Briefs: Ad research at Disney; Google privacy
Newsday – Long Island,NY,USA
After privacy complaints, Google Inc. is beginning to automatically blur faces of people captured in the street photos taken for its Internet map program. …
Privacy group launches Phorm spoiler
PC Pro – London,UK
A privacy group has launched a new piece of software that it claims will make the data collected by the Phorm advertising service “absolutely worthless”. …
Woman Exposing Her Breasts Highlights Privacy Concerns Of Google …
Tom’s Guide – Culver City,CA,USA
Google has said that it is currently working on ways to automatically blur the faces of anyone their lenses snap so as to preserve their privacy (and, …
Charges Filed In Internet Privacy Theft
Hartford Courant – United States
By EDMUND H. MAHONY | The Hartford Courant Federal authorities in New Haven and Los Angeles have charged dozens of people with running an international …
Google Health Launches to Questions About Privacy
eWeek – New York, NY
By Clint Boulton Google formally launched its Google Health effort to help patients access their PHRs (personal health records) no matter where they are, …
Google Reassures On Mapping Europe
Forbes – NY,USA
One EU official recently raised concerns about the potential invasion of privacy, an issue that is more sensitive in Europe, than in the States. …
Privacy issues lead to Google Street View facial blur
The Tech Herald – Indianapolis,IN,USA
Google bows to privacy concerns and adds facial blur to Street View images. Image: Sam_UL/Flickr. Street View, which is an interactive element of Google …
EU warns Google over photos on Street View
The Associated Press –
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — The EU’s top data protection supervisor said Thursday that Google Inc.’s “Street View” map and imaging feature could pose privacy …
Google takes the people out of Street View
SmartCompany.com.au – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Google has moved to address concerns about the privacy of individuals captured on its Street View service by implementing new face blurring software, …
HHS Adds New Enforcement Data to its Web Site on HIPAA Privacy …
Compliance Home – West Des Moines,IA,USA
(May 19, 2008)– In response to continuing interest in HHS enforcement of the HIPAA Privacy Rule, the Office for Civil Rights today made available to the …
Google ‘street view’ maps may breach EU privacy laws
Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom
By Leigh Phillips in Brussels Google could face difficulties with European privacy laws if it launches the Street View feature of its maps service in …
Charter in Privacy Hot Seat Over Web Tracking
PC World – USA
This, of course, brings about privacy concerns, which is the main reason two congressmen are attacking the service, but if Charter, or any other ISP for …
Data privacy groups attack planned employers’ ‘black-list’
Data quality news – London,UK
Data security experts and workers’ organisations have hit out at plans to introduce an online database which would allow employers to list former employees …
After Google calls Facebook’s bluff, Zuckerberg says “let’s see if …
ZDNet – USA
The response: Facebook blocks Google access claiming privacy concerns, while the search giant says it’s done nothing wrong as users have to explicily opt-in …
Google’s Street View Sparks EU Privacy Concerns
ShortNews.com – Regensburg,Germany
The European Union has warned Google that its “Street View” feature on its Google Maps service may breach EU privacy laws, and they should consider reform …
Get your free security and privacy booklet
Computeractive – London,UK
Computeractive readers can download an e-booklet that contains guides on the basics of home PC security. The booklet is in the Zinio Light format, …
Passwords no longer work to protect privacy
North Florida NewsDaily – Glen Saint Mary,FL,USA
Stories develop almost daily regarding issues of identity theft and privacy loss caused by failures of businesses to protect their customers. …
Online users to be more sensitive to privacy
Business Spectator – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
By a staff reporter Online uses will become more sensitive to their privacy and resist online tracking, move from anonymity to authenticity of users, …
Facebook Privacy Controls Unveiled
Half Life Source – USA
Privacy controls for Facebook will be available to its 67 million members starting Wednesday. The group private lists allow users to set profile information …
Askcom Offers a Little More Privacy
Half Life Source – USA
Ask is attacking from the privacy flank. The new tool, AskEraser is a privacy control that dumps information about users’ search queries within just a few …
Giving up privacy for security — or not
Roanoke Times – Roanoke,VA,USA
Americans have far less privacy than they did prior to 9/11. But court prosecutions don’t indicate much security resulted from the sacrifice. …
Security, Privacy Offices Must Combine Resources
SearchSecurity.com – Needham,MA,USA
by Ben Halpert Security and privacy teams must work together to protect personal information in the digital age. In the digital age, privacy has become a …
Business, in brief
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
Cable company Charter Communications Inc. should delay plans to track customers’ Internet use because of privacy concerns, two members of Congress said. …
Coming to Health Care: The Challenge of Privacy 2.0
World Health Care Blog – Washington,DC,USA
by Fred Fortin Lawrence Lessig wrote in Free Culture, that “privacy was assured because of the inefficient architecture for gathering data and hence a …
Patient Privacy Report Calls for Comprehensive Framework
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HealthBeat – Oakland,CA,USA
On Thursday, the Center for Democracy and Technology’s Health Privacy Project released a report recommending a comprehensive privacy and security framework …
Smart Targeting Respects Consumers’ Privacy
ADOTAS – New York,NY,USA
Sadly as an industry we seem less attentive to consumer privacy given the recent pathetic response to the FTC’s attempts to create a dialogue on the subject …
Google Finally Bows to Privacy Advocates and Agrees to Blur …
PC World – USA
In response to a lengthy privacy backlash Google announced it will blur all faces in its Google Maps Street View service. Google says it will use facial …
Facebook Disconnects Google Friend Connect
InformationWeek – Manhasset,NY,USA
Facebook says it denied Google Friend Connect access to Facebook user data for failing to respect its privacy requirements. By Thomas Claburn Facebook isn’t …
Data shuffling as a way to protect privacy
NetworkWorld.com – Southborough,MA,USA
Sarathy is collaborating with a researcher at the University of Kentucky on the effort, which is being designed in part to address privacy concerns raised …
Google Maps Could Cross EU Privacy Laws
BusinessWeek – USA
At the same time, privacy concerns have arisen, as people walking down a street are also captured by the photographs. They are not so worried about being …
US Reps Markey, Barton Question Charter About Web Tracking
CNNMoney.com – USA
This is not the first time they have raised privacy questions about Internet ventures. Earlier this year, Barton had a similar experience with Google Inc. …
ISP Network Inspection Under Attack
E Canada Now – Brantford,Ontario,Canada
CIPPIC has lodged an official complaint with the privacy commissioner of Canada, Jennifer Stoddart, requesting that the office of the commissioner look into …
Google starts blurring faces on Street View
CBC.ca – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Street View is not yet available for Canadian locations, but Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart in September warned that the service could violate …
Bell Canada chokes P2P and privacy?
Register – London,England,UK
With a letter (PDF) to Canada privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart, CIPPIC director Philippa Lawson asks if this sort of behavior violates Canadian …
Bell Canada Accused Of Privacy Violations
MediaPost Publications – New York,USA
A spokesperson for Canada’s privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart said the office had received the complaint and intends to launch a probe. …
EU warns Google in advance of European Street View debut
Ars Technica – Boston,MA,USA
Hustinx’s comment references statements made by Google last fall in response to Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart, who had voiced concern that …