Ari Schwartz of CDT writes: Internet privacy continues to be a major concern among Americans. In a recent study, the Annenberg School found that 69 percent of American adults feel there should be a law that gives people the right to know everything that a website knows about them; 92 percent of those surveyed believe…
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Google blames ‘human error’ for data leak
Jeremy Kirk reports: Google is apologizing after it mistakenly e-mailed potentially sensitive business data last week to other users of its business listings service. The company’s Local Business Center allows businesses to create a listing for Google’s search engine and Maps application, as well as add videos, coupons or photos. Google then provides data on…
Ca: New privacy rules for Crown-run casinos in Sask. after complaint investigation
Two Crown-run casinos in Regina and Moose Jaw, Sask., are no longer demanding personal information from people who pay cash for tickets to live stage shows. Gary Dickson, the province’s information and privacy commissioner, says Saskatchewan Gaming has adopted new privacy rules to stop the practice. He says his agency launched an investigation in 2008…
Neb. bill would let stores scan driver’s licenses
Nate Jenkins reports: Now the only state that doesn’t allow information to be scanned from drivers’ licenses, Nebraska may soon let store clerks do more than just look at them when selling alcohol, tobacco and lottery tickets. On Monday, state lawmakers gave first-round approval to a bill (LB261) that would allow retailers to electronically scan…