Daniel J. Solove has a wonderful article in Chronicle of Higher Education, adapted from his book Nothing to Hide: The False Tradeoff Between Privacy and Security. Here’s the beginning: When the government gathers or analyzes personal information, many people say they’re not worried. “I’ve got nothing to hide,” they declare. “Only if you’re doing something wrong…
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Anonymity and Gamete Providers
Courtney Joslin writes: An increasing number of children are being born as the result of assisted reproductive technology (ART). The CDC has reported that in 2008,ART cycles resulted in 46,326 live births. These numbers do not include births as the result of alternative or artificial insemination, which likely results in a much larger number of…
When the privacy walls fail
Jessica Lake writes: The Brocial Network, a men-only group on Facebook where members share images of their scantily clad women ”friends”, has reignited calls for tougher privacy laws for social media in Australia. But this is not the first time the voyeuristic dissemination of women’s pictures has resulted in privacy law-reform debates. More than a…
Nintendo 3DS users warned they risk ‘signing life away’ with data policy
A campaign by gamers unhappy at the latest ‘draconian’ personal data storage measures has been launched. According to its terms and conditions, Nintendo legally owns all its users content – including messages, information and images. It also logs personal data such as names, ages and addresses that are valuable for marketing. Angry 3DS owners said…