Australian authorities are looking into whether Facebook is in breach of local privacy laws in the way it handles user data. A report released by Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart last week found “serious” flaws in some of the social networking site’s practises. […] Australian Privacy Commissioner Kartin Curtis this week said her office was…
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B.C. commish: bars violate privacy laws
Nanaimo nightclub owner Jerry Hong has no immediate plans to remove a security system that collects personal information from patrons at his clubs, despite a B.C. privacy commissioner ruling on Tuesday that said scanning driver’s licences of bar-goers violates privacy laws. […] The province’s privacy commissioner launched an investigation in 2007 after a customer complained…
Verizon CEO punk’d
All enterprises should be concerned with the security of the mobile devices their employees carry. Not only is sensitive work information stored on there, but so is personal information. At some point, however, others have to be trusted to provide secure services and protect enterprise and end-user information. One customer not satisfied with the way…
Baseball’s use of DNA raises questions (updated)
Confronted with cases of identity and age falsification by Latin American baseball prospects, Major League Baseball is conducting genetic testing on some promising young players and their parents. Many experts in genetics consider such testing a violation of personal privacy. Federal legislation, signed into law last year and scheduled to take effect Nov. 21, prohibits…