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Personal Privacy
Date Article Title Publication Author Synopsis
1/19/2012 Privacy Rights in the Digital Age Huffington Post Susannah Meyer 15-year-old high school freshman Susannah Meyer explores the implications of privacy in the digital age. 
1/13/2012 “Public Parts: How Sharing in the Digital Age Improves the Way We Work and Live,” by Jeff Jarvis Washington Post Jeffrey Roman Jeffrey Rosen discusses the new book, Public Parts: How Sharing in the Digital Age Improves the Way We Work and Live.
1/12/2012 Stop Collecting Customer Data Harvard Business Review Doc Searls The age of collecting data on customers is over.
1/5/2012 New privacy policy designed to protect I-PASS information Chicago Sun Times Staff Writer An Illinois Tollway policy went into effect January 1 to protect the information of drivers enrolled in the I-PASS program in accordance with a recent state law.
1/3/2012 PRC unveils online privacy complaint tool IAPP Jedidiah Bracy To help consumers who have experienced privacy abuse, the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC) has released an interactive online complaint tool. 
12/14/2011 It’s not an investigation: Carrier IQ asked FCC & FTC for meetings to clear its name VentureBeat Jolie O'Dell CarrierIQ says it contacted the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC), not the other way around.
12/7/2011 New Gastonia recycle carts will have RFID chips removed Gaston Gazette Michael Barrett The Gastonia, NC, city council voted to stop the delivery of RFID-chipped recycling bins to its residents, citing citizens' privacy concerns.
12/2/2011 Carrier IQ faces lawsuits, lawmaker seeks FTC probe Cnet News Elinor Mills After computer programmers discovered that CarrierIQ software logs users' keystrokes and other personal information, the company is facing four lawsuits and possible inquiries by the U.S Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Department of Justice (DoJ) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC). 
12/2/2011 Carrier IQ protests its innocence over 'rootkit' thinq.co.uk Gareth Halfacree Smartphone software maker CarrierIQ has said in a statement that it does monitor all keystrokes on mobile devices but only for "legitimate purposes." 
11/30/2011 Mobile privacy debate reignites over hidden smartphone app Network World John Cox Several programmers have discovered a hidden software application found on Android-based HTC phones that logs a wide range of detailed information about a user's activities.
11/28/2011 Malls stop tracking shoppers' cell phones cnn.com Annalyn Censky Two U.S. malls that had planned to track shoppers via their mobile phones have scrapped their plans after hearing concerns from one senator's office.
11/13/2011 States weighing pros, cons of utility smart meters Associated Press Stephen Singer Smart meters are increasingly being installed at households across the nation--but privacy concerns have followed.
11/12/2011 Face Recognition Makes the Leap From Sci-Fi New York Times Natasha Singer From digital billboards that target advertising based on the demographics of passersby to an app that scans bars determining the average age and gender of the crowd to Facebook's "Tag Suggestions" feature, facial recognition is looking like the wave of the future.
10/19/2011 Facial recognition apps spark privacy concerns in Congress Next Gov Aliya Silverstein Sen. John "Jay" Rockefeller (D-WV), chairman of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee has requested a report from the Federal Trade Committee (FTC) outlining the security implications of facial recognition technology.
10/16/2011 Automotive 'black boxes' raise privacy issues USA Today G. Chambers Williams III A report on the privacy concerns raised by event data recorders installed in most new vehicles. 
10/16/2011 Police cite privacy concerns over their own DNA Associated Press Dave Collins Police officers and unions in locations across the country are voicing concerns over various proposed requirements to collect their DNA and place the information in databases.
10/12/2011 Postal Service’s ‘welcome kit’ raises privacy concerns Washington Times Jim McElhatton U.S. Postal Service (USPS) "Welcome Kits," are a topic of concern for some privacy advocates who say that by selling advertising included in the kits, the USPS may be violating the Privacy Act.
10/11/2011 FBI rolling out nationwide face search and recognition system Network World Ms. Smith The FBI's Next Generation Identification system will soon be launched.
10/5/2011 Internet Privacy Must Be Your Choice Wall Street Journal Ann Cavoukian Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian writes that reviewers of a new book by Jeff Jarvis, Public Parts: How Sharing in the Digital Age Improves the Way We Work and Live, have been "seduced by the virtues of 'publicness'" and "generally fail to give appropriate weight to his contrasting observations about the importance of retaining control over one's personal information."
10/5/2011 Viewpoint: Should we do away with privacy? BBC News   An advertising consultant and founder of an Internet start up proposes that we forget about privacy and, instead, focus on image. 
10/4/2011 The New iPhone's Face Recognition Capabilities Could Redefine Privacy Fast Company Kit Eaton New iPhone plans will bring highly sophisticated facial recognition technology to millions of users.
10/4/2011 DVS Database Searches of Woman's History May Be Data Breach myfoxtwincities.com Paul Blume Authorities in Minnesota are investigating why a woman's Driver and Vehicle Services' (DVS) profile was accessed by law enforcement authorities approximately 400 times.
10/2/2011 DNA proposal has foes Associated Press Mark Scolforo The Pennsylvania State Judiciary Committee unanimously passed legislation last week that would require the collection of DNA from suspects accused of serious crimes.
9/28/2011 GM's OnStar reverses policy that raised privacy alarms USA Today Chris Woodyard A report on General Motors' announcement that OnStar is reversing its proposed "terms and conditions" policy after privacy advocates voiced concern and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) demanded an investigation. 
9/28/2011 Which Telecoms Store Your Data the Longest? Secret Memo Tells All Wired Blog Network David Kravets A report on the retention periods of major cellular service providers after the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina obtained a Department of Justice document intended for law enforcement through a Freedom of Information Act request. 
9/26/2011 Is OnStar turning your car against you? Senator Schumer thinks so. Christian Science Monitor Mark Guarino Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) has asked the FTC to investigate OnStar's privacy policy changes.
9/22/2011 Franken and Coons urge OnStar to reverse privacy changes The Hill Brendan Sasso Sens. Al Franken (D-MN) and Chris Coons (D-DE) have written a letter to OnStar voicing concerns over the company's recent announcement that it will change its privacy policy.
9/22/2011 'Stingray' Phone Tracker Fuels Constitutional Clash Wall Street Journal Jennifer Valentino-DeVries A report on issues raised by the FBI's use of cell phone-tracking devices, sometimes referred to as "stingrays," and whether authorities need search warrants to employ the devices when apprehending suspects. 
9/21/2011 OnStar Set to Start Tracking, Sharing More Data From Cars Wall Street Journal Jennifer Valentino-DeVries OnStar communication service spokesman Vijay Iyer has said the company's recent policy change--to collect location data through its equipment even if the vehicle owner is not an OnStar subscriber--is in anticipation of future services the company may offer.
9/20/2011 OnStar Tracks Your Car Even When You Cancel Service Wired Blog Network David Kravets Vehicle navigation and emergency services company OnStar is notifying customers of an update to its privacy policy. 
9/15/2011 Concerns Raised by Facial Biometrics GovInfo Security Jeffrey Roman Exploring anxieties brought by advances in facial recognition technology and the lack of rules around its use.
9/13/2011 States Beginning To Find A Standard Approach To Smart Grid Privacy UTC Insight Neah Shah U.S. states seem to be accepting a standard approach to customer data access and privacy when it comes to the smart grid. 
9/8/2011 9/11's effect on tech American Public Media Steve Henn "Marketplace" explores how the convergence of the government's post-9/11 intensified security efforts and Internet giants' remake of the online environment created a "data collection revolution." 
9/6/2011 Ohio Woman Settles Suit Over Laptop Sex Images ABC News Andrew Welsh-Huggins An Ohio teacher has settled her lawsuit against a software company on allegations that it invaded her privacy. 
9/6/2011 Poll: OK to trade some freedoms to fight terrorism Associated Press Jennifer Agiesta Two-thirds of Americans polled said they're willing to give up some of their civil liberties in order to fight terrorism, but if they had to choose, 54 percent said they'd pick their rights over protecting people from terrorists.
8/27/2011 Old Mug Shots Fuel Art, and a Debate on Privacy New York Times Steven Rosen A report on questions raised by the sale of mug shots from the 1950s and whether it is legal to distribute and profit from government property containing personal images. 
8/26/2011 Court says state can’t hold DNA Boston Globe John R. Ellement A Massachusetts appeals court has unanimously ruled that the government cannot hold on to genetic profiles of individuals who voluntarily provide DNA samples to help solve crimes.
8/19/2011 Insurance Company Telematics Trade Perks for Privacy Wired Blog Network Keith Barry An article exploring how insurers are collecting driver data to fuel roadside assistance and usage-based programs. 
8/15/2011 Your Data Isn't Safe (Even With Cell Phone Privacy Protection Plans) The Atlantic Wire Rebecca Greenfield By 2015, 36 percent of consumers in the U.S. will use mobile Internet services.
8/15/2011 Search of GPS for wanted suspect would violate privacy, federal judge says Baltimore Sun Peter Hermann Courts around the U.S. are grappling with how to balance law enforcement's use of GPS data with an individual's right to privacy. 
8/1/2011 Face-ID Tools Pose New Risk Wall Street Journal Julia Angwin   A report on research conducted at Carnegie Mellon University that successfully identified approximately one-third of participants using the same facial recognition technology recently acquired by Google. 
8/1/2011 Microsoft curbs Wi-Fi location database CNET News Declan McCullagh Microsoft has stopped publishing the locations of WiFi connections on its Live.com database. 
7/30/2011 Some say Vt 'smart grid' plans to monitor electric use pose privacy threat Daily Journal   States continue to prepare for and implement smart grid technologies. 
7/29/2011 Microsoft's Web map exposes phone, PC locations cNet News Declan McCullagh One operating system's collection of millions of devices' location-based data, including laptops, cell phones and other WiFi devices. 
7/27/2011 Let's Stop Deluding Ourselves About Online Privacy Internet Evolution John Meyers John Meyers says if people are honest with themselves, they'll realize privacy no longer exists. While the Internet has made life easier for people, it has also made it easier for companies to glean information on them.
7/26/2011 Google Street View cars nabbed locations of Wi-Fi devices ZDNet Matt Weinberger The French data protection authority has confirmed that "street addresses and unique identifying information for millions of laptops, media players and other wireless devices" were collected during Google's Street View project.
7/25/2011 California regulators issue resolution on Smart Grid smartmeters.com   When considering implementing the smart grid, state commissions should consider privacy. 
7/20/2011 Police to begin iPhone iris scans amid privacy concerns Reuters Zach Howard A report on new iris- and face-scanning technology that could improve the speed and accuracy of police work but raises privacy and civil liberties concerns.
7/13/2011 Device Raises Fear of Facial Profiling Wall Street Journal Emily Steel and Julia Angwin  Facial recognition technology is coming to the smartphones of law enforcement officers, raising concerns about constitutional and informational privacy. 
7/7/2011 Privacy Advocates Fear Immigration ID System US News Paul Bedard Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Secure Communities program is raising red flags for some privacy advocates who worry that it will grow into a comprehensive database on all Americans.
6/27/2011 Battle brewing over control of personal data online San Jose Mercury News Mike Swift Companies are emerging with an alternative business model that allows consumers to control their personal data.
6/16/2011 Concern for Vast Social Services Database on the City’s Neediest New York Times Anemona Hartocollis A database created to enable information sharing across city agencies has provoked privacy concerns.
6/14/2011 Nissan Fig Leaf? Blogger Raises Privacy Concern Wall Street Journal Chester Dawson Nissan is looking into a blogger's claims that the navigation systems in its Leaf vehicles send drivers' location data to third parties.
6/3/2011 DOT Sells Drivers' Personal Information Channel 3000   The box on Wisconsin Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) forms asking whether drivers want to opt out of having their name and addresses on a list the Department of Transportation sells often goes unchecked.
5/6/2011 Franken releases witness list for smartphone privacy hearings Minnesota Public Radio Brett Neely Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) has released the names of the company executives being asked to testify at Tuesday's hearing before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law on such mobile phone privacy issues as sharing users' location data.
5/1/2011 Balancing privacy with benefits of location data San Francisco Chronicle James Temple In the wake of reports about mobile devices tracking and sharing users' locations, calls from researchers and privacy advocates alike for users to have awareness of and control over such practices. 
4/28/2011 Rockefeller to probe mobile privacy The Hill Sara Jerome Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) has announced the committee will hold a hearing in May on mobile phone privacy, following announcements that certain smartphones have stored and shared users' location data.
4/27/2011 Computers, Too, Can Give Away Location Wall Street Journal Amir Efrati and Jennifer Valentino-DeVries In the wake of recent calls for investigations on the collection of location information on mobile devices, Google and Apple also collect and store location information from personal computers. 
4/27/2011 Jobs Says Apple Made Mistakes With iPhone Data New York Times Miguel Helft Apple CEO Steve Jobs has responded to recent reports that iPhone and iPad devices were tracking users' locations.
4/26/2011 House Presses Apple, Google, Others on Location-Tracking Practices Wall Street Journal YUKARI IWATANI KANE The House Energy and Commerce Committee is asking mobile operating systems developers what location data their devices store and why they "track use, store or share" such data.
4/25/2011 Apple, Google In Privacy Hot Water Over “Locationgate” Search Engine Land Greg Sterling Greg Sterling writes in a piece for Search Engine Land on the revelation that iPhones and Android smartphones "track your movements in detail without your affirmative consent." 
4/22/2011 Apple, Google Collect User Data Wall Street Journal Julia Angwin & Jennifer Valentino-DeVries Researchers' announcements of iPhones and Android smartphones transmitting location data back to Apple and Google are intensifying privacy concerns.
4/12/2011 Privacy debate surrounds use of newborns' blood samples Minnesota Public Radio Lorna Benson Two separate uses for DNA are raising privacy concerns in Minnesota. 
4/6/2011 Lakeport City Council votes to take action against SmartMeter installations Lake County News Elizabeth Larson Lakeport City Council has voted to bring back an ordinance that would place a moratorium on a California public utility's smart meter devices due in part to privacy concerns. 
3/31/2011 Samsung keylogger accusations prove false Digital Trends Andrew Couts Samsung has refuted claims that some of its laptops came loaded with a keylogger. 
3/28/2011 Census 2011 data privacy questioned InfoSecurity   While the Office of National Statistics has requested all UK households to file their 2011 census forms under threat of possible fines, questions about the security of census data persist. 
3/15/2011 Noprivacyville dilbert.com Scott Adams Scott Adams explores plans by auto insurers to give drivers the option of letting their driving habits be tracked via GPS devices to reward "safe driving situations" with lower rates.
3/4/2011 Homeland Security looked into covert body scans USA Today Thomas Frank The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says it does not plan to implement more body scanning technologies. 
2/23/2011 Officer forced to reveal Facebook page Baltimore Sun Nick Madigan A report on a Maryland corrections officer's complaint to the American Civil Liberties Union after he was asked to provide details about his Facebook page to employers. 
2/17/2011 Grid Regulator: The Internet & Privacy gigaom.com   The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released its biannual report, which includes questions about smart meters and privacy. 
1/30/2011 New Electricity Meters Stir Fears New York Times Felicity Barringer A report on the growing opposition to smart meter installations at homes in Maine and California. 
1/26/2011 PUC to decide if customers can opt out of smart meters WCSH6.com Don Carrigan The Maine Public Utility Commission (PUC) will determine whether or not Central Maine Power Company (CMP) customers should be allowed to opt out of the company's smart meter implementation in homes across the state.
1/3/2011 DoD still working to tighten SSN controls Federal News Radio Jared Serbu Though full implementation of an alternative system of ID numbers won't happen until 2012, the Defense Department is continuing its efforts to decrease the use of Social Security numbers (SSNs).
12/14/2010 New Ponemon Study Points to Need for Smart Grid Education Ponemon Institute Mike Spinney When it comes to smart meters, consumers are not being adequately informed about their capabilities and the way they will affect privacy. 
12/9/2010 Transgender woman files privacy claim against DMV San Francisco Chronicle Lisa Leff A transgender woman has filed a claim against the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) on allegations that a DMV clerk improperly used a state database to send her a personal letter criticizing her sex change.
12/6/2010 Service Members Face New Threat: Identity Theft New York Times Matt Richtel The U.S. needs to do a better job protecting the identities of its military personnel, according to a former Army intelligence officer who wrote a report that shines a light on the pervasive use of military members' Social Security numbers as identifiers. 
10/14/2010 Critics voice concerns about new electrical meters San Francisco Chronicle Clarke Canfield From coast to coast, consumers and advocates are expressing concern about the health and privacy implications of smart meters.
9/30/2010 New DNA law sparks controversy over privacy KWGN News Dave Young Colorado's "Katie's Law" goes into effect, meaning law enforcement in the state will collect and store DNA from anyone arrested of a felony. 
9/21/2010 Biometrics Firms Widen Net Wall Street Journal James R. Hagerty A report on the biometrics industry and the privacy concerns that may be slowing its growth. 
9/18/2010 Tracking digital shadows Montreal Gazette Jason Magder In your daily life, there are dozens of ways you transmit personal information--without ever logging on to a computer.
9/17/2010 IRS still reliant on Social Security numbers to identify taxpayers nextgov Jill R. Aitoro The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has not eliminated using Social Security numbers (SSNs) from the majority of its computer systems and documents because they still associate correspondence and documents with taxpayer accounts.
9/10/2010 Do Egyptian mummies have a right to privacy? New Scientist Jo Marchant The assumption that ancient corpses are fair game for science is beginning to be challenged.
9/9/2010 High-Tech Utility Meters Spark a Fight Wall Street Journal Rebecca Smith A report on a California utility company's efforts to transition customers from traditional utility meters to digital, or "smart" meters, which some customers have resisted on cost and privacy grounds. 
9/6/2010 Privacy concerns grow with the use of RFID tags San Francisco Chronicle Alejandro Martínez-Cabrera A report on the increasing use of RFID tags for a wide range of purposes including tracking preschoolers' whereabouts, authenticating ID badges and retail inventory. 
8/30/2010 What Should You Ask Before You Give Up DNA? (At a State Fair or Elsewhere) Wall Street Journal Katherine Hobson When it comes to giving samples of your DNA, there are things you need to know. 
8/29/2010 Technology Aside, Most People Still Decline to Be Located New York Times Claire Cain Miller and Jenna Wortham While a vast array of online companies are offering services that let users broadcast their physical location, Forrester Research has discovered that only four percent of Americans have tried such services.
8/28/2010 24 Hour Fitness using fingerprints to identify members Los Angeles Times Nathan Olivarez-Giles A California-based fitness chain has begun using fingerprint scanners to identify members entering its facilities, raising privacy concerns for some.
8/13/2010 UC Berkeley adjusts freshman orientation's gene-testing program Los Angeles Times Larry Gordon The University of California Berkeley announced that it is altering its voluntary genetics testing of incoming students in response to a California Public Health Department ruling on how DNA samples should be handled.
8/12/2010 SIA Warns Against Restrictive Biometrics Bill In Alaska Dark Reading   A report on Security Industry Association (SIA) concerns that proposed legislation in Alaska to restrict the use of biometric technology could "ultimately result in the use of less secure identity solutions." 
8/11/2010 Web Photos That Reveal Secrets, Like Where You Live New York Times Kate Murphy Geotags embedded in photos and videos taken with GPS-equipped devices are invisible to the casual viewer, and that has experts concerned that many people are putting their privacy and security at risk. 
8/9/2010 Tire pressure monitor systems could reveal driver location ComputerWorld Jacob Jackson Researchers from Rutgers University and the University of South Carolina have found that the RFID tags used to measure tire pressure on new cars and provide information wirelessly to the car's electronic control unit can be intercepted or even forged.
7/20/2010 Balancing privacy with convenience Vancouver Sun Rebecca Walberg From using RFID devices in student identification cards to track attendance at university classes to card-based customer loyalty programs, controversies around the use of RFID center on the balance between privacy and information. 
7/8/2010 'Grim Sleeper' case raises privacy concerns over use of DNA Christian Science Monitor Daniel Wood Law enforcement officials and legal scholars are questioning whether a new law that allows police to match suspects' DNA with that taken from their relatives is a crime-solving breakthrough or a slippery slope to privacy invasions. 
6/30/2010 For privacy protection, survey says this agency delivers Federal Computer Week Ben Bain A Ponemon survey of 9,000 U.S. adults found the U.S. Postal Service to be the most trusted government agency, with the Federal Trade Commission and Internal Revenue Service coming in second and third.
6/28/2010 Social networks leak your information, study says Computerworld Sharon Gaudin A study by the U.S.-based Worcester Polytechnic Institute has found that mobile social networks are sharing information about users' physical location data with tracking sites and other networking services.
6/22/2010 NY law would be 1st to take DNA from all criminals Associated Press Michael Virtanen New York Gov. David Paterson has proposed expanding the state's DNA database to include samples from "low-level offenders" convicted of misdemeanors.
6/21/2010 Apple advises users how location data can be used CNET News.com Erica Ogg Apple has updated its privacy policy to make sure users know that when they use location-based services, they will be sharing their location information with that service provider. 
6/10/2010 Privacy Death Watch: Two Startups Want To Make Your Email And Voicemail Public San Francisco Chronicle Nick Saint A report on two new startups with plans to make e-mail and voicemail public. 
6/7/2010 Pre-paid cell phones may be outlawed The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Bob Barr A bill in the U.S. Senate aimed at prohibiting pre-paid cell phone sales could mean the end to what "represents perhaps the last opportunity for a person to communicate anonymously." 
5/28/2010 Should I be worried about Spokeo.com? Chicago Tribune Kristin Samuelson A report on the activities of data aggregators and their impact on consumer privacy. 
5/19/2010 Google debates face recognition technology Financial Times Maija Palmer There's an internal debate going on over at Google right now, as the company's executives are wrestling over whether to launch controversial facial recognition technology. 
5/11/2010 Company plans to sell genetic testing kit at drugstores Washington Post Rob Stein A California-based genomics company has announced it will begin selling an over-the-counter DNA test it claims could offer clues as to whether individuals will become obese, have the risk of losing their eyesight or carry the genes for certain diseases that could be passed on to their children.
4/23/2010 Where’d You Go With My DNA? New York Times Amy Harmon Recent lawsuits involving biomedical research subjects have scientists and bioethicists talking about the need to improve "informed consent" when it comes to large-scale genetic research. 
4/16/2010 Controlling RFID Tags to Protect Privacy PC World Nick Barber A University of Calgary researcher is working on technology that could help protect private information included in RFID tags.
4/16/2010 Zen and the Art of Navelgazing Wired Blog Network Jonathan Liu Jonathan Liu's Wired  report on the phenomenon of recording our online--and offline--lives. 
4/6/2010 You Did What? Spare The Office the Details Wall Street Journal Elizabeth Bernstein "It's official: The TMI phenomenon--as in 'too much information'--has invaded the workplace," Elizabeth Bernstein writes in a Wall Street Journal report. 
3/23/2010 Is Privacy Worth Sacrificing to Save on Insurance New York Times Roy Furchgott The automobile insurance industry is trying to determine whether customers would agree to have their driving electronically monitored if it could result in lower premiums.
3/19/2010 In Bid to Sway Sales, Cameras Track Shoppers New York Times Stephanie Rosenbloom The use of video surveillance in retail stores is growing and so is concern about loss of privacy.
3/14/2010 To Stop Crime, Share Your Genes New York Times Michael Seringhaus In a recent interview with "America's Most Wanted" host John Walsh, President Barack Obama spoke of the value of collecting DNA from anyone who is arrested to "continue to tighten the grip around folks who have perpetrated these crimes." 
3/11/2010 Privacy Protection Needed As Smart Grid Arrives Kansas City InfoZine Staff Writer As smart meters are deployed in California, advocates are urging the state's Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to adopt rules and regulations to protect the privacy of consumers' energy data. 
3/11/2010 PG&E Smart Meter 'Rebellion' Growing CBS5.com Anna Werner A California man is refusing to allow Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) to install a smart meter at his home, citing an unconstitutional invasion of his privacy. 
3/10/2010 CDC uses shopper-card data to trace salmonella Associated Press David Mercer The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently used customer loyalty card information to successfully pinpoint the source of a salmonella outbreak.
3/10/2010 As Location-Sharing Services Grow, Privacy Concerns Do Too Wall Street Journal Jennifer Valentino-DeVries A proliferation of services that let social networkers share their locations have some concerned about the privacy ramifications. 
3/10/2010 Mobile that allows bosses to snoop on staff developed BBC News Michael Fitzpatrick A Japanese company has created a mobile phone capable of tracking its users' physical movements.
3/10/2010 'Minority Report' digital billboard 'watches consumers shop' Telegraph.co.uk Andrew Hough A report on a new facial recognition technology being developed by Japanese electronics company NEC. 
3/9/2010 Copy Machines Can Store Your Private Info WBZTV.com Joe Shortsleeve A report on a privacy threat looming in homes and offices: copy machines. 
3/1/2010 Hello, Internet, I’m on vacation. Please rob me! Globe and Mail   Some users of social media are now more tentative about posting personal location details after learning about some of the privacy implications. 
2/22/2010 Suit possible over baby DNA sent to military lab for national database statesman.com Mary Ann Roser An Austin lawyer is threatening a new federal lawsuit after learning that the Texas health department sent newborn blood samples to the U.S. military in 2003 and 2007 for potential use in a national database. 
2/18/2010 PleaseRobMe.com Solicits Social Theft Information Week Thomas Claburn The creators of a new Web site called PleaseRobMe.com say they are not trying to encourage burglary, rather, they want to raise awareness about locational privacy.
2/14/2010 Openness is becoming the default social norm Toronto Star Ryan Bigge Researchers, activists and celebrities have different ideas about the potential risks and benefits associated with being a "non-private person." 
2/4/2010 The government has your baby's DNA cnn.com Elizabeth Cohen Newborn genetic screening has been a routine practice in the U.S. since the 1960s; however, recent parent lawsuits in Texas and Minnesota have spurred debate over whether infant DNA should be held in the government's possession.
1/29/2010 OPM kills plan to stop using SSNs as government employee identifiers NextGov Aliya Sternstein The Office of Personnel Management has abandoned a plan to restrict the use of U.S. federal employees' Social Security numbers as primary identifiers.
1/29/2010 Google Scores Partial Victory In Street View Lawsuit Online Media Daily Wendy Davis An appellate court denied a Pittsburgh couple's claim that that their privacy was violated when Google photographed their home and pool for its online mapping feature.
1/28/2010 It's been 10 years: Why won't people pay for privacy? cNet News Declan McCullagh Declan McCullagh explores historic attempts to create and sell technological solutions for protecting privacy, speculating on why they failed or fizzled and asking: "Why won't people pay for privacy?" 
1/21/2010 Court Tosses Privacy Challenge Over SS Digits Courthouse News Service Annie Youderain The Montana Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to the state's law that requires individuals to supply the last four digits of their Social Security numbers as part of the process to receive fishing or trapping licenses.
1/18/2010 You know where I am Boston Globe D.C. Denison A multiplicity of technologies can be used to infringe upon an individual's "location privacy."
1/14/2010 Potential encapsulated The Economist   A California startup recently won the nod of Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis, which will pay $24 million for exclusive rights to Proteus Biomedical's drug-delivery technologies.
1/6/2010 NH House Votes To Bar Implanting Tracking Devices WBZTV.com Associated Press The New Hampshire House of Representatives has voted to prohibit the implantation of tracking devices in humans without their written consent.
1/5/2010 Confidential information abandoned in forgotten HANO building WWLTV.com Dennis Woltering Years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast, a Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) building in Algiers, Louisiana, abandoned because of storm damage, containing reams of personal identifiable documents, remains unsecured. 
1/4/2010 Navy CIO's PII Exposed for Sixth Time Government Info Security Eric Chabrow The Navy's Chief Information Officer Robert Carey recently received notification of a compromise of his personally identifiable information (PII).
12/9/2009 VeriChip’s Merger With Credit Monitoring Firm Worries Privacy Activists Wired Blog Network Penn Bullock VeriChip's merger with Steel Vault has raised privacy concerns, but the CEO of PositiveID, the new company resulting from the merger, says there are no plans to tie the chip to financial transactions or credit reports.
12/2/2009 Sprint Denies 'Massive Disclosure' Of Sensitive Information Information Week Thomas Claburn Sprint has responded to claims that it disclosed customers' GPS data to law enforcement agencies more than eight million times in the span of one year. 
11/29/2009 Privacy Challenges and Implications of an Electric "Smart Grid" System California Progress Report Zack Kaldveer At the request of the Consumer Federation of California (CFC) and the Utilities Reform Network (TURN) the California Public Utilities Commission has agreed to hold privacy-specific hearings on the implementation of a smart grid electrical system.
11/25/2009 The dark side of “going green” The Barr Code Bob Barr Former congressman and Libertarian Party nominee for U.S. president Bob Barr says a pilot recycling program in the city of Atlanta puts citizens' personal data at risk and makes it possible for companies to track their personal spending habits. 
11/23/2009 Transportation Commission votes for privacy in accidents Fort Worth Business Press Leslie Wimmer The Texas Transportation Commission has given motorists more privacy.
11/18/2009 Using relative's DNA cracks crime, but privacy questions raised cnn.com Jim Spellman Certain investigative methods employed by the Denver police have raised privacy concerns.
11/18/2009 Privacy fears as DNA testing firm deCODE Genetics goes bust Times Online Mark Henderson An Icelandic genetics company filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in U.S. court this week, raising concerns about the privacy of those whose data the company holds.
11/17/2009 Your smart meter is watching Toronto Star   Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian says that building privacy into the smart grid is essential. 
11/17/2009 Opinion: Will the smart grid protect consumer privacy? Computerworld Jay Cline The Department of Energy dedicated billions in stimulus funds to smart grid projects, meaning that 13 percent of U.S. households could convert to the smart grid within three years, according to estimates. 
11/6/2009 New 'smart' electrical meters raise privacy issues Google  Daniel Silva Privacy and data protection leaders from around the world last week discussed the privacy implications involved with the use of "smart" electrical utility meters during the 31st International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners in Madrid. 
11/4/2009 DHS approves enhanced tribal ID cards Federal Computer Week Alice Lipowicz The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will produce identification cards for four American tribal nations.
11/2/2009 Va. Regulators fine agent, warn others of 2003 privacy safeguard law Insurance & Financial Advisor Bob Graham In its first enforcement of a 2003 law, the Virginia State Corporation Commission Bureau of Insurance (VSCCBI) fined insurance agent Caryn J. Williams and SCK Enterprises on seven counts of failing to properly protect the personal information of policy holders.
11/2/2009 Pentagon says it's hiding online SSNs UPI.com United Press The Department of Defense (DoD) said it is taking steps to redact the Social Security numbers of members of the armed forces from online resources.
10/29/2009 Digital Data make For A Really Permanent Record National Public Radio Martin Kaste In the last of a four-part series on the state of privacy, National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" show discusses the permanence of information in the digital age.
10/28/2009 Digital Bread Crumbs: Following Your Cell Phone Trail National Public Radio Martin Kaste In part three of its four-part series on data privacy, National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" program explores the realm of geo privacy and the fix locational data has put on the courts. 
10/22/2009 The Virtue Of Hitting 'Delete,' Permanently National Public Radio Viktor Mayer Schonberger While one researcher strives to create a permanent memory (see "This Is Your Lifelog from 9/3/09), another says we should do more forgetting. 
10/17/2009 How Private Can Electronic Data Ever Be? New York Times Natasha Singer The New York Times explores the debate about de- and re-identification and how it will come into play as medical records move online. 
10/14/2009 Feds nix welfare data use in hiring Chicago Tribune Ken Kusmer Federal officials told the State of Indiana this week that a plan to turn welfare enrollment data over to a private contractor for the purposes of employment screening would not be allowed.
10/12/2009 FBI delves into DMV photos in search for fugitives Associated Press Mike Baker In a new program to track down fugitives, the FBI has begun using facial recognition technology to compare millions of driver's license photos with the images of criminals on the lam.
10/8/2009 U.S. Department of Transportation Solicits Proposals From Small RFID Companies RFID Journal Mark Roberti The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) is soliciting bids from developers of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in an effort to create license plates that can be identified without being seen.
10/6/2009 Anonymized genetic research data still carries privacy risks Ars Technica John Timmer Current methods for sharing genetic data for research purposes pose privacy risks to those who have volunteered their DNA.
10/5/2009 Accident info for marketers. It happens in Texas www.chron.com Peggy Fikac Some Texas officials want to stop cops from including motorists' phone numbers on accident reports. 
10/1/2009 NH Congressman Question Social Security on Glitch WBZTV.com Holly Ramer A New Hampshire congressman is calling on the Social Security Administration to investigate a processing glitch that links U.S. SSNs to those issued in three Pacific island nations, causing credit problems for some.
9/29/2009 Wolverton: Location tracking on cell phones raises privacy concerns Mercury News Troy Wolverton As uses for consumers' geographic data expand, so expand the concerns of some who see a coming loss of geo privacy.
9/27/2009 Why Social Media Should Welcome Location-Based Services Business Week Max Zeledon Location-based services (LBS) offer "vast, unrealized potential to radically transform the way we communicate and stay connected." 
9/25/2009 Do You Want That On Your Permanent Record? Wall Street Journal Eric Felten Eric Felten describes a landscape where every moment of our public and private lives is recorded, creating a minute-by-minute digital video dossier. 
9/22/2009 The Thin Green Line: Are smart grids too smart? San Francisco Chronicle Cameron Scott Should consumers hold out for a compromise on the smart grid privacy issue? 
9/15/2009 Guest Post: What happens when a personal genomics company goes bankrupt scienceblogs.com Daniel Mac Arthur In part two of a three-part Genetic Future series exploring genetic data privacy, lawyers Daniel Vorhaus and Lawrence Moore discuss what happens with customers' genetic data when a personal genomics company goes out of business. 
9/14/2009 Guest post by Daniel Vorhaus and Lawrence Moore: what happens when a personal genomics company goes bankrupt? scienceblogs.com Daniel Mac Arthur On the Genetic Future science blog, lawyers Daniel Vorhaus and Lawrence Moore discuss what happens with customers' genetic data in the event a personal genomics company goes out of business. 
9/13/2009 Does DNA database unfairly brand the innocent? San Francisco Chronicle Jill Lawless The man who discovered that individuals have unique genetic identities fears that our "DNA fingerprints" are being misused.
9/9/2009 Car dealers can use your drivers license to access your credit report Consumer Reports   Auto dealers can run credit checks on prospective buyers without their Social Security numbers.
9/6/2009 Utilities' smart meters save money, but erode privacy Philadelphia Inquirer Andrew Maykuth Digital "smart meters" used to measure household energy consumption promise to save costs and empower consumers to control energy expenditure, but their privacy implications have utilities commissions and others considering the meters in new ways. 
9/3/2009 This Is Your Lifelog Business Week Stephen Baker and Arik Hesseldahl  A report on computer science legend Gordon Bell and lifelogging--the digital documentation of one's life. 
9/2/2009 Open Source DNA: Mathematical formula protects genetic privacy Scientific Computing   A university researcher has created a tool to obscure the personally identifiable information of those who participate in genetic studies.
8/31/2009 A Casualty of the Technology Revolution: ‘Locational Privacy’ New York Times Adam Cohen An editorial about the privacy we forfeit when using devices and services that track our movements, such as cell phones, E-Z Passes, MetroCards and surveillance cameras, among others. 
8/25/2009 Fla. To pay $1.5 million for privacy violations Florida AP Associated Press Pending legislative approval, the state of Florida will pay the federal government $1.5 million to settle privacy violations.
8/17/2009 How were Social Security numbers given away? Associated Press   A report on a glitch in the processing of Social Security numbers that could create a headache for those born in Maine and New Hampshire, especially. 
8/15/2009 Florida drivers license rules changing in 2010 jacksonville.com Larry Hannan Beginning in January, Florida residents applying for or renewing a driver's license will be subject to new identity-verification requirements.
8/11/2009 Removal of records concerns banks Des Moines Register Jason Clayworth Iowa Secretary of State Michael Mauro says he might ask the state legislature to appropriate funds for redacting Social Security numbers from online records.
7/27/2009 Big Brother is Watching Your Blackberry: How Wired Gadgets Encroach on Privacy Spiegel Online Christian Stocker The popularity of wireless electronic devices, such as Blackberry, Kindle, GPS navigators, TiVo and the like are having a cumulatively negative effect on personal privacy according to some observers. 
7/26/2009 Courts taking steps toward privacy The Republican Buffy Spencer In response to criticism by lawyers who have said state courts unnecessarily collect too much personal information from individuals filing documents, the Massachusetts state court system has drafted guidelines that would give citizens the option of withholding certain information.
7/24/2009 Gates Faults U.S. Policy on Data Privacy and Immigration New York Times Heather Timmons In a speech delivered to a gathering of government and IT executives in New Delhi, Microsoft founder Bill Gates offered criticism of the United States' approach to privacy.
7/23/2009 The spinning of Spinvox BBC News Rory Cellan-Jones Privacy pros may want to check their organizations' contracts with outside voicemail service providers today, after news that the British company, Spinvox, employs human transcribers to fulfill voicemail-to-text translation services. 
7/17/2009 Nanny State Strikes Hometown, USA ajc.com John Barr Former Congressman and 2008 Libertarian candidate for President Bob Barr discusses the issues surrounding states' retention of infants' blood samples for genetic testing purposes. 
7/14/2009 Analysts Turn To Software For Spotting Terrorists NPR Dina Temple-Raston Part two of a two-part NPR "Morning Edition" series explores intelligence agencies' use of data-mining software to find terrorists. 
7/13/2009 A Tech Fix for Illegal Government Snooping? NPR Dina Temple-Raston Government data mining of phone records and other personal information has proven effective in anti-terrorism efforts, according to officials, but has shaken civil libertarians and others since it began in the months following the September 11, 2001 attacks. 
7/6/2009 Social Security Numbering System is Vulnerable to fraud, researchers say New York Times John Markoff Carnegie Mellon University researchers say it is possible to predict a person's Social Security number (SSN) using publicly available and user-disclosed information.
6/30/2009 Newborns' Blood Samples Are Used for Research Without Parents' Consent Washington Post Rob Stein Parents in Minnesota and Texas are challenging state programs that collect and store blood samples from newborns.
6/29/2009 To peek or not to peek: privacy in the time of social media CBC News Melanie Barwick Psychologist Melanie Barwick discusses the rise of social media and the new parenting challenges that accompany it. 
6/24/2009 Minnesota Court of Appeals decision extends privacy claims to Internet St. Paul Pioneer Press Maricella Miranda In a case that may have an effect on HIPAA preemption and privacy damage claims, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that a woman whose private medical information was posted to MySpace by medical center employees could seek relief for invasion-of-privacy.
6/2/2009 Judge supports right to post Social Security numbers on Web site Richmond Times-Dispatch Reed Williams A federal judge ruled yesterday that Social Security number (SSN) privacy campaigner B.J. Ostergren is within her First Amendment rights in posting the publicly available SSNs of Virginia officials on her Web site. 
6/1/2009 Privacy Challenges Could Stall Smart Grid Reuters Susan L. Lyon A proposed "smart grid" for addressing the nation's energy challenges, while generally beneficial, comes with privacy concerns. 
5/25/2009 Privacy fight centers on Social Security number Yakima Herald Leah Beth Ward A Washington couple whose nephew spent a year cleaning up after his identity was stolen has "become very fussy" about protecting their privacy.
5/21/2009 Scrubbed geo-location data not so anonymous after all The Register Dan Goodin Researchers at the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) have found that anonymized data from GPS-enabled devices could, in fact, identify individuals.
5/12/2009 What Does Your Credit Card Company Know About You? New York Times Charles Duhigg Credit card companies know plenty about their customers. And in tough economic times especially, rely on it to understand them in ways even their closest friends and family members might not.
5/5/2009 As wireless monitoring device popularity grows, so do privacy worries ComputerWorld Matt Hamblen Remote monitoring via wireless devices is expected to continue mushrooming
5/1/2009 Cellphone tracking services: Friend finder or Big Brother? Christian Science Monitor Michael Farrell A report on the growing use of geo-location services and their potential impact on privacy. 
4/28/2009 Firm wins fight for real estate data New Jersey News Mary Fuchs Bergen County officials will release eight million pages of real-estate documents to a data-mining firm, but not before redacting the Social Security numbers within. 
4/28/2009 DNA DATABASE EXPLOSION or A Lil' Swab Will Do Ya' Huffington Post Diane Diamond Both the FBI and police officials in at least 15 states* have recently ratcheted up efforts to collect DNA samples from nearly all those who pass through their systems, whether they're a hardened criminal or merely a suspect. 
4/28/2009 'Big brother' bills debated in Nevada San Jose Mercury News Cathy Bussewitz The Nevada Legislature is considering several bills that would increase the power of authorities to collect and store sensitive information on the people they seek to protect.
4/26/2009 Will GPS Replace RFID as the Privacy Bogeyman? RFID Journal Mark Roberti Obvious, and much more controversial, uses for the Zoombak: secretly tracking the movements of your spouse, children or employees.
4/24/2009 In Arizona, cameras that nab speeders record a murder, too  Christian Science Monitor Daniel Wood Controversy flares after shooting death of a worker inside a camera-equipped van.
4/23/2009 Obama, Congress to revisit Real ID StateLine.org John Gramlich Congress and the Obama administration are considering ceding key ground in a long-running battle between the federal government and the states over Real ID, the 4-year-old federal program that requires all states to start issuing more secure driver's licenses by the end of the year.
4/23/2009 RSA researcher Ari Juels: RFID tags may be easily hacked  SearchSecurity.com Neil Roiter SearchSecurity.com caught up with Ari Juels at the 2009 RSA conference to discuss RFID, advances in multifactor authentication, cloud computing security, and his first novel, Tetraktys, which was launched at the conference.  
4/22/2009 Supreme Court scales back police right to search cars  Los Angeles Times David G. Savage The ruling limits searches to cases when there may be a weapon within the suspect's reach or evidence related to the arrest. The decision sets aside broader powers granted by the court in 1981.
4/22/2009 DNA sampling: legally questionable but needed Washington Square News Pratik Mehta This month, the FBI will start collecting DNA samples from everyone who is arrested or detained. 
4/21/2009 Perfect Dystopia: Society should question human genome issues The Daily Reveille Dini Parayitam Complete Genomics - a center for genetics, bio-tech research and computer technology - hopes to have enough technology to process 1,000 complete genomes by the end of 2009 and learn this so-called "language of life."
4/21/2009 Top court clips police authority to search cars  Christian Science Monitor Warren Richey  Supreme Court limits warrantless police searches to instances when an officer or evidence is in danger.
4/20/2009 Going beyond the legal limit - Did NSA ignore safeguards? Ventura County Star
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4/20/2009 FBI officers charged with invasion of privacy/voyeurism  Times West Virginian Two FBI police officers have been charged and one was arraigned in Marion County magistrate court after videotaping high school girls who were trying on prom dresses at the Middletown Mall.
4/19/2009 FBI and States Vastly Expand DNA Databases  New York Times SOLOMON MOORE Law enforcement officials are vastly expanding their collection of DNA to include millions more people who have been arrested or detained but not yet convicted. 
4/19/2009 Spying on Americans: "Business as Usual" under Obama NSA "engaged in 'overcollection' of domestic communications" Global Research Tom Burghardt New evidence that the National Security Agency (NSA) continues to systematically spy on Americans has emerged.
4/16/2009 Senate panel to investigate wiretapping violations The Associated Press via Google Pamela Hess The head of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Thursday that the panel would investigate reports that the National Security Agency improperly tapped into the domestic communications of American citizens.
4/16/2009 Missouri House moves toward rejecting Real ID  St. Joseph News-Press   The Missouri House late Wednesday gave first-round approval to a measure that rejects a federal effort toward national driver's license requirements.
4/16/2009 NSA Spies On Americans Outside The Law ACLU via Axis of Logic    The National Security Agency (NSA) has been intercepting Americans' emails and phone  calls in recent months to an extent that exceeded even the overbroad limits permitted  under the controversial spying legislation passed last summer. 
4/15/2009 DNA pioneer Alec Jeffreys: drop innocent from database  Guardian James Sturcke The inventor of genetic fingerprinting, Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, today warns that the government is putting at risk public support for the DNA national database by holding the genetic details of hundreds of thousands of innocent people.
4/13/2009 Alaska Senate bill aims to protect biometric information KTVA CBS 11 News  Alaska State legislature Senator Bill Wielechowski (D-Anchorage) introduced a bill that would protect Alaskans from having their personal "biometric information" gathered or used without their consent.
4/8/2009 Anonymity is becoming a thing of the past, study says CBC News   According to the results of a study on privacy, anonymity and identity, anonymity is getting hard to come by.
4/7/2009 Mich. Lawmaker urges governor to rethink RFID in licenses Network World   Michigan State Rep. Paul Opsommer wants the governor to rethink the state's use of enhanced drivers licenses (EDLs).
4/2/2009 Unlikely pair on same civil liberties side The Associated Press Walter Putnam Former Georgia members of Congress Bob Barr and Cynthia McKinney are concerned about fusion centers' infringement on Americans' privacy rights. 
3/22/2009 Athletes Protest Rule Requiring Drug Testers to Know Whereabouts New York Times Juliet Macur A European Union committee on data protection and privacy will next month release an opinion on anti-doping rules that require Olympic-level athletes to disclose their locations every day.
3/18/2009 Biometrics Play New Role in Passport Technology NPR Dina Temple-Raston A report on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" explores the emergence of ePassports. They are passports embedded with a tiny chip that stores a person's biometric information, and they are becoming the global standard for travel identification. 
3/6/2009 Joe the Plumber' suing over snooping into his files The Colombus Dispatch Jonathan Riskind Samuel J. Wurzelbacher, better known as "Joe the Plumber," is suing three former State of Ohio officials for violating his privacy.
2/26/2009 RCFP:  Big Brother, protecting your privacy The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Hannah Bergman The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee has suggested the department collect more information about individuals in order to help verify the identities of those who submit Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
2/24/2009 Government records bill revised, advances Salt Lake Tribune Cathy McKitrick Lawmakers and public interest groups have reached a compromise on a bill to strengthen privacy protections on some government records.
2/20/2009 Nevada bill would outlaw some RFID research Cnet News Elinor Mills Nevada's Senate Judiciary Committee will meet this morning to discuss a bill that would criminalize using radio frequency identification (RFID) to gain another person's identifiable information.
2/18/2009 Google wins Street View privacy suit Cnet News Steven Musil A U.S. District Court judge dismissed an invasion of privacy suit against Google.
2/16/2009 Google Tracker Appeals to Facebook Crowd, Spurs Privacy Worries  Bloomberg Brian Womack Google's foray into the mobile networking services arena with the release of its Latitude service this month has invigorated the conversation on geo privacy. 
2/16/2009 DMV biometric plan will undergo public hearings Mercury News Edwin Garcia The public will weigh in on California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) plans to use facial recognition software.
2/11/2009 Guest warns against Big Brother, Real ID St. Joe News Alyson E. Raletz Missouri State Representative Jim Guest has re-introduced a bill to disallow the electronic storage of biometric data on state driver's licenses, a move that, if adopted, would mean the state can not comply with federal Real ID provisions. 
2/11/2009 Al's Morning Meeting Poynter Online Al Tompkins The creation of a "mashup" of the names and addresses of donors to California's Proposition 8, providing a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, is at the center of a sharp political and privacy debate. 
2/10/2009 Google's G1 phone makes it easy to track surfing habits USA Today Leslie Cauley Rollout of Google's low-cost smartphone, the G1, may be welcomed by a cost-conscious marketplace, but the device is coming under sharp criticism for its ability to track a user's online habits and serve behavioral marketing messages.
2/6/2009 Nice Resume, I'd Prefer Your SS# MSNBC Consumer Bob Identity thieves are having a field day with the severe economic downturn, using job seekers' desperation as leverage to gather the information they need to perpetrate their crimes. 
2/5/2009 Q&A with Bruce Schneier IAPP   Bruce Schneier shrugs off claims of heroism, but tells us what he thinks about Obama's Blackberry, data as pollution and liberty versus control, among other insights. 
2/2/2009 SEC Should Leave Steve Jobs Alone Wall Street Journal Harvey Silverglate Author and civil liberties lawyer Harvey Silverglate says the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation of Apple demonstrates "the lack of legal precision, not to mention decency, with which federal investigators and prosecutors too often operate." 
1/28/2009 Bid to rein in cellphone photography must prove to be tone deaf, critics say Globe and Mail Omar El Akkad A bill introduced by New York Republican Congressman Pete King aims to stem the trend of upskirting, if in fact upskirting is a trend. 
1/28/2009 Scalia speaks on digital privacy at NYC conference Newsday.com Jennifer Peltz At a conference in New York this week, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia shared his views on privacy.
1/28/2009 Microsoft study finds consumers want control over data Information Week Thomas Claburn In observance of Data Privacy Day, privacy experts from Microsoft, Intel, MySpace, the Center for Democracy and Technology and the California Office of Privacy Protection are meeting in San Francisco to advance a discussion on the importance of privacy in relation to consumer trust. 
1/27/2009 Time-share cos fined $1.2M for telemarketing calls The Associated Press Jennifer Kerr The Federal Trade Commission has fined two companies for making telemarketing calls to Americans registered on the national "Do Not Call" list.
1/16/2009 Safe, But Also Sorry:  Security expert Bruce Schneier talks about privacy and property in the information state ReasonOnline Katherine Mangu-Ward Security guru Bruce Schneier says the security vs. privacy dichotomy is false; that we need to fix the view that personal data is "property" which can be bought or sold; and discusses what he would do if he were "King of Airport Security," with the entire U.S. Transportation Security Administration budget in his hands. 
1/12/2009 Handheld search during arrest legal? CNET Declan McCullagh CNET highlights two recent cases involving police searches of arrested persons' handheld devices. 
1/8/2009 Lawmaker Targets RFID In Privacy Push Information Week K.C. Jones A Washington State representative wants to protect citizens from the unauthorized collection of their personal information. 
1/5/2009 Oregon mulls tax on miles driven Chicago Tribune Kim Murphy Oregon governor Ted Kulongoski has proposed a mileage tax to fund highway repairs and a state task force is studying the feasibility of equipping every new vehicle in the state with Global Positioning System technology.
1/4/2009 How techology may soon "read" yoru mind CBS News   Science fiction is no longer fiction, according to Paul Root Wolpe, director of the Center for Ethics at Emory University in Atlanta. 
1/3/2009 Panel proposes expanded privacy in public records Des Moines Register Jason Clayworth A legislative committee wants to give Iowan government officials more power to protect the personal information of citizens.
12/30/2008 Surge in security tech seen under Obama UPI.com United Press Groups are hopeful that they will find increased support for the use of security technologies, including DNA databases, under Barack Obama's presidency. 
12/30/2008 Sex offenders must hand over passwords MSNBC Associated Press Sex offenders living in Georgia will be required to turn over their Internet passwords, screen names and e-mail addresses to state officials when a new law goes into effect.
12/30/2008 Myth and Merriment ABC News Leslie Harris The joy of opening a new PDA or other digital device on Christmas morning may obscure the privacy risks that come with such communications tools.
12/28/2008 Wash. Legislator to introduce DNA testing bill Seattlepi.com Associated Press A Washington State legislator has announced plans to introduce legislation that would permit Washington law enforcement agencies to begin collecting DNA samples from individuals arrested on felony charges. 
12/23/2008 DHS Privacy Office:  Fusion centers endanger privacy fcw.com Alice Lipowicz The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) own Chief Privacy Officer says intelligence fusion centers, facilities that collect and process a wide range of information intended to help DHS officials identify terrorist threats, put citizen privacy at risk.
12/22/2008 U.S. set to expand DNA collections Washington Times Tom Ramstack The U.S. government plans to expand its collection of DNA samples to include persons who have not been convicted of crimes.
12/12/2008 DHS system doesn't guarantee privacy fcw.com   According to a report in Federal Computer Week, the Department of Homeland Security's network intrusion detection system, Einstein, has no provisions to protect the personal information of individuals visiting federal  Web sites for legitimate purposes.
12/12/2008 Less Privacy means less discrimination New York Times Magazine Christopher Shea An article in New York Times Magazine offers the proposition that having easy access to the private information of strangers, including criminal records, will result in a freer society, with less discrimination. 
12/8/2008 GPS tracking of high credit-risk drivers:  Good practice or privacy violation? Computerworld Jaikumar Vijayan Jaikumar Vijayan discusses the privacy implications of a practice some Oregon car dealers have adopted. 
12/8/2008 DHS will use new privacy-protection principles in research fcw.com Ben Bain The Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate will employ new privacy protection principles when conducting research.
11/30/2008 Facebook Aims to Extend Its Reach Across the Web New York Times Brad Stone Facebook users can now connect across the Web using the company's newest feature, Facebook Connect. 
11/24/2008 Obama Privacy Breach Common , Advocates Say Sci-Tech Today Patricia Resende Privacy advocates say last week's privacy breach into President-elect Obama's cellphone account is a reflection of a national trend. 
11/22/2008 4 more at agency punished for 'Joe the Plumber' checks Dispatch Politics Randy Ludlow More employees at the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services have been disciplined for their roles in accessing data on 'Joe the Plumber.' 
11/21/2008 The value of privacy? Make an offer MediaPost Publication Steve Smith MediaPost Publications reports on new research to determine consumers' attitudes on receiving ads and sharing personal information in exchange for free or discounted mobile services. 
11/17/2008 Sniff lets you find your friends in real-time cnet News Don Reisinger A mobile location company that lets friends sniff or be sniffed has entered the U.S. market
11/12/2008 A failure to protect privacy St. Petersburg Times   A routine audit by officials in Pinellas County, Florida found that state and county agencies have left vulnerable the sensitive data of citizens. 
11/8/2008 California tightens policy on shielding personal information The Sacramento Bee Andrew McIntosh The California State and Consumer Services Agency has implemented a new policy for better protecting the confidential information of citizens.
11/6/2008 State is obligated to guard our info tennessean.com Patrick Hultman Many states and the federal government are keen to the fact that using Social Security numbers (SSNs) as personal identifiers puts citizens at risk for identity fraud.
11/5/2008 Schneier on Privacy (and the Lack Thereof) Know It All Bruce Schneier Security expert and author Bruce Schneier says the concept of the 'death of privacy' is "overrated," and that if we want to preserve privacy, we must look to the legal system. 
11/3/2008 Campaign Calls to Cell Phones Invade Privacy, Voters Say Washington Post Kim Hart Voters are becoming peeved about certain calls to their cellphones. The calls in question--robocalls--are pre-recorded, automated messages increasingly used by political campaigns to get the word out about candidates.
11/2/2008 Personal genomics requires redefining privacy The Human Blueprint: Dangerous Secrets San Francisco Chronicle Dov Greenbaum, Mark Gerstein When it comes to personal genomics, the potential for a total loss of privacy is a "real concern facing consumers," say two bioscience experts. 
10/30/2008 Opinion:  What trumps privacy? Computerworld Jay Cline Jay Cline lays out six important social objectives that regularly put limits on privacy, such as personal and public health, parental rights and personal property, among others. 
10/24/2008 Government computers used to find information on  Joe the Plumber The Columbus Dispatch Randy Ludlow Ohio officials are investigating why the driver's license and vehicle registration records of Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, a.k.a. "Joe the Plumber," were accessed three times following the presidential debate that made him famous.
10/8/2008 Govt. biometrics use still raises privacy concerns cnet News Stephanie Condon How the growing use of biometrics in society affect citizens' privacy and what are the benefits and societal ramifications.
10/2/2008 California Bans RFID Skimming Information Week K.C. Jones California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law this week a bill that prohibits the practice of stealing data from radio frequency identification (RFID) devices.
9/24/2008 Group tells FTC more security guidance is needed SC Magazine Angela Moscaritolo The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) heard from stakeholders on the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) earlier this week at the commission's Workshop on Consumer Privacy and Data Security.
9/19/2008 IRS Taxpayer Privacy Protection a 'Work in Progress' WebPCA Staff Writer A Treasury Department report recommends the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) make changes to its processes in order to better protect the privacy of taxpayers.
9/19/2008 Anxiety-detecting machines could spot terrorists USA Today Thomas Frank The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) yesterday unveiled an early version of physiological screeners designed to identify dangerous people at airports and other public arenas.
9/18/2008 Bill proposed to limit searches of laptops at US borders heise online   A California lawmaker has proposed a bill to limit U.S. Customs and Border Protection searches of electronic equipment at border crossings.
9/16/2008 Leaked Homeland Security doc warns of data threats ZDNet Tom Espiner A leaked Department of Homeland Security memo provides advice on preventing data theft while traveling.
8/28/2008 iPhone security flaw exposes private data The Globe and Mail Kenneth Li Apple is encouraging iPhone users to set their iPhone Home buttons to open music, rather than "Favourites," due to a security flaw.
8/27/2008 Calif. To tie auto insurance to miles driven Business Week Don Thompson Californians may begin paying their auto insurance based on how much they drive if a regulation proposed yesterday passes.
8/27/2008 Privacy groups bristle at expanded Customs database Ars Technica Julian Sanchez Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) officials filed comments with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) this week regarding the department's plans for a broad database containing the personal information of all who enter the U.S. by land.
8/25/2008 Privacy?  We got over it Wall Street Journal Gordon Crovitz Gordon Crovitz remarks on how our expectations of privacy have changed since the 1988 passage of the Video Privacy Protection Act, which banned video stores from releasing the titles of films people rented.
8/22/2008 Va. Privacy advocate gets partial win in SSN postings case The Associated Press Larry O'Dell A federal judge has ruled that the Internet postings of a Virginia privacy advocate are protected under the First Amendment.
8/21/2008 FTC to host another workshop on RFID privacy concerns Contactless News   In a continuing exploration of the impact of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in conjunction with the Transatlantic Symposium on the Societal Benefits of RFID, will host another workshop on RFID privacy concerns and contactless payments next month in Washington, D.C.
8/20/2008 Citizens' U.S. Boarder Crossings Tracked Washington Post Ellen Nakashima The public comment period on last month's Federal Register notice regarding U.S. land border crossing requirements ends Monday.
8/13/2008 Fliers without ID placed on TSA list USA Today Thomas Frank Since June, thousands of fliers have arrived at airport security checkpoints without identification and Transportation Security Administration officials have added their personal information to a database aimed at identifying potential terrorists. 
8/11/2008 For their eyes only? The Boston Globe Nicole Wong After a year of testing, Transportation and Security Administration (TSA) officials will implement full body scan machines at Boston's Logan International Airport this fall, and at another 19 of the nation's busiest airports by the end of next year. 
8/11/2008 City Would Photograph Every Vehicle Entering Manhattan and Sniff Out Radioactivity New York Times Al Baker If Operation Sentinel comes to fruition, every vehicle entering Manhattan would be sniffed for radiation, and the license plates would be scanned and cross-checked to identify potential terrorists.
8/10/2008 Mapping out a nascent market The Boston Globe Scott Kirsner Today, a handful of companies offer such DNA decoding. But some wonder how securely this most sensitive of personal information is housed, given that the provider companies fall mostly outside of regulations in place to protect patient privacy.
8/6/2008 Israel Pushes Biometric Database Initiative PC World Amir Ben-Artzi Israel's government approved a bill earlier this week that would require all residents to obtain biometric identity cards and passports.
8/1/2008 Edwin Rutsch:  Bob Barr Blasts The GOP's "Conservative" Values The Huffington Post Edwin Rutsch In a recent "Off the Bus" interview with Edwin Rutsch for the Huffington Post, Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr said: "The value that is most important to me... is the value of individual privacy." 
8/1/2008 Travelers' Laptops May Be Detained At Border Washington Post Ellen Nakashima The laptop and other electronic devices of travelers' entering the U.S., including U.S. citizens, may be searched and retained by authorities even absent any suspicion of wrongdoing 
7/30/2008 Apple's iPhone Privacy Headache Unstrung Dan Jones Privacy concerns have arisen surrounding the fact developers of third-party applications for Apple's iPhone have access to the contact lists on users' phones. 
7/27/2008 GMAT testing firm to use biometric scanners to verify students' IDs Sun Sentinel John Hechinger Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) takers will be required to undergo a palm vein scan before sitting for the exam starting this fall. The scan takes an infrared picture of blood flow through the hand, revealing a vein "blueprint," which is unique to every individual. 
7/24/2008 Clarifications sought on data mining Federal Computer Week Ben Bain Civil libertarians, academics and technology experts called for clarification on the term "data mining" at a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) conference on implementing privacy protections in government data mining last week. 
7/23/2008 Privacy vs. border security:  Critics say laptop searches cross the line The Seattle Times  Janet Tu Searches of the laptops, cell phones and other electronic devices of U.S. citizens at border crossings are raising privacy concerns. 
7/21/2008 State fails to resolve tax privacy issue Burlington Free Press Nancy Remsen Vermont's year-old structure for paying school taxes is raising privacy concerns. The system, in which property owners pay school taxes on an income-based sliding scale, raises the question of whether residents' tax information, which now includes income information, is public or private. 
7/15/2008 Lawyers in YouTube lawsuit reach user privacy deal Reuters Eric Auchard Google has reached an agreement with Viacom regarding the release of YouTube user information in Viacom's $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit against that company. 
7/13/2008 Printer dots raise privacy concerns USA Today Thomas Frank Many color laser printer manufacturers are turning out products that print a pattern of near-invisible tiny yellow dots that represent the product's serial number. These patterns allow printed documents to be traced back to the owner of the machine, a capability watchdog group Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) says represents a violation of personal privacy. 
7/11/2008 Is the do-not-call list not working? Info World Ed Foster Ed Foster wonders if the Do-Not-Call Registry is losing its effectiveness as telemarketers have worked their way around so many of the penalties intended to keep them from phone spamming consumers. 
7/8/2008 No Privacy on Fingerprint Provision Wall Street Journal John Berlau John Berlau, director of the Center for Entrepreneurship, countered charges that his recent editorial in that paper panning a proposed federal fingerprint law was misleading. On June 28 senators Dianne Feinstein and Mel Martinez charged Berlau with misrepresenting the bill. 
7/8/2008 No Privacy on Fingerprint Provision Wall Street Journal John Berlau John Berlau, director of the Center for Entrepreneurship, countered charges that his recent editorial in that paper panning a proposed federal fingerprint law was misleading. On June 28 senators Dianne Feinstein and Mel Martinez charged Berlau with misrepresenting the bill. 
7/8/2008 U.S. Seeks Data Exchange Washington Post Ellen Nakashima The United States is negotiating data exchange agreements with new European Union member nations that would facilitate travel between countries without a visa.
7/8/2008 U.S. Seeks Data Exchange Washington Post Ellen Nakashima The United States is negotiating data exchange agreements with new European Union member nations that would facilitate travel between countries without a visa.
6/30/2008 Laptops Lost Like Hotcakes at US Airports PC World Agam Shah A study released yesterday reveals that hundreds of thousands of laptops are stolen from U.S. airports each year, and most contain unprotected confidential company information
6/30/2008 Laptops Lost Like Hotcakes at US Airports PC World Agam Shah A study released yesterday reveals that hundreds of thousands of laptops are stolen from U.S. airports each year, and most contain unprotected confidential company information
6/26/2008 Laptop Searches in Airports Draw Fire at Senate Hearing New York Times Austin Bogues A Senate Judiciary subcommittee yesterday heard from those concerned about Border Patrol searches of the laptops of United States citizens re-entering the country from abroad. 
6/26/2008 Laptop Searches in Airports Draw Fire at Senate Hearing New York Times Austin Bogues A Senate Judiciary subcommittee yesterday heard from those concerned about Border Patrol searches of the laptops of United States citizens re-entering the country from abroad. 
6/24/2008 Target's (The Retailer) Swipe At Privacy Information Week George Hulme George Hulme relays his experience of having his driver's license swiped at a large retailer when purchasing Nicorette gum, raising questions about just what license information is captured during the swiping, if any, and how well that information may be protected once captured.
6/24/2008 Target's (The Retailer) Swipe At Privacy Information Week George Hulme George Hulme relays his experience of having his driver's license swiped at a large retailer when purchasing Nicorette gum, raising questions about just what license information is captured during the swiping, if any, and how well that information may be protected once captured.
6/22/2008 Plan to fingerprint foreigners exiting U.S. is opposed The Washington Post Spencer S. Hsu The U.S. government wants airlines and cruise companies to collect the digital fingerprints of all foreign passengers leaving the U.S., but the airline industry and embassies of 34 nations oppose the plan. 
6/22/2008 Plan to fingerprint foreigners exiting U.S. is opposed The Washington Post Spencer S. Hsu The U.S. government wants airlines and cruise companies to collect the digital fingerprints of all foreign passengers leaving the U.S., but the airline industry and embassies of 34 nations oppose the plan. 
6/12/2008 ACLU files lawsuit on behalf of Virginia privacy advocate ComputerWorld Security Betty Ostergren The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of privacy advocate Betty "BJ" Ostergren, whose failed quest to stop Virginia state and county offices from posting public records containing Social Security numbers on their Web sites instead resulted in a law prohibiting others from reposting publicly-available sensitive information. 
6/12/2008 ACLU files lawsuit on behalf of Virginia privacy advocate ComputerWorld Security Betty Ostergren The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of privacy advocate Betty "BJ" Ostergren, whose failed quest to stop Virginia state and county offices from posting public records containing Social Security numbers on their Web sites instead resulted in a law prohibiting others from reposting publicly-available sensitive information. 
6/11/2008 Conn. Governor Signs Bill to Safeguard Personal Data Government Technology   Connecticut governor M. Jodi Rell yesterday signed into law a bill to safeguard personal information. The law requires anyone possessing Social Security numbers or other personal information to protect it or face civil penalties up to $500,000. 
6/11/2008 Conn. Governor Signs Bill to Safeguard Personal Data Government Technology   Connecticut governor M. Jodi Rell yesterday signed into law a bill to safeguard personal information. The law requires anyone possessing Social Security numbers or other personal information to protect it or face civil penalties up to $500,000. 
6/6/2008 Bush pushes biometrics for national security  FCW.com Ben Bain A presidential directive issued last week requires federal agencies to collaborate on methods used to collect, store and share biometric data--such as fingerprints, face and iris recognition data and behavioral characteristics--of people thought to be a threat to national security.
6/6/2008 Bush pushes biometrics for national security  FCW.com Ben Bain A presidential directive issued last week requires federal agencies to collaborate on methods used to collect, store and share biometric data--such as fingerprints, face and iris recognition data and behavioral characteristics--of people thought to be a threat to national security.
5/29/2008 Big Brother Is Watching Your Travel Habits Wired Blog Network Alexander Lew Police access to customer transit card information continues to provoke debate.
5/29/2008 Big Brother Is Watching Your Travel Habits Wired Blog Network Alexander Lew Police access to customer transit card information continues to provoke debate.
5/25/2008 Exposed New York Times Emily Gould In a New York Times Magazine cover story, Emily Gould reveals her life as a blogger --personal and professional-- where she shared the most personal details of her life with thousands of people every day. 
5/25/2008 Exposed New York Times Emily Gould In a New York Times Magazine cover story, Emily Gould reveals her life as a blogger --personal and professional-- where she shared the most personal details of her life with thousands of people every day. 
5/23/2008 What your cellphone knows about you Forbes.com Andy Greenberg Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are looking to cell phones to measure wellness. 
5/23/2008 What your cellphone knows about you Forbes.com Andy Greenberg Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are looking to cell phones to measure wellness. 
5/22/2008 Cathay to fight watchdog ruling The Standard Nishika Patel Cathay Pacific is seeking judicial review in hopes of overturning a 2007 ruling by the Hong Kong privacy commissioner, reports The Standard. The ruling deemed that the company had acted unfairly by collecting medical records of employees with high absence rates under the threat of disciplinary action for refusal to submit. 
5/22/2008 Cathay to fight watchdog ruling The Standard Nishika Patel Cathay Pacific is seeking judicial review in hopes of overturning a 2007 ruling by the Hong Kong privacy commissioner, reports The Standard. The ruling deemed that the company had acted unfairly by collecting medical records of employees with high absence rates under the threat of disciplinary action for refusal to submit. 
5/18/2008 SECURITY, PRIVACY OFFICES MUST COMBINE RESOURCES Information Security Magazine Ben Halpert In an article for Information Security Magazine, Ben Halpert says that the technical realities of today make it all too easy for outside parties to have access to information that pertains to the individual. He suggests that organizations' security and privacy teams work together at protecting personal information, noting that currently, consumers must take "overt actions" to protect their privacy.
5/18/2008 SECURITY, PRIVACY OFFICES MUST COMBINE RESOURCES Information Security Magazine Ben Halpert In an article for Information Security Magazine, Ben Halpert says that the technical realities of today make it all too easy for outside parties to have access to information that pertains to the individual. He suggests that organizations' security and privacy teams work together at protecting personal information, noting that currently, consumers must take "overt actions" to protect their privacy.
5/13/2008 Five IRS Employees Charged With Snooping on Tax Returns Wired Blog Network Kevin Poulsen Snooping is on the rise at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), according to a Treasury Department investigator who testified before Congress last month. Five hundred twenty one cases of unauthorized access were reported last year and, earlier this week, five employees at the Fresno, California processing center were charged with computer fraud and unauthorized access to tax return information for unnecessary viewing of taxpayers' files. 
5/13/2008 Five IRS Employees Charged With Snooping on Tax Returns Wired Blog Network Kevin Poulsen Snooping is on the rise at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), according to a Treasury Department investigator who testified before Congress last month. Five hundred twenty one cases of unauthorized access were reported last year and, earlier this week, five employees at the Fresno, California processing center were charged with computer fraud and unauthorized access to tax return information for unnecessary viewing of taxpayers' files. 
5/9/2008 Sidney's High Data Privacy Lecture Part of Internal Report Sun Telegraph Klark Byrd A privacy presentation for students at Sidney High School in Sidney, Nebraska, was included in an international report as an example of the sort of outreach envisioned by the founders of International Data Privacy Day. 
5/9/2008 Sidney's High Data Privacy Lecture Part of Internal Report Sun Telegraph Klark Byrd A privacy presentation for students at Sidney High School in Sidney, Nebraska, was included in an international report as an example of the sort of outreach envisioned by the founders of International Data Privacy Day. 
5/8/2008 Age verification' device invades privacy Tennesean.com Virginia Crowe Identification procedures at a local restaurant have at least one Nashville resident concerned. 
5/8/2008 Age verification' device invades privacy Tennesean.com Virginia Crowe Identification procedures at a local restaurant have at least one Nashville resident concerned. 
5/1/2008 When UPMC wrist ID tells too much Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Steve Twedt The use of Social Security numbers as patient identifiers on admissions' wrist bracelets has come under scrutiny at a Pennsylvania hospital, says a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story.
5/1/2008 When UPMC wrist ID tells too much Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Steve Twedt The use of Social Security numbers as patient identifiers on admissions' wrist bracelets has come under scrutiny at a Pennsylvania hospital, says a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story.
4/30/2008 Travel Group warns:  Corporate data at risk from laptop searches at border Computer World Jaikumar Vijayan A recent ruling of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals worries the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE), which has issued a warning to members about private information and border crossings.
4/30/2008 Travel Group warns:  Corporate data at risk from laptop searches at border Computer World Jaikumar Vijayan A recent ruling of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals worries the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE), which has issued a warning to members about private information and border crossings.
4/27/2008 Using kin's DNA to track suspects San Francisco Chronicle Ellen Nakashima Soon, California will adopt a protocol to allow familial DNA searches for crime investigation, and Massachusetts and Colorado are also exploring the technique.
4/27/2008 Using kin's DNA to track suspects San Francisco Chronicle Ellen Nakashima Soon, California will adopt a protocol to allow familial DNA searches for crime investigation, and Massachusetts and Colorado are also exploring the technique.
4/21/2008 Study: Consumers Misunderstand RFID and Its Security
 RFIDUpdate.com John Burnell A new study suggests that consumers are ignorant of the data risks inherent with the use of RFID-enabled identification, according to an article in RFIDUpdate.com. 
4/21/2008 Feds see strong demand for border-crossing cards Washington Technology Alice Lipowicz Washington Technology reports that demand is high for the new U.S. border-crossing card that frequent travelers can use instead of a passport to enter the country at certain points. 
4/21/2008 Feds see strong demand for border-crossing cards Washington Technology Alice Lipowicz Washington Technology reports that demand is high for the new U.S. border-crossing card that frequent travelers can use instead of a passport to enter the country at certain points. 
4/15/2008 Doyle wants new state safeguards for data Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Stacy Forster   Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle is calling for state government agencies to reform their data collection and security procedures, including doing away with the use of Social Security numbers as a means of identifying citizens. 
4/15/2008 Doyle wants new state safeguards for data Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Stacy Forster   Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle is calling for state government agencies to reform their data collection and security procedures, including doing away with the use of Social Security numbers as a means of identifying citizens. 
4/9/2008 Group calls for teen privacy protections on Facebook, MySpace CNET News.com Stefanie Olsen A coalition of child privacy advocates, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, Children Now and the Center for Digital Democracy, is urging the Federal Trade Commission to expand the scope of existing child privacy law and increase the age restrictions on data collection from 13 years to 18 years of age. 
4/4/2008 City installing homeless person database on Nashville City Paper Nashville City Paper Nate Rau Nashville city officials will soon begin collecting information on the local homeless population and creating a database in line with the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Homeless Information Management System (HIMS). 
4/4/2008 City installing homeless person database on Nashville City Paper Nashville City Paper Nate Rau Nashville city officials will soon begin collecting information on the local homeless population and creating a database in line with the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Homeless Information Management System (HIMS). 
4/2/2008 Pentagon Uses FBI to Collect Data on People in the U.S. Wall Street Journal Siobahn Gorman In an apparent workaround, the Pentagon has colluded with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to gather information on people in the U.S. Pentagon documents, released after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued for disclosure, confirm that the Defense Department took advantage of the FBIs wider domestic spying powers to gather financial and communications data using national security letters, administrative subpoenas that don't require court approval.
4/2/2008 Pentagon Uses FBI to Collect Data on People in the U.S. Wall Street Journal Siobahn Gorman In an apparent workaround, the Pentagon has colluded with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to gather information on people in the U.S. Pentagon documents, released after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued for disclosure, confirm that the Defense Department took advantage of the FBIs wider domestic spying powers to gather financial and communications data using national security letters, administrative subpoenas that don't require court approval.
4/2/2008 U.S. Gives Maine a Deadline of Today to Say It Will Comply with ID Law New York Times Katie Zezima Maine officials have a matter of hours to agree to comply with the federal Real ID Act, which requires states to tighten driver's license issuing regulations using a variety of measures. 
4/2/2008 U.S. Gives Maine a Deadline of Today to Say It Will Comply with ID Law New York Times Katie Zezima Maine officials have a matter of hours to agree to comply with the federal Real ID Act, which requires states to tighten driver's license issuing regulations using a variety of measures. 
3/31/2008 Defiant South Carolina Wind Real ID Extension Wired Blog Network Ryan Singel The Department of Homeland Security granted South Carolina an extension for Real ID Act compliance. The Real ID Act aims to make it more difficult for terrorists to obtain driver's licenses, but many states have passed laws barring participation in the program, citing concerns about privacy and cost, among other issues.
3/31/2008 Defiant South Carolina Wind Real ID Extension Wired Blog Network Ryan Singel The Department of Homeland Security granted South Carolina an extension for Real ID Act compliance. The Real ID Act aims to make it more difficult for terrorists to obtain driver's licenses, but many states have passed laws barring participation in the program, citing concerns about privacy and cost, among other issues.
3/31/2008 State leads way on RFID policy Seattle Times Kristi Heim Washington governor Christine Gregoire last week signed into law two bills designed to help protect citizens' privacy, says a report in the Seattle Times. Starting in June it will be a felony to possess information from an RFID-enhanced driver's license.
3/31/2008 State leads way on RFID policy Seattle Times Kristi Heim Washington governor Christine Gregoire last week signed into law two bills designed to help protect citizens' privacy, says a report in the Seattle Times. Starting in June it will be a felony to possess information from an RFID-enhanced driver's license.
3/30/2008 City Sobpoenas Creator of Text Messaging Code New York Times Colin Moynihan Lawyers for the city of New York have subpoenaed the text message records of thousands of people involved in demonstrations at the 2004 Republican National Convention. A New York Times report says that Tad Hirsch, MIT doctoral candidate and creator of the TXTmob code that enabled convention demonstrators to transmit messages to thousands of telephones, has been instructed to release the content of messages exchanged on the service and to identify people who sent and received messages. 
3/30/2008 City Sobpoenas Creator of Text Messaging Code New York Times Colin Moynihan Lawyers for the city of New York have subpoenaed the text message records of thousands of people involved in demonstrations at the 2004 Republican National Convention. A New York Times report says that Tad Hirsch, MIT doctoral candidate and creator of the TXTmob code that enabled convention demonstrators to transmit messages to thousands of telephones, has been instructed to release the content of messages exchanged on the service and to identify people who sent and received messages. 
3/29/2008 2 States in Jeopardy With Federal ID Law New York Times Katie Zezima Travelers from Maine and South Carolina may need to use  passport IDs for domestic travel if the federal government does not grant those states extensions for the Real ID Act compliance deadline.
3/29/2008 2 States in Jeopardy With Federal ID Law New York Times Katie Zezima Travelers from Maine and South Carolina may need to use  passport IDs for domestic travel if the federal government does not grant those states extensions for the Real ID Act compliance deadline.
3/21/2008 FAQ: The passport breach:  What exactly is in those records? ComputerWorld Jaikumar Vijayan    Following last week's disclosure that employees of government contractors charged with processing passport data for the U.S. Department of State had inappropriately accessed the files of presidential candidates Senators Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain. 
3/21/2008 FAQ: The passport breach:  What exactly is in those records? ComputerWorld Jaikumar Vijayan    Following last week's disclosure that employees of government contractors charged with processing passport data for the U.S. Department of State had inappropriately accessed the files of presidential candidates Senators Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain. 
3/18/2008 ACLU 1, state 0 in battle to protect your privacy rights The Virginia Pilot Kerry Dougherty The Virginia chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has joined the fight to protect the privacy of Virginia's citizens. Virginia Pilot columnist Kerry Dougherty reported in her blog this morning that the ACLU will oppose SB133, which goes into effect on July 1 this year, and which prevents individuals from re-distributing Social Security numbers obtained legally from Virginia state Web properties. 
3/18/2008 ACLU 1, state 0 in battle to protect your privacy rights The Virginia Pilot Kerry Dougherty The Virginia chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has joined the fight to protect the privacy of Virginia's citizens. Virginia Pilot columnist Kerry Dougherty reported in her blog this morning that the ACLU will oppose SB133, which goes into effect on July 1 this year, and which prevents individuals from re-distributing Social Security numbers obtained legally from Virginia state Web properties. 
3/3/2008 National security trumps personal privacy, survey states Federal Computer Week Jason Miller A new survey by Quest Software suggests that government authorities believe national security should take precedence over personal privacy. 
2/28/2008 Consumers Inconsistent With Privacy The Mercury News Mark Boslet Consumers claim they are protective of their privacy and complain loudly when companies fail to protect their personal information, but seem content to share that very information with complete strangers, according to research presented by the San Jose Mercury News. 
2/28/2008 Consumers Inconsistent With Privacy The Mercury News Mark Boslet Consumers claim they are protective of their privacy and complain loudly when companies fail to protect their personal information, but seem content to share that very information with complete strangers, according to research presented by the San Jose Mercury News. 
2/26/2008 Media Measurement Hits Expansion Snags New York Times Louise Story As television becomes less of a centerpiece to the American media experience, the Nielsen Company, long known for its network of "Nielsen Families" whose TV watching choices influence network broadcasting and advertising, is seeking to expand.
2/26/2008 Media Measurement Hits Expansion Snags New York Times Louise Story As television becomes less of a centerpiece to the American media experience, the Nielsen Company, long known for its network of "Nielsen Families" whose TV watching choices influence network broadcasting and advertising, is seeking to expand.
2/24/2008 Tucson Golfers' SSNs At Risk Arizona Daily Star Shelley Shelton Residents of Tucson, Arizona who use their resident identification cards when paying for their rounds at municipal golf courses are being cautioned to hold on to their receipts.
2/24/2008 Tucson Golfers' SSNs At Risk Arizona Daily Star Shelley Shelton Residents of Tucson, Arizona who use their resident identification cards when paying for their rounds at municipal golf courses are being cautioned to hold on to their receipts.
2/21/2008 Cell Phone Snooping Now A Simple Feat Forbes.com Andy Greenberg At the Black Hat conference this week, two tech whiz kids demonstrated a technique for capturing and decrypting cellular telephone conversations broadcast using the GSM standard, used by such carriers as AT&T, Cingular and T-Mobile. According to Forbes, the pair said they soon plan to make their breakthrough, a process which takes about 30 minutes, available to the public. 
2/21/2008 Cell Phone Snooping Now A Simple Feat Forbes.com Andy Greenberg At the Black Hat conference this week, two tech whiz kids demonstrated a technique for capturing and decrypting cellular telephone conversations broadcast using the GSM standard, used by such carriers as AT&T, Cingular and T-Mobile. According to Forbes, the pair said they soon plan to make their breakthrough, a process which takes about 30 minutes, available to the public. 
2/20/2008 Privacy and Behavioral Targeting: How Much Data Is Too Much? ClickZ.com Elyse Tager Elyse Tager writes of the conundrum facing the behavioral targeting industry.
2/20/2008 Privacy and Behavioral Targeting: How Much Data Is Too Much? ClickZ.com Elyse Tager Elyse Tager writes of the conundrum facing the behavioral targeting industry.
2/16/2008 Bush, Congress Spar Over Immunity New York Times David Herszenhorn President Bush and Congress sparred this week over a provision of the proposed renewal of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that would grant telecommunications companies retroactive immunity for handing call data over to federal authorities following the 9/11 terror attacks. 
2/16/2008 Bush, Congress Spar Over Immunity New York Times David Herszenhorn President Bush and Congress sparred this week over a provision of the proposed renewal of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that would grant telecommunications companies retroactive immunity for handing call data over to federal authorities following the 9/11 terror attacks. 
2/15/2008 Washington State Outlaws RFID Skimming RFID Journal Claire Swedberg The Washington State House of Representatives has approved a privacy bill addressing concerns related to the use of personally identifiable information in conjunction with RFID technology. HB1031, sponsored by Rep. Jeff Morris, would make it a felony to "skim" RFID tagged items in order to capture an individual's personal data and would prohibit vendors from capturing and retaining PII contained on an RFID tag without the user's consent.
2/15/2008 Washington State Outlaws RFID Skimming RFID Journal Claire Swedberg The Washington State House of Representatives has approved a privacy bill addressing concerns related to the use of personally identifiable information in conjunction with RFID technology. HB1031, sponsored by Rep. Jeff Morris, would make it a felony to "skim" RFID tagged items in order to capture an individual's personal data and would prohibit vendors from capturing and retaining PII contained on an RFID tag without the user's consent.
2/13/2008 Maine Adoption Records Law Takes Interesting Turn USA Today Wendy Koch The passage of Maine State Senator Paula Benoit's bill making it easier for adoptees to have birth records unsealed took an interesting turn when she learned she was an aunt to two of her legislative colleagues, but the law also opened a privacy debate.
2/13/2008 Maine Adoption Records Law Takes Interesting Turn USA Today Wendy Koch The passage of Maine State Senator Paula Benoit's bill making it easier for adoptees to have birth records unsealed took an interesting turn when she learned she was an aunt to two of her legislative colleagues, but the law also opened a privacy debate.
2/12/2008 Woman Sues Best Buy For $54 M Over Lost Lap Top MSNBC Bob Sullivan Six months after bringing a damaged laptop computer into a Best Buy electronics store for repairs, and three months after the firm admitted losing it, Raelyn Campbell filed the whopper of a lawsuit recently in Washington, D.C., Superior Court.
2/12/2008 Woman Sues Best Buy For $54 M Over Lost Lap Top MSNBC Bob Sullivan Six months after bringing a damaged laptop computer into a Best Buy electronics store for repairs, and three months after the firm admitted losing it, Raelyn Campbell filed the whopper of a lawsuit recently in Washington, D.C., Superior Court.
2/9/2008 Ford Develops RFID Tool Inventory System for Trucks efluxmedia.com Max Brenn Ford Motor Company recently announced a new RFID-based inventory system for its trucks and vans that will allow contractors to keep track of high value tools. 
2/9/2008 Ford Develops RFID Tool Inventory System for Trucks efluxmedia.com Max Brenn Ford Motor Company recently announced a new RFID-based inventory system for its trucks and vans that will allow contractors to keep track of high value tools. 
2/8/2008 Belizeans Continue To Contend With Privacy Issues The Reporter Niall Gillette The Carribean nation of Belize is coming to grips with a number of privacy issues.
2/8/2008 Belizeans Continue To Contend With Privacy Issues The Reporter Niall Gillette The Carribean nation of Belize is coming to grips with a number of privacy issues.
2/7/2008 RFID At Center Of Many Stories Worldwide RFID Journal   A summary of a number of stories for the industry, many of which have direct privacy connections.
2/7/2008 RFID At Center Of Many Stories Worldwide RFID Journal   A summary of a number of stories for the industry, many of which have direct privacy connections.
2/7/2008 Security Matters For Online Shoppers Information Week George Hulme George Hulme says that a recent study by Gartner shows that the number and pace of security breaches is having a detrimental effect on consumers' willingness to make online purchases.
2/7/2008 Security Matters For Online Shoppers Information Week George Hulme George Hulme says that a recent study by Gartner shows that the number and pace of security breaches is having a detrimental effect on consumers' willingness to make online purchases.
2/7/2008 South Carolina Latest to Pass Consumer Privacy Law scnow.com Kelly Gillespie South Carolina may be the latest state to adopt a consumer privacy law following the state legislature's approval of a bill that would allow consumers who suspect their identity is at risk to freeze on their credit at no cost.
2/7/2008 South Carolina Latest to Pass Consumer Privacy Law scnow.com Kelly Gillespie South Carolina may be the latest state to adopt a consumer privacy law following the state legislature's approval of a bill that would allow consumers who suspect their identity is at risk to freeze on their credit at no cost.
2/6/2008 FBI Touts, Critics Decry Biometric Database cnn.com Kelli Arena & Carol Cratty The FBI prepares to award contracts for the creation of a $1 billion database that will house the biometric profiles of criminals.
2/6/2008 FBI Touts, Critics Decry Biometric Database cnn.com Kelli Arena & Carol Cratty The FBI prepares to award contracts for the creation of a $1 billion database that will house the biometric profiles of criminals.
2/5/2008 Eye Scan Among New Hotel Door Lock Options USA Today Roger Yu As hoteliers around the world search for new options that offer better guest security while also lowering cost and producing less waste, biometrics and RFID are among the technologies being considered. 
2/5/2008 Eye Scan Among New Hotel Door Lock Options USA Today Roger Yu As hoteliers around the world search for new options that offer better guest security while also lowering cost and producing less waste, biometrics and RFID are among the technologies being considered. 
2/1/2008 Opinion:  RFID Payment Systems Too Risky Info World Brian Chee Brian Chee writes of feeling less than comfortable with the new RFID-enabled payment cards issued by American Express and Master Card.
2/1/2008 Opinion:  RFID Payment Systems Too Risky Info World Brian Chee Brian Chee writes of feeling less than comfortable with the new RFID-enabled payment cards issued by American Express and Master Card.
1/30/2008 Colorado DA Warns Of Bogus Calls To Harvest PII CBS 4 Denver News Tom Mustin Carol Chambers, district attorney for Douglas and Arapahoe Counties in Colorado is warning residents in her region to be on the alert after reports of an individual pretending to be a court official placing fraudulent calls and requesting personal information on the pretext of gathering information for jury duty. 
1/30/2008 Colorado DA Warns Of Bogus Calls To Harvest PII CBS 4 Denver News Tom Mustin Carol Chambers, district attorney for Douglas and Arapahoe Counties in Colorado is warning residents in her region to be on the alert after reports of an individual pretending to be a court official placing fraudulent calls and requesting personal information on the pretext of gathering information for jury duty. 
1/30/2008 Directory Of Cell Phone Numbers Raises Concern MSNBC Alex Johnson Consumers, wireless carriers, politicians and privacy advocates have expressed concern over an online database of cellular telephone numbers made available by Intelius. More than 90 million private cell phone numbers are contained within the directory, and each is available for sale.
1/30/2008 Directory Of Cell Phone Numbers Raises Concern MSNBC Alex Johnson Consumers, wireless carriers, politicians and privacy advocates have expressed concern over an online database of cellular telephone numbers made available by Intelius. More than 90 million private cell phone numbers are contained within the directory, and each is available for sale.
1/30/2008 Congress Passes 15-Day Surveillance Extension Washington Post.com Paul Kane Under threat of veto, Congress has passed a 15-day extension to temporary wiretap authority granted after 9/11. President George W. Bush had threatened to veto a proposed 30-day extension of the law, but officials said he was likely to agree to the added time in order to allow deliberation on permanent expansion and renewal of the Protect America Act, which had been due to expire today. 
1/30/2008 Congress Passes 15-Day Surveillance Extension Washington Post.com Paul Kane Under threat of veto, Congress has passed a 15-day extension to temporary wiretap authority granted after 9/11. President George W. Bush had threatened to veto a proposed 30-day extension of the law, but officials said he was likely to agree to the added time in order to allow deliberation on permanent expansion and renewal of the Protect America Act, which had been due to expire today. 
1/29/2008 Security Cameras Cannot Record Voice Out-law.com   The Information Commissioner's Office has stated that, except in rare instances, operators of video surveillance cameras must not record conversations.
1/29/2008 Security Cameras Cannot Record Voice Out-law.com   The Information Commissioner's Office has stated that, except in rare instances, operators of video surveillance cameras must not record conversations.
1/29/2008 Travelers, Politicians Say Terror Watch List Redress Ineffective The Wall Street Journal Scott McCartney The system established by the federal government to assist travelers whose names erroneously appear on terror watch lists is not working, say travelers and members of congress.
1/29/2008 Travelers, Politicians Say Terror Watch List Redress Ineffective The Wall Street Journal Scott McCartney The system established by the federal government to assist travelers whose names erroneously appear on terror watch lists is not working, say travelers and members of congress.
1/26/2008 Secret Directive gives NSA Snoop Power over Fed Networks Washington Post.com Ellen Nakashima President Bush signed a directive this month that expands the intelligence community's role in monitoring Internet traffic to protect against a rising number of attacks on federal agencies' computer systems.
1/26/2008 Secret Directive gives NSA Snoop Power over Fed Networks Washington Post.com Ellen Nakashima President Bush signed a directive this month that expands the intelligence community's role in monitoring Internet traffic to protect against a rising number of attacks on federal agencies' computer systems.
1/26/2008 Indiana Legislator Wants Disclosure On Car Event Recorders Indianapolis Business Journal Chris O'Malley State Representative Earl Harris has sponsored a House Bill 1324 that would require companies selling, leasing or renting new cars to provide disclosure of the presence of an event data recorder -- more commonly known as a "black box" -- in the vehicle. 
1/26/2008 Indiana Legislator Wants Disclosure On Car Event Recorders Indianapolis Business Journal Chris O'Malley State Representative Earl Harris has sponsored a House Bill 1324 that would require companies selling, leasing or renting new cars to provide disclosure of the presence of an event data recorder -- more commonly known as a "black box" -- in the vehicle. 
1/25/2008 Like It Or Not, RFID Is Everywhere (Or Will Be) Associated Press Todd Lewan RFID chips in cars, appliances, consumer goods -- even people; it's not science fiction, it's with us today, and it is making plenty of people uncomfortable.
1/25/2008 Like It Or Not, RFID Is Everywhere (Or Will Be) Associated Press Todd Lewan RFID chips in cars, appliances, consumer goods -- even people; it's not science fiction, it's with us today, and it is making plenty of people uncomfortable.
1/23/2008 Media Coverage Of RFID More Balanced RFID Journal Mark Roberti Mark Roberti, editor of RFID Journal, observes in the magazine's blog that depictions of radio frequency identification technology in the media are becoming less alarmist and more balanced of late.
1/23/2008 Media Coverage Of RFID More Balanced RFID Journal Mark Roberti Mark Roberti, editor of RFID Journal, observes in the magazine's blog that depictions of radio frequency identification technology in the media are becoming less alarmist and more balanced of late.
1/23/2008 VP Cheney Pushes For FISA Renewal MSNBC Associated Press Vice President Dick Cheney is urging Congress to pass a bill that would renew federal powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act saying that the bill, which gives law enforcement authority to eavesdrop on telephone and Internet communications, is an important bulwark against terrorism. 
1/23/2008 VP Cheney Pushes For FISA Renewal MSNBC Associated Press Vice President Dick Cheney is urging Congress to pass a bill that would renew federal powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act saying that the bill, which gives law enforcement authority to eavesdrop on telephone and Internet communications, is an important bulwark against terrorism. 
1/18/2008 Missouri Latest State To Protest Real ID STLtoday.com Lee Logan The Missouri state legislature yesterday became the latest to pass a law prohibiting the state from complying with provisions of the Real ID Act, creating a set of standard identification elements for all state drivers' licenses. 
1/18/2008 Missouri Latest State To Protest Real ID STLtoday.com Lee Logan The Missouri state legislature yesterday became the latest to pass a law prohibiting the state from complying with provisions of the Real ID Act, creating a set of standard identification elements for all state drivers' licenses. 
1/17/2008 Personal, Professional Lives Intersect Through Social Networks USA Today Janet Kornblum How one woman's eyes were opened to the far-reaching implications of posting personal information to a social networking Web site.
1/17/2008 Personal, Professional Lives Intersect Through Social Networks USA Today Janet Kornblum How one woman's eyes were opened to the far-reaching implications of posting personal information to a social networking Web site.
1/17/2008 Security Preparations Begin For Super Bowl ABC News Jason Ryan & Pierre Thomas State and federal law enforcement agencies are preparing themselves for activities surrounding the Super Bowl following the completion of a threat assessment by the FBI and Department of Homeland Security.
1/17/2008 Security Preparations Begin For Super Bowl ABC News Jason Ryan & Pierre Thomas State and federal law enforcement agencies are preparing themselves for activities surrounding the Super Bowl following the completion of a threat assessment by the FBI and Department of Homeland Security.
1/16/2008 Family Farms Bristle At Animal Identification Program Los Angeles Times   A Bush Administration program requiring all U.S. farms to register their stock with the Department of Agriculture and affix an identification tag to individual animals is drawing criticism from small farms and other groups who complain that the program is a unnecessary "Big Brother" burden.
1/15/2008 Wisconsin Is At It Again Milwaukee Journal Sentinel   Wisconsin Secretary of Administration Michael Morgan announced this week that 5,000 more residents had their Social Security numbers exposed in the mail, mere days following another mailing error that exposed 260,000 SSNs on address labels.
1/15/2008 Wisconsin Is At It Again Milwaukee Journal Sentinel   Wisconsin Secretary of Administration Michael Morgan announced this week that 5,000 more residents had their Social Security numbers exposed in the mail, mere days following another mailing error that exposed 260,000 SSNs on address labels.
1/14/2008 DHS Funding Development Of Advanced Screening Tech Computer World Robert L. Mitchell The Department of Homeland Security is funding the development of advanced surveillance and screening technology that will use real-time data input to detect high-risk travelers at security checkpoints. 
1/14/2008 DHS Funding Development Of Advanced Screening Tech Computer World Robert L. Mitchell The Department of Homeland Security is funding the development of advanced surveillance and screening technology that will use real-time data input to detect high-risk travelers at security checkpoints. 
1/12/2008 Tennesseans Worried REAL ID Will Ground Them Tennesean.com Devlin Barrett Following last week's announced five-year extension for states to begin to come into compliance with the federal REAL ID Act, designed to establish a national driver's license standard, some states expressed concern that their citizens may be punished at airport security checks because of state laws rejecting the measure. 
1/12/2008 Tennesseans Worried REAL ID Will Ground Them Tennesean.com Devlin Barrett Following last week's announced five-year extension for states to begin to come into compliance with the federal REAL ID Act, designed to establish a national driver's license standard, some states expressed concern that their citizens may be punished at airport security checks because of state laws rejecting the measure. 
1/10/2008 Gun Registry Posting Did Not Violate Privacy The Ottawa Citizen Glen McGregor Canadian gun owners who filed a complaint following the Ottawa Citizen's online posting of a searchable copy of the a federal gun registry, obtained from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, learned this week that their privacy was not violated.
1/10/2008 Gun Registry Posting Did Not Violate Privacy The Ottawa Citizen Glen McGregor Canadian gun owners who filed a complaint following the Ottawa Citizen's online posting of a searchable copy of the a federal gun registry, obtained from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, learned this week that their privacy was not violated.
1/10/2008 National Do Not Call Registry On Verge Of Renewal  Associated Press Eileen Alt Powell Responding to worries over the pending expiration of the hugely popular Do Not Call Registry and the need to renew the more than 150 million phone numbers currently included in the anti-telemarketing list, Congress is set to automatically renew the Registry. 
1/10/2008 National Do Not Call Registry On Verge Of Renewal  Associated Press Eileen Alt Powell Responding to worries over the pending expiration of the hugely popular Do Not Call Registry and the need to renew the more than 150 million phone numbers currently included in the anti-telemarketing list, Congress is set to automatically renew the Registry. 
1/8/2008 Wisconsin Prints SSNs On Mailing Labels - Again Milwaukee Journal Sentinel STACY FORSTER and PATRICK MARLEY For the second time in a little over a year, a Wisconsin state agency has printed Social Security numbers on mailing labels. On Tuesday the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services disclosed that nearly 260,000 recipients of Medicaid information had their SSNs compromised when the data was printed above their name on the envelope.
1/8/2008 Wisconsin Prints SSNs On Mailing Labels - Again Milwaukee Journal Sentinel STACY FORSTER and PATRICK MARLEY For the second time in a little over a year, a Wisconsin state agency has printed Social Security numbers on mailing labels. On Tuesday the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services disclosed that nearly 260,000 recipients of Medicaid information had their SSNs compromised when the data was printed above their name on the envelope.
1/8/2008 ACLU Critical Of Plan To Track R.I. Grade-Schoolers International Herald Tribune Associated Press The Rhode Island chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has issued a statement critical of a plan to track Aquidneck School students with RFID tags, calling the plan a "solution in search of a problem." The RFID tags, used to track students while they are on the bus, would be provided by MAP Information Technology.
1/8/2008 ACLU Critical Of Plan To Track R.I. Grade-Schoolers International Herald Tribune Associated Press The Rhode Island chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has issued a statement critical of a plan to track Aquidneck School students with RFID tags, calling the plan a "solution in search of a problem." The RFID tags, used to track students while they are on the bus, would be provided by MAP Information Technology.
12/8/2007 Privacy Commissioner Questions Quality of Data-Matching Program The Dominion Post Nick Venter Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff is has detailed in her annual report three incidents in which a new government data-matching program has led police to intercept the wrong people at airports in an effort to collect overdue fines. 
12/8/2007 Privacy Commissioner Questions Quality of Data-Matching Program The Dominion Post Nick Venter Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff is has detailed in her annual report three incidents in which a new government data-matching program has led police to intercept the wrong people at airports in an effort to collect overdue fines. 
11/28/2007 Federal Judge Rails Against Government Attempt To Obtain IDs Of Book Purchasers  newsfactor.com Frederick Lane The FBI's attempt to force Amazon.com to reveal the identities of more than 24,000 individuals who bought used books from the subject of a tax fraud investigation is "an unsettling and un-American scenario," wrote a federal judge who prevented federal prosecutors from gaining access to the Amazon.com records. 
11/28/2007 Federal Judge Rails Against Government Attempt To Obtain IDs Of Book Purchasers  newsfactor.com Frederick Lane The FBI's attempt to force Amazon.com to reveal the identities of more than 24,000 individuals who bought used books from the subject of a tax fraud investigation is "an unsettling and un-American scenario," wrote a federal judge who prevented federal prosecutors from gaining access to the Amazon.com records. 
11/16/2007 Public Employees Face Trend Toward GPS Monitoring In Government Vehicles  The Boston Globe Frank Eltman Local and state governments increasingly are adopting a policy to equip government vehicles with GPS devices in an effort to reduce waste and abuse.
11/16/2007 Public Employees Face Trend Toward GPS Monitoring In Government Vehicles The Boston Globe Frank Eltman Local and state governments increasingly are adopting a policy to equip government vehicles with GPS devices in an effort to reduce waste and abuse.
11/16/2007 Public Employees Face Trend Toward GPS Monitoring In Government Vehicles  The Boston Globe Frank Eltman Local and state governments increasingly are adopting a policy to equip government vehicles with GPS devices in an effort to reduce waste and abuse.
11/16/2007 Public Employees Face Trend Toward GPS Monitoring In Government Vehicles The Boston Globe Frank Eltman Local and state governments increasingly are adopting a policy to equip government vehicles with GPS devices in an effort to reduce waste and abuse.
11/16/2007 Newspaper Reveals Boeing's Employee Surveillance Tactics Seattle Post-Intelligencer Andrea James This story in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer details employee monitoring tactics in The Boeing Co. in the wake of a firing of an employee who was under investigation because of suspicions that he spoke with the media about the company's corporate reform law.
11/16/2007 Newspaper Reveals Boeing's Employee Surveillance Tactics Seattle Post-Intelligencer Andrea James This story in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer details employee monitoring tactics in The Boeing Co. in the wake of a firing of an employee who was under investigation because of suspicions that he spoke with the media about the company's corporate reform law.
11/14/2007 IAPP Privacy Academy 2007 Offered Wide-Ranging RFID Discussion Government Technology Gina M. Scott Privacy concerns related to RFID and offered some solutions for privacy protection.
11/14/2007 IAPP Privacy Academy 2007 Offered Wide-Ranging RFID Discussion Government Technology Gina M. Scott Privacy concerns related to RFID and offered some solutions for privacy protection.
11/7/2007 FTC Launches Biggest DNC Crackdown In Two Years USA Today Paul Davidson Bedmaker Craftmatic has agreed to pay $4.4 million to settle claims that it called consumers at home despite their inclusion on the Do Not Call (DNC) registry. 
11/7/2007 FTC Launches Biggest DNC Crackdown In Two Years USA Today Paul Davidson Bedmaker Craftmatic has agreed to pay $4.4 million to settle claims that it called consumers at home despite their inclusion on the Do Not Call (DNC) registry. 
11/7/2007 Nashville Schools To Implement Face Recognition Technology  eSchool News News Staff In what is believed to be the first school system in the nation to use face-recognition security cameras, the Metro Nashville Public Schools will begin a pilot project to test the technology.
11/7/2007 Nashville Schools To Implement Face Recognition Technology  eSchool News News Staff In what is believed to be the first school system in the nation to use face-recognition security cameras, the Metro Nashville Public Schools will begin a pilot project to test the technology.
11/5/2007 Alameda County Launches Iris Scanning Project  San Francisco Chronicle Demain Bulwa In an early application of new technology that could become commonplace in the future, the Alameda County Sheriff's Office is launching a project to require convicted sex offenders to undergo iris scanning. 
11/5/2007 Alameda County Launches Iris Scanning Project  San Francisco Chronicle Demain Bulwa In an early application of new technology that could become commonplace in the future, the Alameda County Sheriff's Office is launching a project to require convicted sex offenders to undergo iris scanning. 
11/4/2007 Condo Tower Will Offer As Much -- Or As Little Privacy -- As Residents Want New York Times Penelope Green Residents of a planned glass condo tower known as the W Downtown will offer lots of glass -- inside and outside. The concept is to allow residents to decide how much or how little personal privacy they want.
11/4/2007 Condo Tower Will Offer As Much -- Or As Little Privacy -- As Residents Want New York Times Penelope Green Residents of a planned glass condo tower known as the W Downtown will offer lots of glass -- inside and outside. The concept is to allow residents to decide how much or how little personal privacy they want.
11/2/2007 TSA Moves Forward With Plan To Issue Smart Cards To Transportation Workers Computer World Jaikumar Vijayan    The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is expanding its Transportation Worker Identity Credential program in the Texas port of Corpus Christi -- the second port undergoing enrollment in the program, which requires all transportation workers to carry a DHS-issued biometric smart card.
11/2/2007 TSA Moves Forward With Plan To Issue Smart Cards To Transportation Workers Computer World Jaikumar Vijayan    The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is expanding its Transportation Worker Identity Credential program in the Texas port of Corpus Christi -- the second port undergoing enrollment in the program, which requires all transportation workers to carry a DHS-issued biometric smart card.
10/23/2007 FTC to delay purge of Do Not Call list DMNews Lauren Bell With the 5-year limit looming on the Do-Not-Call (DNC) list, lawmakers are seeking solutions to extend the list without having to require consumers to register again for the popular solution to annoying telemarketing calls at home. 
10/23/2007 FTC to delay purge of Do Not Call list DMNews Lauren Bell With the 5-year limit looming on the Do-Not-Call (DNC) list, lawmakers are seeking solutions to extend the list without having to require consumers to register again for the popular solution to annoying telemarketing calls at home. 
10/10/2007 Test for Mass. Teachers lays new trap for cheaters:  thumbprint Boston Globe Tracy Jan Educators seeking to take a test to determine whether they will be allowed to teach in Massachusetts public schools are now required to provide a thumbprint to prove their identity.
9/21/2007 Feds Abandon Effort To Obtain Records Of Online Book Purchases Comcast News Jennifer Kerr The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says it will be easy for consumers to sign up again to include their names on the national Do-Not-Call list. However, at least one lawmaker has filed legislation to make the registrations permanent to spare consumers the trouble of having to re-enroll in the program.
9/21/2007 Feds Abandon Effort To Obtain Records Of Online Book Purchases Comcast News Jennifer Kerr The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says it will be easy for consumers to sign up again to include their names on the national Do-Not-Call list. However, at least one lawmaker has filed legislation to make the registrations permanent to spare consumers the trouble of having to re-enroll in the program.
9/11/2007 Report of Cancer Hurts Maker of Chip Implants New York Times Barnaby Feder  
9/6/2007 Calif. Makes another run at RFID regulation eweek.com Renee Boucher Ferguson Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has until mid-September to sign or veto a bill that would prohibit the forced human implantation of RFID chips. 
8/6/2007 Bush Signs Law to Widen Reach for Wiretapping New York Times James Risen President Bush signed legislation Sunday into law that gives the government expanded authority to conduct warrantless eavesdropping on Americans' international telephone calls and emails. 
7/29/2007 Poll: Americans OK with surveillance cams UPI.com United Press According to an ABC News poll, 71 percent of Americans are in favor of increasing the use of surveillance cameras in public places to fight crime. Several major U.S. cities, including New York, Chicago and Baltimore currently have plans in the works to expand the number of surveillance cameras in use.
7/9/2007 New York Plans Surveillance Veil for Downtown New York Times Cara Buckley More than 100 cameras will be trained on Lower Manhattan by the end of 2007, according to police officials. The Lower Manhattan Security Initiative will is a "London-style surveillance system that would be the first in the United States," according to this New York Times story. 
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