Mike Masnick comments: I have to admit that I’ve been a bit in shock over Congress’s decision to simply renew the Patriot Act, recently, without a single safeguard to protect against abuse. That’s because just before all this happened, we wrote about how a report from the government found (not for the first time) that…
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Netflix cancels prize sequel
Neil Hunt, Chief Product Officer for Netflix, announced today that Netflix has canceled their Neflix Prize Sequel. The contest generated a number of privacy concerns and an FTC investigation. In an announcement on their web site, he writes: …. In the past few months, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asked us how a Netflix Prize…
Indiana Attorney General calls out ational Republican Congressional Committee for disrespect of Hoosiers’ privacy
By making unsolicited calls asking to play prerecorded messages to Hoosiers, a national political organization is flouting the spirit of Indiana’s telephone privacy laws and is the first to violate the recently-signed treaty between the three state political party leaders, Indiana Attorney Greg Zoeller said today. “I’m sorry to report that the National Republican Congressional…
European Court of Justice rules on German DPA system
On March 9, 2010, the European Court of Justice ruled that the Federal Republic of Germany’s practice of “state supervision” over data protection authorities violates EU Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC. The case, brought by the EU Commission, is a milestone which will force Germany to change the structure of its DPA system and could have…