Carolyn Duffy Marsan writes: In honor of National Data Privacy Day this Saturday, Jan. 28, we’ve put together a list of the 15 worst Internet privacy scandals of all time. These high-profile privacy scandals involve many underlying technologies, from search to social media, e-mail to voice mail, mobile phones to Webcams to GPS. But at…
Category: Misc
Programming Note
A number of regular readers have e-mailed to ask why the blog is not being updated as frequently as it usually is. The answer is simple, but sad: my mother is dying. Updates will continue to be sporadic for a while as I am at the hospice every day to spend time with her as…
In: Man kills stepdaughter for privacy at home
I can’t recall ever seeing a case where a desire for privacy in the home led to murder. But here’s a case in India: In a shocking incident, a 10-year-old girl was brutally murdered by her stepfather at Pedapalakaluru village on the outskirts of Guntur three days ago. The ghastly killing came to light on…
New privacy policy designed to protect I-PASS information
The Illinois Tollway has established a formal privacy policy to protect the collection and use of personal information obtained from I-PASS customer records. The policy was implemented to comply with House Bill 3342, which was sponsored by state Rep. Kelly Burke (D-Oak Lawn) and state Sen. Toi Hutchinson (D-Chicago Heights) and signed into law by…