Tomorrow marks the third annual Data Privacy Day, kicking off a week-long set of international events designed to raise awareness about how much information people share online, how that information might be used, and how to protect against its misuse. Resolutions of support for Data Privacy Day 2010 (www.dataprivacyday2010.org) have come from across the country….
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The One-Way-Mirror Society: Privacy Implications of the New Digital Signage Networks
The World Privacy Forum has issued a new report: New forms of sophisticated digital signage networks are being deployed widely by retailers and others in both public and private spaces. From simple people-counting sensors mounted on doorways to sophisticated facial recognition cameras mounted in flat video screens and end-cap displays, digital signage technologies are gathering…
Help EFF Research Web Browser Tracking
Data Privacy Day is tomorrow. Wouldn’t it be a good activity to take part in an experiment on how your online patterns can identify you? Peter Eckersley explains: What fingerprints does your browser leave behind as you surf the web? Traditionally, people assume they can prevent a website from identifying them by disabling cookies on…
Judge Tosses NSA Spy Cases
David Kravets has more on Judge Walker’s decision in two cases involving domestic surveillance: A federal judge is dismissing lawsuits accusing the government of teaming with the nation’s telcos to funnel Americans’ electronic communications to the National Security Agency without warrants. U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker’s decision was a major blow to the two suits…