I usually send up a red flag when I see the word “Balance” in any discussion of privacy rights, as privacy usually loses when it’s balanced against something else. Two items in the media this week relate to balancing the privacy rights of victims against the public’s need to know or right to know. In…
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Google Appoints Privacy Director & Adds New Privacy Measures
Barry Schwartz writes: Google has announced they have increased their privacy controls within Google to better secure user privacy. Google has done this in response to them collecting data over wifi via their street view cars. Google has added three broad changes to help secure private data going forward: (1) They appointed a director of privacy, Alma Whitten…
FTC Offers Legal Assistance Guide to Help Identity Theft Victims
The Federal Trade Commission has created a guide to help attorneys and victim advocates provide legal assistance to identity theft victims. Geared toward resolving issues out of court, the Guide for Assisting Identity Theft Victims (www.idtheft.gov/probono) describes how advocates can intervene with creditors, credit reporting agencies, debt collectors, and others, as well as self-help measures that…
Appeals court stays ruling on gays in military
Peter Henderson reports: A federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday that the Pentagon may temporarily reinstate a ban on openly gay men and women in uniform while a lengthier stay in favor of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy is considered. The ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco added…