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Real ID is bad? Compared to what?

April 5, 2007 CoreStreet founder Phil Libin says the absence of meaningful debate has hindered serious discussion about the implications of a controversial new technology. TAGS: Real ID Act, driver's license, privacy, proposal, license, dimension, state, status, security

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

Police blotter: Laptop border searches OK'd

July 27, 2006 In this week's installment, 9th Circuit says border police may search laptops without warrants or suspicion of wrongdoing. TAGS: Police Blotter, border, analysis, homeland security, police, privacy, Judge, cause, laptop computer, agent, search, digital camera, U.S.

Putting privacy first at Microsoft

June 28, 2006 Chief privacy strategist Peter Cullen discusses Windows Vista, Microsoft's online endeavors and the WGA Notifications flap. TAGS: notice, privacy, Automatic Update, Microsoft Corp., MSN, Microsoft Windows Vista, server, Microsoft Windows

Company laptops, privacy and you

August 1, 2006 Court ruling shows that employees may occasionally expect their communications to be private, says attorney Eric Sinrod. TAGS: plaintiff, attorney, communication, computer system, electronic communication, disclosure, policy, privacy, privilege, laptop computer, e-mail

Homeland Security chief promises privacy safeguards

August 21, 2006 Law enforcement will take care not to overstep privacy bounds as intelligence gathering is increased, Michael Chertoff says. TAGS: intelligence, homeland security, national security, privacy, USA PATRIOT Act, law enforcement, radar, terrorism, government, decision, California

Universities need a privacy refresher course

April 26, 2006 You might assume e-privacy is a sacred trust within academia, but attorney Eric J. Sinrod says that's hardly the case. TAGS: university, data collection, online privacy, personal information, institution, privacy, survey, college, notice, e-commerce, school

This week in privacy

February 10, 2006 U.S. attorney general didn't reveal much about controversial eavesdropping program, but White House relented and gave details. TAGS: NSA, privacy, Republican, data mining, telecommunications company, Rep., e-mail

Why Real ID is a flawed law

January 31, 2008 Internet attorney Sophia Cope says the act will do more harm than good and the better idea is for Congress to revisit the fundamentally flawed law. TAGS: driver's license, Real ID Act, law, privacy, state, database, portal, purpose, security

Report: Industry fighting privacy

July 28, 1998 A new study says protections have been derailed or watered down by medical, credit, or financial lobbyists. TAGS: insurance company, direct marketing, insurance, legislation, privacy, lobbyist, center, patient, protection, e-commerce, interest

Competition is good for search privacy, report says

August 8, 2007 A Washington advocacy group funded in part by search companies applauds their recent policy changes. TAGS: advocacy group, search privacy, Ari Schwartz, Ask.com, privacy, Washington, Adobe PDF, Google Inc., adware, Microsoft Corp.

Blogging your baby

March 5, 2007 As online parenting journals gain in popularity, some wonder where to draw the "too much information" line. TAGS: margin, blogging, blog, baby, privacy, child, children, kid, post

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: transportation security, homeland security, privacy, data mining, Transportation Security Administration, traveler, agency, transportation, attention, Adobe PDF, database

Time to crack down on tech at work?

June 14, 2006 Attorney Eric J. Sinrod says employers have their work cut out in setting workplace rules around new gadgets and communications technologies. TAGS: blogging, employer, trade secret, blog, policy, expectation, workplace, privacy, activity, IM, Real-Time, U.S.

CNET reporters sue HP for invasion of privacy

August 15, 2007 Suit comes nearly a year after Hewlett-Packard acknowledged that investigators hired by the company obtained journalists' private phone records. TAGS: reporter, Dawn Kawamoto, Stephen Shankland, Patricia Dunn, suit, invasion, privacy, HP, California, attorney

Digital IDs face opposition among states

February 26, 2007 Controversy grows over whether the Real ID Act's national identification cards will do more to stop terrorists or threaten privacy. TAGS: Real ID Act, ID card, legislature, VeriSign Digital ID, opposition, New Hampshire, Ron Paul, privacy, Rep., state, requirement, rule, conference, U.S.

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, social security number, tape, agency, privacy, Google Inc., database

Week in review: The seedier side of search

August 11, 2006 AOL suffers a black eye this week thanks to its search business, but it also gives us an eye full of surfers' bizarre search habits. TAGS: America Online Inc., search business, Week in review, Eric Schmidt, Internet company, privacy, search engine, reader, Google Inc., eye

Calif. top cop on HP, privacy and 'pretexting'

September 7, 2006 Attorney General Bill Lockyer discusses the controversial practice of pretexting and how his office is dealing with the problem. TAGS: Bill Lockyer, pretexting, federal law, statute, California, law, attorney general, identity theft, privacy, practice, HP

Google, feds face off over search records

March 14, 2006 Google's attempt to fend off Justice Department's request for search records goes before a federal court in San Jose, Calif. TAGS: subpoena, request, court, Google Inc., prosecutor, San Jose, privacy, government, Democrat, record, America Online Inc., California, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.
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