CNN reports: A British judge has rejected a US request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to America, ruling that such a move would be “oppressive” by reason of his mental health. The 49-year-old Australian has been charged in the US under the Espionage Act for his role in publishing classified military and diplomatic cables. “I…
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More privacy news stories that you may have missed
From the great Joe Cadillic, some recent news stories you may have missed: Privacy Nightmare: Japan Creates World’s First Biometric Smart Prison “Smart wristbands that record prisoners’ heart rate and whereabouts and a CCTV with video analytic monitoring functions will be put in use to help detect inmates’ abnormal behavior, such as self-harm, fighting and…
Wishing You a Happy, Healthy, and Safe New Year
Wishing all our readers a happy, healthy, and safe new year in 2021.
An unexpected Christmas gift
When my sister-in-law died months ago, the pandemic prevented us from getting together to mourn her unexpected death. While we dealt with the detritus of death like cleaning out her apartment and dealing with filings, we could not get together with friends and family who all wanted to remember her in some way. Yesterday morning,…