Associated Press reports: The Czech Republic’s Constitutional Court has overturned parts of a law that force telephone operators to retain data on telephone calls and Internet traffic. The court said Thursday the practice is unconstitutional. It says the provisions ordering data on all calls, faxes, text messages and e-mail exchanges to be retained for six…
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Is your Samsung spying on you? (update2 – NO!)
Earlier today, M. E. Kabay and Mohamed Hassan Mohamed Hassan reported that some Samsung laptops were being sold with pre-installed keylogger software called StarLogger. If you’re using a Samsung laptop, you will probably want to read their report. Bob McMillan of IDG News Service followed up and reports that Samsung is investigating the allegations: Hassan,…
FTC Charges Deceptive Privacy Practices in Google’s Rollout of Its Buzz Social Network
From the FTC: Google Inc. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it used deceptive tactics and violated its own privacy promises to consumers when it launched its social network, Google Buzz, in 2010. The agency alleges the practices violate the FTC Act. The proposed settlement bars the company from future privacy misrepresentations,…
Want to sing in the Kingston City School District choir? Sure, but only if you take this drug test.
A new policy is going into effect in the Kingston City School District. Meredith Saldana explains: Here’s how it works, parents will first receive a permission slip for their child to be tested. “[…] All students involved in activities like sports or even band and choir, will now have to take a drug test and…