CPR for Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Acting BC privacy watchdog named
Victoria Times Colonist
After former privacy commissioner David Loukidelis resigned from his office Jan. 19 to assume the role of deputy Attorney General, staff at the Office of

Canadians wary of online privacy promises
National Post
Google screen grab A government-sponsored survey found that most Canadians do not trust websites, like Google Street Views, to protect their privacy.

The Next Health Care Debate: Digital Privacy
Forbes
But even as the national debate over universal coverage drags on, there’s another sticky issue ahead for health reform: digital privacy.

Too much info on social media aids ID thieves
San Francisco Chronicle
However, it comes at a time when the Palo Alto firm has come under fire for changing its privacy settings to give its 350 million users more control over

Your Privacy, Information Transparency & Short Attention Spans
ZDNet (blog)
The continuing denigration of privacy may begin to warp our understanding of what “privacy” really means. As Bruce Schneier has written, privacy is not just

Breach of privacy earns time in jail
Albany Times Union
By KENNETH C. CROWE II, Staff writer TROY — A retired clerk at the state Department of Taxation who stole the identities of taxpayers, deceased family

UMC admits to prolonged patient privacy leak
Las Vegas Sun
In addition to working with federal investigators on the case, UMC is finding ways to improve its privacy practices, the statement said.

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