EPIC.org: FAA Revises Drone License Procedures, Privacy Petition Still Pending
From EPIC.org: The Federal Aviation Administration has announced new procedures for government agencies that operate drones in the United States. The procedures will streamline the process through which government agencies, including local law enforcement, receive drone licenses. However, the FAA has so far failed to establish privacy safeguards for drone use. On February 24, 2012, EPIC, joined by over 100 organizations, experts, and members of the public, submitted a petition to the FAA requesting a public rulemaking on the privacy impact of drone use in US airspace. For more information, see EPIC: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Drones. So the FAA has made it easier for the government to ...
Ca: Top court to decide if data on work computer is private
Angela Mulholland reports: How much privacy Canadians can expect when they use work computers for personal use will be under a microscope when the Supreme Court begins hearing arguments this week in a case that could have wide implications for many employees. [...] The case before the Supreme Court of Canada involves a high school teacher in Sudbury, Ont. who was charged with possession of child pornography, after nude pictures of a student were found on his work-issued laptop. Read more on CTV.ca
Can a huge privacy breach really have no consequences?
I'm absolutely mind-boggled by an Israeli data theft that I've been covering over on DataBreaches.net. The gist of the situation is that a programmer allegedly copied a database with the details of millions of Israelis. Over the years, that database was shared and integrated with at least 11 other databases, shared some more, and became so freely available that pretty much anyone could get a detailed database of over 9 million people. It's not clear to me yet whether the databases that were integrated include any medical or mental health data. But with so much data "out there" in the wild and ...
Twitter complies with Va police request, but moves to quash a NY subpoena
AP/WAVY report that Twitter has turned over user info on four accounts that authorities suspect may be linked to an April 14 attack in which reporters were assaulted: WAVY.com obtained the police search warrants requesting posts and personal information from the Twitter accounts, including the users' location and email addresses. The warrants note Twitter has complied with the request and sent the information. [...] Detectives say several Twitter postings afterward mentioned the incident. The search warrant states that Twitter users @MzDenisee , @Cooke2x, @POTENTDAPLUG, and @PINK_boyshorts posted several comments in reference to a "Caucasian male being assaulted on Church Street." Read more on WAVY. More background on the case can ...
Myspace Settles FTC Charges That It Misled Millions of Users About Sharing Personal Information with Advertisers
Social networking service Myspace has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it misrepresented its protection of users' personal information. The settlement, part of the FTC's ongoing efforts make sure companies live up to the privacy promises they make to consumers, bars Myspace from future privacy misrepresentations, requires it to implement a comprehensive privacy program, and calls for regular, independent privacy assessments for the next 20 years. The Myspace social network has millions of users who create and customize online profiles containing substantial personalized content. Myspace assigns a persistent unique identifier, called a "Friend ID," to each profile created on Myspace. A user's ...
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EPIC.org: FAA Revises Drone License Procedures, Privacy Petition Still Pending
From EPIC.org: The Federal Aviation Administration has announced new procedures for government agencies that operate drones in the United States. The procedures will streamline the process through which government agencies, including local law enforcement, receive drone licenses. However, the FAA has so far failed to establish privacy safeguards for... [Read more of this story]
Ca: Top court to decide if data on work computer is private
Angela Mulholland reports: How much privacy Canadians can expect when they use work computers for personal use will be under a microscope when the Supreme Court begins hearing arguments this week in a case that could have wide implications for many employees. [...] The case before the Supreme Court of Canada involves a high school teacher in Sudbury,... [Read more of this story]
Can a huge privacy breach really have no consequences?
I’m absolutely mind-boggled by an Israeli data theft that I’ve been covering over on DataBreaches.net. The gist of the situation is that a programmer allegedly copied a database with the details of millions of Israelis. Over the years, that database was shared and integrated with at least 11 other databases, shared some more, and became... [Read more of this story]
Twitter complies with Va police request, but moves to quash a NY subpoena
AP/WAVY report that Twitter has turned over user info on four accounts that authorities suspect may be linked to an April 14 attack in which reporters were assaulted: WAVY.com obtained the police search warrants requesting posts and personal information from the Twitter accounts, including the users’ location and email addresses. The warrants... [Read more of this story]
Myspace Settles FTC Charges That It Misled Millions of Users About Sharing Personal Information with Advertisers
Social networking service Myspace has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it misrepresented its protection of users’ personal information. The settlement, part of the FTC’s ongoing efforts make sure companies live up to the privacy promises they make to consumers, bars Myspace from future privacy misrepresentations,... [Read more of this story]
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