Declan McCullagh of CNET published a round-up of some of the stories that made privacy news in the U.S. this past year. But what were the top stories or the most important ones? Over on Liminal States, Jon Pincus posted his list, inspired by a Twitter privacy chat two weeks ago. A subsequent poll on Twitter…
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Data Privacy Day 2011 is January 28th – Mark Your Calendars!
Whether you call it Data Privacy Day in the U.S., or European Privacy & Data Protection Day, mark your calendars for January 28, 2011! Here are some privacy-related events going on that week. Most are free; but a $ symbol indicates that there’s a registration fee. In chronological order: January 19, 2011: BETECH EVENT Brussels, Belgium…
MO: Cheerleaders Sue School to Get Back on Team
Anyone who knows me will know that I never aspired to be a cheerleader while in high school. While some of my peers were practicing kicks, flips, and waving their pom poms around, I was out organizing political protests and engaged in activities related to civil rights. How ironic, then, that over 40 years later,…
Class Claims Apple Apps Spy on Users
Bridget Freeland reports: Despite its claims of “strong privacy protections,” Apple approved applications for iPhones and iPads that intercept personal information and track users’ habits without authorization, according to a federal class action. The class claims that apps such as Dictionary.com, Pandora, the Weather Channel and Backflip – creator of the “Paper Toss app” –…