From EPIC.org: EPIC proudly announces the 2018 edition of the Privacy Law Sourcebook, the definitive reference guide to US and international privacy law. The Privacy Law Sourcebook is an edited collection of the primary legal instruments for privacy protection in the modern age, including United States law, International law, and [Read More…]
Back in June, 2015, I posted a link to an article on “surveillance capitalism.” Did you take note at the time? This week, Rex Lee reports: Today, people, businesses, government officials, and law makers are unaware of the business model that supports their favorite technology such as smartphones and connected products [Read More…]
Kashmir Hill reports: When you go into the privacy settings on your browser, there’s a little option there to turn on the “Do Not Track” function, which will send an invisible request on your behalf to all the websites you visit telling them not to track you. A reasonable person [Read More…]
James Arkin reports: North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp apologized Tuesday after her campaign erroneously included names of several women without their permission in an open letter from sexual assault survivors criticizing her Republican opponent, Rep. Kevin Cramer. Her campaign ran an open letter to Cramer in a local newspaper criticizing [Read More…]