CPR for Friday, July 4, 2008

Privacy Commissioner Says Consumers Should Protect Personal Data
CEP News – Montreal,Quebec,Canada
Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart says Canadians are right to be careful with their personal data. “Our personal information is increasingly invaluable
Canadians concerned about giving retailers their personal information
Canada NewsWire (press release) – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
I am very pleased to hear that consumers are taking charge and questioning requests for their information,” says Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart.
Saskatchewan privacy commissioner says law must change
Canada.com – Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
REGINA — Saskatchewan’s information and privacy commissioner is appealing to the provincial government to review and modernize its “outdated” privacy and
YouTube ruling puts privacy in focus
Financial Times – London,England,UK
That question was raised yesterday by a US legal ruling that was immediately denounced by privacy advocates as another step in the progressive erosion of
Ruling against YouTube worries privacy advocates
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
A billion-dollar court clash between old- and new-media giants took on unexpected privacy ramifications this week when a federal judge ordered YouTube to
Privacy rights at stake as judge orders YouTube to hand over data
San Francisco Chronicle – CA, USA
(07-03) 18:06 PDT — In a wide-reaching ruling that could have serious privacy implications, a US district judge has ruled that the popular Internet video
Viacom vs. YouTube: Beyond Privacy
BusinessWeek – USA
Bloggers and consumer advocates warned of the potential privacy violations, particularly if Viacom uses the information to track down and sue people who
Privacy of YouTube users under threat
Independent – London,England,UK
Privacy groups described the ruling as a dangerous precedent that could lead to worldwide breaches of internet privacy. The Electronic Frontier Foundation,
Court order on YouTube user data fans privacy fears
Reuters – USA
Privacy activists from the Electronic Frontier Foundation said in a blog post the order “threatens to expose deeply private information” and violated the
YouTube’s Legal Fig Leaf
Forbes – NY,USA
Privacy advocates have been dreading the day when Google’s massive store of personal information, collected from its search engine, video sites and e-mail
Pigs Fly: Google Adds Privacy Link To Home Page
InformationWeek – Manhasset,NY,USA
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EU, US near deal on pact on protecting privacy
MLive.com – MI,USA
By CONSTANT BRAND AP BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — Privacy rights vs. terror fights: The EU and the United States are close to agreeing on how to protect
Online search groups faced with tighter privacy controls
Financial Times – London,England,UK
By Kevin Allison in San Francisco Google, Microsoft and other
online search companies could be forced to tighten further their privacy controls after an
Google Bows to Pressure, Adds ‘Privacy‘ Link to Home Page
PC World – USA
For Google, ready Privacy: That could be the subliminal message Google wants to send by replacing its name on its famously spartan home page with a link to
Google, privacy and Street View
BBC News – UK
As soon as Google launched Street View, its innovative photo-mapping tool, people began complaining that their privacy had been compromised.

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