From a Joe Cadillic parody on Massachusetts’ Registry of Motor Vehicles Spying Agency (RMVSA) The RMVSA has a professionally-trained staff of dedicated public servants who could care less about your rights. Please remember that since 9/ll we’ve taken away more of your rights under the Patriot Act and given your pictures and drivers license information to…
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‘Terms and Conditions May Apply’: The Death of Privacy
Lloyd Grove writes: The NSA’s eavesdropping on American citizens has been a matter of public record at least since December 2005, when The New York Times reported that the super-secret agency had launched a domestic warrantless wiretapping program, of debatable legality, in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. Yet it hasn’t, until now, been a widely held concern, maybe…
National Comprehensive Data Protection/Privacy Laws and Bills 2013 Map
Dave Banisar has updated his global map on data protection laws: Approximately 100 countries and independent jurisdictions and territories around the world have adopted comprehensive data protection/privacy laws to protect personal data held by both governments and private companies. This map shows which jurisdictions have adopted laws or have pending initiatives to adopt one. You…
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