Privacy NewsNews on Privacy continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Domestic spying quietly goes on- July 7, 2008 With Congress on the verge of outlining new parameters for National Security Agency eavesdropping between suspicious foreigners and Americans, lawmakers are leaving largely untouched a host of government programs that critics say involves far more domestic surveillance than the wiretaps they sought to remedy.http://www.topix.net/news/privacy/2008/07/domestic-spying-quietly-goes-on-2?fromrss=1 Daily Mail publisher is red-faced after laptop with personal data is stolen- July 6, 2008 Daily Mail publisher Associated Newspapers has admitted that a laptop containing financial and personal details of thousands of staff, suppliers and contributors has been stolen.http://www.topix.net/news/privacy/2008/07/daily-mail-publisher-is-red-faced-after-laptop-w... Google Changes Home Page, Adding Link to Privacy Policy- July 6, 2008 The word "privacy" now appears on Google's home page, with a link to the company's privacy policy. With that one word, the Web search giant heads off the growing controversy over whether its previous practice ran afoul of a California law...http://www.topix.net/news/privacy/2008/07/google-changes-home-page-adding-link-to-privacy-... BBC News Google faces 'Street View block'- July 5, 2008 Street View matches photos of locations to maps, including passers-by who were captured as the photograph was taken. Privacy International, a UK rights group, believes the technology breaks data protection laws.http://www.topix.net/news/privacy/2008/07/bbc-news-google-faces-street-view-block?fromrss=... CenturyTel joins Charter in data pimping freeze- July 5, 2008 Another American ISP has put the skids on its data pimping plans. Last week, under pressure from Congressional big wigs, Charter Communications suspended plans to deploy a Phorm -like behavioral ad targeting ...http://www.topix.net/news/privacy/2008/07/centurytel-joins-charter-in-data-pimping-freeze?... EU, US near deal on pact on protecting privacy- July 5, 2008 Privacy rights vs. terror fights: The EU and the United States are close to agreeing on how to protect personal and private data while still letting law enforcement officials share information to combat ...http://www.topix.net/news/privacy/2008/07/eu-us-near-deal-on-pact-on-protecting-privacy?fr... Google blurs faces to protect privacy in French StreetView- July 3, 2008 Google has chosen to blur the faces of people caught on camera by the French edition of its StreetView service.http://www.topix.net/news/privacy/2008/07/google-blurs-faces-to-protect-privacy-in-french-... Judge Protects YouTube's Source Code, Throws Users To The Wolves- July 3, 2008 The ongoing GoogleYouTube-Viacom litigation has now officially spilled over to users with a court order requiring Google to turn over massive amounts of user data to Viacom. If the data is actually released, the consequences could be far more serious than the 2006 AOL Search debacle.http://www.topix.net/news/privacy/2008/07/judge-protects-youtubes-source-code-throws-users... Is the Government Tracking Us Through Our Cellphones Lawsuit Seeks Answers- July 2, 2008 How widely is the U.S. government using cell phones to pinpoint the locations or track the movements of Americans, or people living on American soilhttp://www.topix.net/news/privacy/2008/07/is-the-government-tracking-us-through-our-cellph... Baldwin stands up for Constitution- July 2, 2008 There is an inclination, perhaps especially at the approach each year of the Fourth of July holiday, to believe the great struggles for freedom are a part of our history rather than the stuff of a current affairs quiz. Attempts to rewrite the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in a manner that attacks our Fourth Amendment privacy rights confirms that the wisdom of Sam Adams remains as timeless as the promise of the American experiment.http://www.topix.net/news/privacy/2008/07/baldwin-stands-up-for-constitution?fromrss=1 |