Max Mosley: not inhibiting investigative journalism

The press reaction to the judgement in the Max Mosley case has exaggerated the judge’s sentiments, making claims that he has in effect gagged them. To many people Mosley’s actions were morally repugnant but this ruling has been about what is in the public interest not...

Facebook photos used to judge character

Facebook is a great tool. Whether it is for constructive or destructive purposes it is hard to say. Not only are employers using it as a tool for weeding out potential candidates, Facebook is being used as judge of character."Two weeks after Joshua Lipton was charged in a...

Viacom gives in to YouTube privacy concerns

An update on the ongoing legal battle between media giant Viacom and video behemoth Youtube: Viacom has backed off on its demand for usernames and IP addresses of infringing Youtubers; well, some of them,...

Big Brother database recording all our calls, texts and e-mails will 'ruin Br...

There will be no more privacy then... " Plans for a massive database snooping on the entire population were condemned yesterday as a ‘step too far for the British way of life’. In an Orwellian move, the Home Office is proposing to detail every phone call, e-mail,...

U.S. Watch List Suggests Everyone's A Terrorist

The U.S. terrorist watch list now has more than one million names on it, according the ACLU. Just don't look too hard at who's on it -- you might find a few dead folks, the odd Nobel Peace prize winner, and maybe...

Privacy fears as Google starts to snap every front door in Britain

They've been spotted crawling up and down the streets as far afield as London and Edinburgh, taking photos of houses, gardens and streetscapes."Internet search giant Google has sent out a fleet of branded cars...

Opinion: Ever feel like cell carriers and ISPs don't like you?

Ever get the feeling that your cellphone and internet service companies don't really care about you, or any other customer? You're not alone."In almost every industry, companies find reason to dislike their customer base.  And although it's no different in the technology...

Google trying to take privacy seriously

"This week was a very interesting week as far as Google and privacy goes. First, a burglary (the same on that affected CNET earlier last month) was confirmed to have affected all Google employees hired before...

Court order on YouTube user data fans privacy fears

"NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge's order to Google Inc (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) to turn over YouTube user data to Viacom Inc (VIAb.N: Quote, Profile, Research) sparked an outcry on...

Google Changes Home Page, Adding Link to Privacy Policy

"The word “privacy” now appears on Google’s home page, with a link to the company’s privacy policy. With that one word, the Web search giant heads off the growing controversy over whether its previous practice ran afoul of a California law, the California Online...

Viacom Will Get Your Youtube Records

This is somewhat disturbing: Google has been ordered by a federal court to hand over all of YouTube's viewer records to Viacom, as the media giant continues its crusade against copyright infringement. This means that...

RED ALERT!! Google must divulge YouTube log

"Google must divulge the viewing habits of every user who has ever watched any video on YouTube, a US court has ruled. The ruling comes as part of Google's legal battle with Viacom over allegations of copyright infringement. Digital rights group the Electronic Frontier...

Service Canada Loses Canadians' data

Service Canada is about improving the delivery of government services. They are now offering a new service: facilitating identity theft. Service Canada recently sent a letter to 1500 individuals that where...

Vanncouver BC: 1 criminal, 148 convictions, Walking Free!

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorI have been writing Opinion pieces of Vancouver as the Crime Capital of Canada.  Criminals seeking Mecca, choose Vancouver as the Holy Grail in which to Rob, Steal,...

Privacy concerns quashes 'chronic offender' program

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly disturbing when the rights of Criminals are put first before their Victims, Criminals with over 100 convictions against them are not allowed to be publicly...

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