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Date |
Article Title |
Publication |
Author |
Synopsis |
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6/28/2009 |
Costa Rica:
Future Law on Data Protection in Costa Rica |
Internet Business Law Services |
Data Protection Review |
The Legislative Assembly's Legal Matters Committee has
voted in favour of a data protection bill--the Law on
Individual's Protection against Personal Data Treatment. |
|
5/4/2009 |
Brazil health cameras irk
staff |
BBC News |
Gary Duffy |
Officials may pursue legal action against a mayor who
installed cameras in a health centre to monitor customer
service. |
|
3/31/2009 |
FBI: Thousands of PR
children victims of ID theft |
Denver Post |
|
The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday announced
that the personal information of 7,000 public school
children in Puerto Rico was stolen by members of an
identity theft ring. |
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11/27/2008 |
Feds Abandon Effort To
Obtain Records Of Online Book Purchases |
USA Today |
Ryan Foley |
U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephen Crocker ruled that
customers have a First Amendment right to keep their
reading habits to themselves. The ruling led federal
prosecutors to withdraw a subpoena that sought to obtain
the identities of consumers who bought used books
through Amazon.com. |
|
11/27/2008 |
Feds Abandon Effort To
Obtain Records Of Online Book Purchases |
USA Today |
Ryan Foley |
U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephen Crocker ruled that
customers have a First Amendment right to keep their
reading habits to themselves. The ruling led federal
prosecutors to withdraw a subpoena that sought to obtain
the identities of consumers who bought used books
through Amazon.com. |
|
12/20/2007 |
European Consumer Groups
Ramp Up Pressure To Achieve Privacy Review Of Google-DoubleClick
Deal |
Info World |
Paul Meller |
A
consumer group, joined by three national associations,
yesterday warned the European Commission that Google's
proposed acquisition of online advertising company
DoubleClick would weaken consumer privacy and increase
prices for online goods and services. |
|
12/20/2007 |
European Consumer Groups
Ramp Up Pressure To Achieve Privacy Review Of Google-DoubleClick
Deal |
Info
World |
Paul Meller |
A
consumer group, joined by three national associations,
yesterday warned the European Commission that Google's
proposed acquisition of online advertising company
DoubleClick would weaken consumer privacy and increase
prices for online goods and services. |
|
12/12/2007 |
Government Launches Data Protection Website |
The Bahama Journal |
Lindsay Thompson |
The government has officially launched its premier
website for the Office of the Data Protection
Commissioner, an aim to defend the privacy of personal
information. |
|
12/12/2007 |
Government Launches Data Protection Website |
The Bahama Journal |
Lindsay Thompson |
The government has officially launched its premier
website for the Office of the Data Protection
Commissioner, an aim to defend the privacy of personal
information. |
|
8/3/2007 |
Mexico, IT & Telecoms,
Online Personal Data Protection |
Mondaq |
|
This Mondaq News
story explores the issues related to the pursuit of a
data protection law in Mexico that achieves a balance
between data protection and the free flow of information
for commerce. |