IndiaToday reports: …… Bengaluru police goofed up too when it came to handling privacy concerns of Bengaluru citizens. The police department posted phone numbers of thousands of citizens on their Twitter handle (@BCPCR) who called 100 and complained against harassment, quarrels, and gambling etc. The police posted over 46,000 tweets online since April 2015 sharing…
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How a now-defunct Romanian website exposed tension between privacy and openness in Canadian courts
Graeme Hamilton reports: In 2013, people who had appeared before Canadian courts started getting a nasty surprise. When their names were plugged into search engines, sensitive personal details from their court files jumped to the top of the results. Maybe they were HIV-positive. Maybe they had worked in the sex trade. Maybe they had gone…
New York’s top court rejects Facebook search warrant challenge
Ugh. Jonathan Stempel reports: New York state’s highest court on Tuesday rejected Facebook Inc’s (FB.O) challenge to 381 search warrants to uncover suspected widespread Social Security disability fraud by its customers. By a 5-1 vote, the Court of Appeals said it lacked jurisdiction to hear Facebook’s appeal over warrants obtained by the office of Manhattan…
Trump Completes Repeal of Online Privacy Protections From Obama Era
Steve Lohr reports: President Trump on Monday signed a congressional resolution to complete the overturning of internet privacy protections created by the Federal Communications Commission during the Obama administration. The change will allow broadband internet service suppliers, such as cable and telecommunications companies, to track and sell a customer’s online information with greater ease. The…