Simon Davies of Privacy International writes: 2011 has been an odd sort of year for privacy. There have been some deeply worrying trends around the globe and yet in some respects a gentle corner might have been turned. Amidst the litany of horror stories there may be better times ahead for some aspects of privacy…
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Merry Christmas from PogoWasRight.org
It’s Christmas morning here. One of my kids came home from an overnight shift on the suicide hotline and we all gathered for our traditional Christmas breakfast before my other child headed out to the hospital to work a split shift today. While he works, she sleeps. We will gather later again for Christmas dinner…
You say regulate, we say delegate, let’s call the whole thing off? EU and US privacy law
Kirsten Sjovoll writes: It is common ground that there is relatively little common ground between the US and the EU in their approach to data protection and privacy legislation. While the EU operates perhaps the most stringent and comprehensive system of data protection in the world, the US has opted for a more piecemeal approach…
Looking Back: Top U.S. Privacy Stories of 2011
It’s that time of the year: time to look back and reflect on the top privacy stories of the year for Americans. Foregoing any pretext of democratic process, I simply looked back through the headlines I had featured during the year to remind myself of what seemed important to me. Here’s a recap and…