Declan McCullagh reports: In a victory for the free speech and privacy rights of Amazon.com customers, a federal judge ruled today that the company would not have to turn over detailed records on nearly 50 million purchases to North Carolina tax collectors. The state had demanded sensitive information including names and addresses of North Carolina…
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Firesheep: Firefox extension exposes Facebook and Twitter passwords
Matt Warman reports: A new extension for the Firefox web browser makes it easier than ever before for users to steal account information from users logging on to unencrypted websites via unsecured wifi networks. Developed by Eric Butler, the Firesheep extension collects the “cookies” that a selection of websites such as Facebook and Twitter use…
Privacy Commissioner of Canada makes public draft report on 2010 consultations and calls for further input
In the spring of 2010, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada held public consultations on online tracking, profiling and targeting, and cloud computing. The Office received 32 written submissions and held three public events in Toronto, Montreal and Calgary. These events were attended by representatives of industry and government, academics, and advocates, as…
Judge orders Joe Miller’s Fairbanks borough personnel records to be released
Some public employees’ workplace issues are still shielded from the public by employee privacy rights, but when you’re running for office, don’t be surprised when the press starts suing to get your records. Jeff Richardson of the Daily News-Miner reports: A Superior Court judge ruled on Saturday that most of the Fairbanks North Star Borough…