International drug trade less lucrative than identify theft …
Vancouver Sun – British Columbia, Canada
The privacy commissioner listed a number of areas where Canada is lagging well behind the United States and other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and …
Senator inquires about privacy law after Obama phone record breach
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
The Telephone Records and Privacy Protection Act, which Leahy sponsored and Congress passed in 2007, prohibits telecommunications carriers from obtaining …
Leahy Wonders if DOJ is Taking Phone Breaches Seriously
ABC News – USA
In a letter to Matthew Friedrich, the Acting Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Division, Leahy says, “sadly, data privacy breaches involving the …
Privacy watchdog to get power to fine for data loss
ZDNet UK – UK
Justice secretary Jack Straw has proposed that the Information Commissioner’s Office should receive many of the extra powers it has requested. …
Why Obama should ditch YouTube
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
I will also make the case that the use of YouTube and Google Analytics by the Obama transition team violates the privacy of Web site visitors and possibly …
Holiday Travel: 10 Ways to Keep Your Laptop and Privacy Safe
CIO – Framingham,MA,USA
Holiday travelers, hang onto your laptops: One is now stolen every 53 seconds. Here are 10 tips to keep your PC and data safe as we enter the busiest travel …