CPR for Friday, December 19, 2008
Google Street View Panned By Japanese Privacy Group InformationWeek – Manhasset,NY,USA By Thomas Claburn A Japanese privacy group has asked Google to stop making pictures of public streets in Japan…
Privacy and Information Security news stories affecting Canada and the Fediverse.
Google Street View Panned By Japanese Privacy Group InformationWeek – Manhasset,NY,USA By Thomas Claburn A Japanese privacy group has asked Google to stop making pictures of public streets in Japan…
Culture of surveillance creeps across Europe, despite resistanceKansas City Star – MO,USAThe pace of adoption is slower on the Continent than it’s been in Britain because of public concerns about…
Yahoo will purge user data after 90 days; Ups privacy anteZDNet – USAIn particular, Google and Yahoo have been playing a game of privacy leapfrog. There are some differences between…
Google, Yahoo!, Microsoft’s Privacy PlanForbes – NY,USAThe initiative aims to protect free speech and user privacy, say company representatives. It also aims to deflect efforts by either the private sector…
‘Mr. X’ wins right to argue PS privacy case anonymouslyOttawa Citizen – Ontario, CanadaIn her ruling, Prothonotary Mireille Tabib said confidentiality orders should be exceptions and narrowly defined to protect…
Under surveillance: Backers of privacy rights track GPS useBoston Globe – United StatesPrivacy advocates said tracking suspects electronically constitutes illegal search and seizure, violating Fourth Amendment rights, and is another…