From the announcement of a new coalition to promote a new framework and revision to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act: A broad coalition of privacy groups, think tanks, technology companies and academics today issued principles for updating the key federal law that defines the rules for government access to email and private files stored in…
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IPSI 2010 Research Symposium: Developing a Trusted Cyber Infrastructure for Canadians
Bahen Centre, University of Toronto 40 St. George Street, Room 1170 Keynote Presentation: The Future of Digital Identity Speaker: Dr. Stefan Brands, Credentica Other speakers: – Ann Cavoukian, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario – Ron Deibert, CitizenLab The event will also be webcast live. To register for the webcast, go to: http://hosting.epresence.tv/KMDI/1/page/Home.aspx For more…
School laptop spy case prompts Wiretap Act rethink
Nate Anderson reports: When Pennsylvania’s Lower Merion school district installed remote control anti-theft software on student laptops, it had no intention of dragging Congress into a national debate about wiretapping laws and webcams—but that’s exactly what it got (in addition to some unwanted FBI attention and a major lawsuit). The key question: should the school’s…
New EU project on privacy launched
I was sent the following press release about a new project, named PRESCIENT for Privacy and Emerging Sciences and Technologies: Emerging technologies offer significant benefits but also risks to our privacy. How to deal with these risks is the subject of a new three-year project funded by the European Commission. Called PRESCIENT, the project will…