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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.
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driver's license
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privacy
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proposal
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license
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dimension
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state
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status
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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.
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WebTrends Corp.
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visitor
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practice
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privacy
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monitoring
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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.
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border
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analysis
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homeland security
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police
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privacy
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Judge
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cause
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laptop computer
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agent
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search
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digital camera
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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.
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notice
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privacy
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Automatic Update
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Microsoft Corp.
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MSN
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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server
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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.
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plaintiff
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attorney
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communication
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computer system
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electronic communication
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disclosure
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policy
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privacy
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privilege
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laptop computer
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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.
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intelligence
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homeland security
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national security
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privacy
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USA PATRIOT Act
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law enforcement
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radar
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terrorism
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government
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decision
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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.
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university
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data collection
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online privacy
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personal information
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institution
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privacy
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survey
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college
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notice
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e-commerce
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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.
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privacy
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Republican
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data mining
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telecommunications company
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Rep.
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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.
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driver's license
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Real ID Act
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law
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privacy
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state
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database
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portal
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purpose
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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.
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e-commerce
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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.
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Ari Schwartz
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Ask.com
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privacy
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Washington
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Adobe PDF
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Google Inc.
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adware
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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.
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margin
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blogging
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blog
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baby
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privacy
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child
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children
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kid
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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.
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transportation security
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homeland security
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privacy
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data mining
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Transportation Security Administration
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traveler
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agency
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transportation
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attention
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Adobe PDF
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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.
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blogging
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employer
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trade secret
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blog
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policy
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expectation
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workplace
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privacy
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activity
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IM
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Real-Time
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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.
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reporter
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Dawn Kawamoto
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Stephen Shankland
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Patricia Dunn
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privacy
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HP
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California
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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.
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Real ID Act
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ID card
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legislature
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VeriSign Digital ID
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New Hampshire
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Ron Paul
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privacy
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Rep.
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state
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requirement
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rule
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conference
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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.
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Social Security
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speakers
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privacy
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Google Inc.
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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.
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America Online Inc.
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search business
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Week in review
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Eric Schmidt
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Internet company
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privacy
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search engine
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reader
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Google Inc.
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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.
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Bill Lockyer
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pretexting
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federal law
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statute
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California
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law
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attorney general
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identity theft
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privacy
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practice
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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.
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Google Inc.
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America Online Inc.
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