privacy watchdog says it did not approve or endorse a controversial test project underway this week in a BC airport – despite a government news …
Senate Hearing On Laptop Seizures At US Border
Slashdot – USA
At a Senate hearing tomorrow, privacy advocates and industry groups will urge the lawmakers to take action to protect the data and privacy of Americans not …
City seeks to balance effectiveness, privacy in camera net
Pittsburgh Post Gazette – Pittsburgh,PA,USA
“We’re trying to strike a balance here,” said Public Safety Director Michael Huss, between “privacy and utilizing this camera system in what we think will …
City Draws Up Privacy Policy For Crime Surveillance Cameras
Pittsburgh Channel.com – Pittsburgh,PA,USA
A proposed 13-page privacy policy being submitted to City Council by Mayor Luke Ravenstahl is intended to guard against that possibility. …
Editorial: Surveillance law won’t do enough to protect privacy
San Jose Mercury News – CA, USA
Then, in August, Congress made matters worse by passing the Protect America Act, which rolled back privacy protections even more. The FISA update makes some …
Charter Communications delays use of NebuAd snooping tool
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
Charter had planned to test such a service from Silicon valley start-up NebuAd, but came under immediate fire from privacy advocates and members of Congress …
Charter suspends ad program over privacy fears
Reuters – USA
“Given the serious privacy concerns raised by the sophisticated ad-serving technology Charter Communications planned to test market, I am pleased to hear …
Survey rats out data UK data losses
IT PRO – London,England,UK
A key finding of the 2008 UK Study on Email Marketing Practices & Privacy commissioned by StrongMail was that email marketing emerged as the biggest risk to …
20 nurses fired from SJ Healthcare for violating privacy laws
Gloucester County Times – NJ.com – Woodbury,NJ,USA
by South Jersey News Online By MATT DUNN BRIDGETON — The number of nurses fired from South Jersey Healthcare in 2008 for violating patient privacy laws may …
SocialMedia to Push Privacy Boundaries with Social Banner Ads
Mashable – San Francisco,CA,USA
And given that users can set privacy controls to bar SocialMedia from going so far as using the image, it is essentially giving networkers free reign as to …