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….
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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…
Welcome back: Google Search Anonymizer up and Running Again
Jeremy Kirk reports: A service that allows Google’s search engine to be used anonymously is running again after a code change briefly knocked it down. Scroogle allows people to use Google’s search engine without the company recording their search terms with their real IP (Internet protocol) address. Google’s search results are proxied through a Scroogle…
Surveillance photo of the week?
Martin Argles of the Guardian took this picture of Gordon Brown’s staff at 10 Downing Street listening in to the phone call from Nick Clegg informing Brown that the Lib Dems had formed a coalition with the Conservatives, leaving Brown and Labour out.