Phil Muncaster reports: The much criticised ID cards scheme is finally dead and buried after the government revealed on Friday that any cards issued can no longer be used to prove identity or travel within Europe. A brief statement on the Home Office web site explained that the final nail in the coffin would come…
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AU: Privacy fears for phone data
Justin Norrie reports: Police would have access to the telephone records of missing people even when there was no suspicion of criminal activity under a plan that civil liberties activists say could lead to “gross invasions of privacy”. A federal bill to change surveillance laws would give state and federal police the power to inspect…
Social Media and Law Enforcement: Who Gets What Data and When?
Jennifer Lynch of EFF writes: This month, we were reminded how important it is that social media companies do what they can to protect the sensitive data they hold from the prying eyes of the government. As many news outlets have reported, the US Department of Justice recently obtained a court order for records from Twitter…
Data Privacy Day 2011: Educating Youth
Last week, I blogged about a Florida case in which two teens were arrested for aggravated online stalking. Yesterday, I noted a case in New Jersey where a young man has been sent to jail for cyberbullying. Now today, Kate Durio of KATC reports that Lafayette, Louisiana police have arrested two teens for cyberstalking/cyberbullying. These…