Is Canada actually trying to become as outrageously bad as the U.S. or does it just seem that way? Kevin Connor reports: David Menzies came close to being arrested Saturday after refusing to give his driver’s licence to a cashier at a Petro-Canada station. “I went to a Petro-Canada in Richmond Hill with my nine-year-old…
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Attorney General Demands Access To Data Improperly Collected In CT By Google Street View Cars
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today demanded that Google provide access to data its Street View cars improperly collected from unsecured Connecticut personal and business wireless computer networks. Blumenthal issued the demand in the form of a civil investigative demand — equivalent to a subpoena. He issued the demand in cooperation with the Department of Consumer…
Microsoft will introduce tracking protection in IE9
Dan Goodin reports: Microsoft says it will offer a privacy setting in the next version of Internet Explorer that will make it easy for users to keep their browsing habits from being tracked by advertising networks and other third-party websites. The feature, known as Tracking Protection, was unveiled on Tuesday, five days after the Federal…
FTC Seeks Public Comments on Ways to Strengthen Caller ID Provisions of the Commission’s Telemarketing Sales Rule
The Federal Trade Commission today announced it is seeking public comments on whether and how to strengthen the Caller ID provisions of the Telemarketing Sales Rule. By requiring telemarketers to provide Caller ID information, the Rule allows consumers to screen out unwanted calls. The FTC seeks comments on how to make Caller ID more useful…