Milana Knezevic reports: There should be a special United Nations mandate for protecting the right to privacy, says the Frank La Rue, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression. ”I believe that privacy is such a clear and distinct right…that it would merit to have a…
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A Second Front in the Privacy Wars
An editorial in yesterday’s New York Times begins: More than a year before Edward Snowden exposed the vast reach of government surveillance, President Obama proposed a Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights to protect Americans from the prying eyes of Internet companies, advertisers and other businesses. In a February 2012 report, his administration offered a well-reasoned argument for giving…
‘Reams of data’ collected by auto technology a threat to privacy, senator warns
High-tech cars are “collecting reams of data” on drivers, allowing automobile, GPS and auto device companies to keep tabs on a driver’s every movement and sell data to highest bidder, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer warned today. The senator is calling on the Federal Trade Commission and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to establish “clear,…
Privacy Please: Tools to Shield Your Smartphone
Molly Woods describes a number of smartphone apps that can help protect your privacy in this New York Times article. Here are two snippets from her comments: Android currently has the best options available for secure messaging. My favorite is the free TextSecure from WhisperSystems. It encrypts text messages between users, as long as you both…