Ariel Bleicher writes: Back in 2007, when the Dutch government announced that all 7 million homes in the Netherlands would be equipped with smart meters by 2013, it anticipated little resistance. After all, who wouldn’t welcome a device that could save both energy and money? But consumers worried that such intelligent monitoring devices, which transmit power-usage…
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Argument recap from SCOTUS: Caution on privacy (NASA v. Nelson)
Although L.A. Times reporter David G. Savage thought things didn’t go well for Caltech scientists in the Supreme Court today, Lyle Denniston offers a different perspective on how oral arguments went in the background check privacy case where the government is the employer: Two perceptions emerged with clarity Tuesday from a complex Supreme Court argument…
Quebec spammer must pay Facebook $1 billion
Jason Magder reports: A Quebec man has been ordered forced to pay Facebook more than $1 billion in fines for spamming. The Quebec Superior Court issued a judgment last week upholding a ruling in a California court that ordered Montrealer Adam Guerbuez to pay $1,068,928,721,46 U.S., which includes punitive damages for each of the 4,366,386…
Canadian Privacy Commissioner troubled by poor computer disposal practices and lack of controls for wireless devices in government
The federal government’s use of handheld communications devices and its practices for disposing of unneeded paper documents and surplus computers could expose the personal information of Canadians to unauthorized disclosure, Privacy Commissioner of Canada Jennifer Stoddart has warned. The findings, stemming from two separate privacy audits conducted by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of…