Chertoff Says Fingerprints Aren’t ‘Personal Data’
Think Progress – Washington,DC,USA
Chertoff’s comments have drawn sharp criticism from Jennifer Stoddart, the Canadian official in charge of privacy issues. “Fingerprints constitute extremely …
Quebec and NY to exchange border information
Canada.com – Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
Federal Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart wrote in her annual report that she is concerned about travel-related security programs. …
EU privacy chief wants data breach law for business
Out-Law.com – London,England,UK
The privacy watchdog for EU institutions has called for a planned requirement for telecoms companies to publish details of information security breaches to …
Nurse pleads guilty to privacy violation
Arkansas Democrat Gazette – AR,USA
Since the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act went into effect on April 13, 2003, there have been 34, 771 complaints of privacy violations, …
Colleges can’t hide behind privacy when emergency threatens
The News Journal – Wilmington,DE,USA
The government-mandated privacy constraints that college administrators hewed to regarding the young man’s behavior long before this horror clearly were a …
Privacy And Surveillance – Poole Council Snoops On Family
Cross Rhythms – Stoke-on-Trent,England,UK
(In the past few days alone, I’ve had two requests for media interviews on the subject of privacy.) There is a real nervousness in the public sphere; …
Phorm Hires Ex-DoubleClick Privacy Officer to Quell Concerns
ClickZ News – New York,NY,USA
By Jack Marshall, The ClickZ Network, Apr 17, 2008 In a further attempt to quell privacy concerns surrounding its controversial technology, …
Invasion of privacy
Bradenton Herald – FL, United States
Opponents rightfully describe the bill as an intrusion on a woman’s right to privacy. We strongly agree. And we’re further heartened by Sen. …
Balancing privacy, safety and equality
Minaret – Tampa,FL,USA
These queries and their possible solutions impact each and every one of us and will affect the privacy rights of students for years to come. …
Behavioural targeting ‘must comply with privacy laws’
Epiphany Search News – Leeds,England,UK
Online marketing strategies that target users based on their web-surfing behaviour must subject to stringent privacy regulations, one expert has said. …
Health Information Privacy and Security Week raises awareness of …
Washington University Record – St. Louis,MO,USA
The Washington University Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security and Privacy Offices remind everyone of the importance of …
Intrusive web ads fuel privacy row
What PC? – UK
When it emerged last week that BT had secretly trialled a targeted advertising system without its customers’ knowledge, it brought the issue of web privacy …
Vodacom calms privacy concerns
MyADSL – Melville,South Africa
Vodacom4me is breaching its privacy policy by forwarding personally identifiable data (my number) to third parties. In the context of the Privacy Policy, …