As schools re-open, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a consumer alert for parents on how to protect your child’s information at school. I would encourage my readers who are parents to read their advice, but keep the following in mind: Although their advice sounds good, 20+ years of real-world experience suggests parents will get…
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More on the lawsuit against Netfirms.com
Yesterday I linked to a news story about a lawsuit against Canadian ISP Netfirms.com. The suit alleges that the firm broke U.S. laws by providing an American citizen’s user’s information to the Thai government. Simon Roughneen had some additional coverage of the case on PBS, including a link to the complaint. Interestingly, it appears that…
[Commentary] WikiLeaks: Shabby journalism is still journalism, isn’t it?
Back in my college days, if you had asked me whether I’d forever remember one particular art professor from my junior year, I would have laughed. But decades later, I still remember Mrs. Phillips. With her hair pulled back in a severe bun and her thousands of slides of famous paintings, her classes were the…
Beijing Court Finds 21 Defendants Guilty of Criminal Privacy Violations
On August 5, 2011, the Beijing Second Intermediate People’s Court announced its decision in what is reported to be the largest criminal case to date involving the misuse of personal information in Beijing, China. The Court based its ruling on Article 7 of the Seventh Amendment to the Criminal Law, which applies to three types…