The U.K.’s new coalition government has issued a statement of agreement on some key issues. What is sure to warm the cockles of privacy advocates’ hearts, here’s the section on civil liberties: The parties agree to implement a full programme of measures to reverse the substantial erosion of civil liberties under the Labour Government and…
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European data protection group faults Facebook for privacy setting change
The Article 29 Working Party press release issued yesterday may also have something to do with Facebook’s emergency privacy meeting today: The Article 29 Working Party, the group of European data protection authorities, told Facebook in a letter today that it is unacceptable that the company fundamentally changed the default settings on its social-networking platform…
UK: ID cards, National Identity Register scrapped
David Meyer reports: The Conservative-Liberal Democrat government has confirmed that it will scrap the ID cards scheme and the National Identity Register. “Applications can continue to be made for ID cards, but we would advise anyone thinking of applying to wait for further announcements,” the Home Office said in a note on its website on Wednesday….
Facebook Privacy: Confusion and Backlash
Facebook’s privacy concerns and backlash are becoming daily staples of privacy news. Here’s a small roundup of some coverage today: Nick Bilton reports: Pop quiz: Which is longer, the United States Constitution or Facebook’s Privacy Policy? If you guessed the latter, you’re right. Facebook’s Privacy Policy is 5,830 words long; the United States Constitution, without…