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In federal e-security we trust? Not a chance

March 1, 2006 When it comes to federal privacy, attorney Eric J. Sinrod points to new research that finds Uncle Sam has a long way to go. TAGS: e-Security Inc., agency, privacy, perception, survey

The privacy conundrum

December 26, 2006 When federal agencies and commercial enterprises share records, do you feel safer--or violated? TAGS: privacy, homeland security, agency, Internet Service Provider

Government Web sites are keeping an eye on you

January 5, 2006 Dozens of federal agencies are using visitor-tracking cookies that violate long-standing rules designed to protect privacy. TAGS: WebTrends Corp., agency, visitor, practice, privacy, monitoring, monitor

Social Security info back online

September 4, 1997 The Social Security Administration reinstates a Web site shuttered in April following privacy concerns, giving taxpayers access to benefits calculations. TAGS: Social Security, agency, privacy, security

Snooping by satellite

January 12, 2005 Police agencies are making inroads in using GPS technology to track suspects--without court orders. TAGS: GPS, privacy, police, vehicle, satellite, activity, agency, New York

Homeland Security hires new privacy chief

July 21, 2006 Hugo Teufel III becomes the agency's second permanent officer in the role since Congress created it in 2002. TAGS: chief privacy officer, Homeland Security Secretary, privacy, homeland security, department, agency

Has the FBI ever heard of Google?

September 13, 2006 Attorney Eric J. Sinrod says Uncle Sam's dubious claims for exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act don't wash in the Internet era. TAGS: appellate court, exemption, Social Security, speakers, tape, social security number, agency, privacy, Google Inc., database

Senators pledge scrutiny of federal data mining

January 10, 2007 Calling oversight of hundreds of oft-secret programs long overdue, Democrats say they'll reintroduce bills to monitor those projects. TAGS: data mining, Patrick Leahy, oversight, senator, agency, privacy, Bush Administration, bill, Democrat, database, monitor

Homeland Security chief defends Real ID plan

December 14, 2006 Dismissing privacy concerns, Michael Chertoff says electronically read IDs will make the country more secure. TAGS: Real ID Act, homeland security, ID card, Social Security, RFID, agency, privacy, state, Adobe PDF, card, security

Homeland Security privacy chief leaves for GE

September 30, 2005 Nuala O'Connor Kelly, praised for her welcoming attitude and investigatory inclinations, plans to take a job with General Electric. TAGS: General Electric Co., homeland security, chief privacy officer, privacy, data mining, agency

Feds: Homeland Security project didn't protect privacy

December 22, 2006 A now-defunct Transportation Security Agency project to create dossiers on American air travelers misled the public about privacy, report says. TAGS: homeland security, transportation security, Transportation Security Administration, privacy, traveler, data mining, agency, transportation, attention, Adobe PDF, database

Sidelining Homeland Security's privacy chief

April 11, 2005 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh explains why the Department of Homeland Security's privacy officer is unable to do her job. TAGS: Transportation Security Administration, homeland security, risk assessment, privacy, agency, Adobe PDF
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