Weird consumer privacy story of the day, via Laura Northrup on The Consumerist: Jonathan received a letter from Chase thanking him for being a customers, and asking him to send it back in order to opt out of receiving promotional mailings. Which is interesting, because Jonathan not only isn’t a Chase customer, he doesn’t live…
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Canadian businesses, take note: Dealing with police “Letters of Request for Information”
Kudos to Canadian lawyer David Fraser for an educational piece he wrote for Canadian businesses, “Dealing with police “Letters of Request for Information.” I hope it is widely disseminated and read by businesses who might otherwise just turn over information because they erroneously believe they have to or because they are more concerned about cooperating…
Personal info returned to UK consumers with ‘midata’
Mark Brown reports: Google, Three and MasterCard are among 26 companies that have signed up to a government initiative called “midata“, which is aimed at giving UK citizens access to the personal information kept by corporations. The take-away mantra is that “data should be released back to consumers,” and organisations will hand over your key…
Governments turn to hacking techniques for surveillance of citizens
Ryan Gallagher reports: In a luxury Washington, DC, hotel last month, governments from around the world gathered to discuss surveillance technology they would rather you did not know about. The annual Intelligence Support Systems (ISS) World Americas conference is a mecca for representatives from intelligence agencies and law enforcement. But to the media or members…