Cary Doctorow writes: Police in Nottingham, England declared war on youth on Saturday night: anyone between 13-24 getting off a bus into town was sent through a metal-detector, and the streets were swarmed with drug-dogs that were set on young people. Something like 90% of urban England Over 1,000 English cities and towns have a…
Category: Surveillance
Google Reconsiders Privacy Practices
Paul Suarez reports: Google isn’t exactly known for its respect for privacy, but a recent blog post shows the search giant may be attempting to turn a new leaf on what has been called an “irresponsible” stance on user privacy. Maybe. The Google Analytics team has been working to give users a choice on how…
EFF Appeals Dismissal of Warrantless Wiretapping Case
Cindy Cohn of EFF reports that the Electronic Frontier Foundation is not going quietly into the night when it comes to warrantless surveillance: EFF today filed its appeal to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals of the dismissal of Jewel v. NSA, the case EFF brought against the U.S. government and government officials on behalf…
In Bid to Sway Sales, Cameras Track Shoppers
Stephanie Rosenblum that as stores are using more video cameras, privacy advocates are getting more concerned: The curvy mannequin piqued the interest of a couple of lanky teenage boys. Little did they know that as they groped its tight maroon shirt in the clothing store that day, video cameras were rolling. At a mall, a…