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So, authorities need a search warrant to look at your computer at home, and reasonable suspicion that you're doing something wrong to search your laptop in places like a coffee shop, but if you're crossing the...

eBay Responds to Privacy Busting Payment Legislation

"The global online auction giant eBay has responded to a frightening piece of legislation that will force retailers to report every transaction to the federal government, warning that it will "negatively impact individual Internet users, the growth...

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...

Help Save 1-800-SUICIDE

As 1-800-SUICIDE marks its tenth anniversary this year, the hot line needs your help. It was founded in 1998 by Reese Butler in memory of his wife, Kristin who had committed suicide. The Kristin Brooks Hope...

What Privacy Policy?

I don't like, when my private data is shared with third party companies... How about You?"In response to a survey answered by 500 privacy and 900 marketing executives in industries ranging from health care to...

The Immunity Deal

"Republicans and Democrats in Congress reached a breakthrough compromise yesterday on a bill that would dramatically revamp the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Most significantly, the draft...

Government "Strike Teams" Invade Homes, Harass Flood Victims

Cops break down doors, threaten residents who question them as part of martial law conditioning, authorities prevent people from re-entering their homes.......Shocking footage out of...

Cops Use Cell Phone Traces to Rescue Child from Alleged Killer

There's been a great deal of discussion, often heated about privacy with computers and telephones. However, there's another side to that issue, as this story clearly shows."A suspected killer's use of his cell phone helped Houston police track him down this morning and...

Ex-Manson Follower Seeks Compassionate Release

California's longest-serving prison inmate, a former follower of Charles Manson, is seeking a compassionate release due to failing health. Convicted of the murder of Sharon Tate, Susan Atkins has fewer than six months to live." Atkins, 60, was convicted in the 1969 slayings...

Ex-Manson follower seeks release from prison as she has six months to live

Susan Atkins, former Manson follower and convicted murderer of Sharon Tate and four others, has requested to be released from prison on 'compassionate release' as she has less than six months to live.I say.......

Privacy Principles for Digital Watermarking

A Briefing On Public Policy Issues Affecting Civil Liberties Online from The Center For Democracy and Technology (1) CDT Offers Privacy Principles for Digital Watermarking (2) Basics of Digital Watermarking Technology (3) CDT's Suggested Principles (1) CDT Offers...

First Gov For Consumers

" Ever wondered what you should do if you are a victim of identity fraud? what your savings bonds are worth? Where you could get tax forms? Here is the pick of the week a federal website that is meticulously organized by topic (Money, Food, Children, Health, Technology, Your...

Facebook vs Privacy Commissionner

As was previously reported on NowPublic (see Facebook Being Investigated Over Violating Privacy Laws), Canada’s privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart is investigating allegations that the social networking site Facebook may be illegally collecting personal information...

Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan's MySpace profiles breached

A glitch in the MySpace system allowed Paris Hilton's and Lindsay Lohan's private photos to be posted all over the Internet- I'm sure the 'stars' wouldn't mind too much considering they've been seen in a lot...

Google Wants Your Medical Records...And More?

Let's think, for a moment, about the wealth of the world's information that Google already has stored and cached, and then let's think about where that might go in the very immediate future.Google's got some...

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