Canadian News
New coverage designed for cyber-liability and privacy breaches
Canadian Underwriter – Toronto,ON,Canada
The costs of privacy breaches — popularized by recent stories in the media about Winners, Passport Canada and Bell Canada — are escalating, the speakers …
Supreme Court of Canada to Consider Privacy Commissioner’s Powers …
Government of Canada Newsroom (press release) – Ottawa,ON,Canada
OTTAWA, February 21, 2008 — Today, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear a case that will ultimately determine how the Privacy Commissioner’s investigative …
Calgary bar broke privacy laws, commissioner rules
Globe and Mail – Canada
Information and Privacy Commissioner Frank Work ordered the company to stop the practice and to destroy the information collected.
World / Internet News
Web site poses problems for privacy
Drexel University The Triangle Online – Philadelphia,PA,USA
JuicyCampus is the latest staple in the ongoing war between the freedom of speech and the right to privacy. Society exists as equilibrium of the two …
Privacy fears as police cleared over bugging
Independent – London,England,UK
By Nigel Morris, Home Affairs Correspondent Ministers faced anger over the advance of Britain’s “surveillance society” as an official report confirmed that …
EU “smart chip” guidelines aim to protect privacy
Reuters – USA
The guidelines seek to strike a balance between protecting privacy and allowing new technologies to flourish, a Commission spokesman said. …
Readers Chime in on Photo Privacy
Washington Post – United States
Some tried to provide the mom with answers to how someone bypassed her privacy settings. Reader “annoyed5” wrote: “This woman’s Yahoo account was hacked. …
Personal data privacy ‘at risk’
BBC News – UK
… details or links to family and friends can often be seen by thousands of people in a Facebook network if users stick with the default privacy setting.
ACLU says BU cameras invade student privacy
Daily Free Press (subscription) – Boston,MA,USA
Boston University’s chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union said it sees video cameras positioned around campus that feed onto the Internet as privacy …
Is the EU about to publish RFID privacy proposals?
ComputerWeekly.com – UK
The EU is thought to be close to coming out with a definitive statement on RFID privacy and some UK retailers and RFID advocates are understood to be …