Spammed out
Globe and Mail – Canada
Federal privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart said the government has allowed the problem to fester for far too long and should deal with it immediately …
Halifax strikes again
TheChronicleHerald.ca – Halifax,Nova Scotia,Canada
In a direct assault on common decency and personal privacy, Halifax also probes applicants about drug use and suicidal thoughts, which they’re more likely …
Are we getting carried away with privacy?
Times and Transcript – Moncton,New Brunswick,Canada
I personally have owned a shredder for years and as identity theft has increased, people have become more and more concerned with privacy. …
Windows 7 location smarts spark privacy debate
ZDNet Asia – Singapore
At the same time, broader use of location-based services could also open up a range of privacy concerns. Those issues–and how to handle them–were the …
Finland’s Holmlund calls for privacy cut in gun law
Newsroom Finland – Helsinki,Finland
Anne Holmlund (cons), the Finnish interior minister, said Monday that some privacy must be sacrificed for internal security. The minister added at the …
A Privacy Agenda For The New Administration
EFF – San Francisco,CA,USA
Today’s post is about our privacy rights. We’ll follow this up early next week with our thoughts on intellectual property rights and government transparency …
Respecting permission and privacy – a brave new world
Financial Times – London,England,UK
By Ben Langdon, chief executive of Digital Marketing Group When author and entrepreneur Seth Godin coined the phrase “permission marketing” marketers saw …
Data privacy, security laws have far-reaching impact
NetworkWorld.com – Southborough,MA,USA
By Bart Lazar , CIO , 11/07/2008 Massachusetts has enacted data privacy and data security regulations that will make it eke out California for the most wide …
Credit card privacy policies: how to opt out of disclosing many …
The Plain Dealer – cleveland.com – Cleveland,OH,USA
Qjust received the privacy policy for my credit card and I was shocked when I read it. It’s difficult to understand a lot of the legal jargon, …
New airline scanners open debate over privacy vs. security
KSLA-TV – Shreveport,LA,USA
“This is the ultimate government invasion of your privacy. It literally is a camera that strips you nude for government employees,” said UCLA Spokesperson …
Ning’s Gina Bianchini talks about networking, privacy and the rise …
Computerworld – Framingham,MA,USA
The Ning CEO talks about social networking, privacy and the rise of women in hot new companies. By Robert L. Mitchell November 10, 2008 (Computerworld) Ning …
Gossip Web site raises questions about privacy
Louisville Courier-Journal – Louisville,KY,USA
And it’s the latest sign of the rapidly eroding privacy of a generation that, through social networks such as Facebook and media such as videos and …