Parliament probes privacy law
Parliament probes privacy law: “ Could give it legislative ‘nudge’ Parliament will investigate privacy law in the UK and may give the law a ‘nudge’, Justice Minister Jack Straw has said. A select committee of…
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Google gains a little Latitude – Which? News
Google gains a little Latitude – Which? News: “Google gains a little Latitude Privacy concerns raised over latest service 04 February 2009 Google Maps logo Search giant Google is introducing a service called Latitude, which…
Jack Straw asks MPs to review law of privacy
Jack Straw asks MPs to review law of privacy: “Jack Straw has signalled a review of the law of privacy with the possibility of legislation to counter the growing privacy rights being created by the…
Google Policy Blog: Raising data privacy awareness
Raising data privacy awareness: “Posted by Peter Fleischer, Global Privacy Counsel, and Jane Horvath, Global Privacy Counsel For the second year, the U.S. and Canada are joining 27 European countries to celebrate Data Privacy Day…
Privacy-protecting search engine ignores IP addresses
Privacy-protecting search engine ignores IP addresses: “A Dutch search engine has become the first to operate without recording the address of the computer used to make the search. Ixquick said it had taken the move…
Facebook-based privacy campaign to spam Wacky Jacqui
Facebook-based privacy campaign to spam Wacky Jacqui: “ 10 for effort, 0 for irony appreciation More than 3,000 people have agreed to protest against the privacy threat from the government’s forthcoming consultation on communications data……
U.S. Surveillance Society Running Rampant
U.S. Surveillance Society Running Rampant: “The U.S. government has doled out about $300 million in grants to local governments that have used the money to create a nationwide surveillance society filled with electronic cameras. The…
EU privacy watchdog laments weakened privacy proposals
EU privacy watchdog laments weakened privacy proposals: “ Council of ministers ‘watering down’ protection The European Union’s Council of Ministers has weakened proposals to overhaul EU privacy laws and left people with fewer protections for…
Online advertisers team up on privacy principles
Online advertisers team up on privacy principles: “ Self-regulation to head off Phorm backlash Advertisers and agencies in the US have promised to create a code of practice to allay fears about increasingly intrusive forms…
CPS denies support for überdatabase
CPS denies support for überdatabase: “ Starmer pleads innocent The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has clarified comments by the UK’s top prosecutor, denying that he supports proposals for a centralised warehouse of private communications data.……