How many assurances have we seen that data from airport strip search scanners is destroyed immediately? A news story of February 6 by ANS suggested that this may not be the case. Indian star Shah Rukh Khan recently told BBC’s Jonathan Ross that not only did airport staff at Heathrow print out his very revealing…
Category: Surveillance
Appeals court to review standards for cellphone data requests by government
Jaikumar Vijayan reports: In a case with broad privacy implications, the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Thursday will hear arguments on the minimum legal standards that prosecutors need to meet when requesting cell phone location data for law enforcement purposes. The case’s prosecutors have argued that to ask for data they only…
David Canton: Online tracking under scrutiny
David Canton writes: Canada’s Privacy Commissioner, Jennifer Stoddart, recently announced a new consultation with the Canadian public on privacy issues related to the online tracking, profiling and targeting of consumers by marketers and other businesses. Canadians are invited to submit comments and participate in panel discussions. Details are on the Privacy Commissioner’s website at www.priv.gc.ca….
Court Keeps White House Spy Docs Secret
David Kravets writes: A federal appellate panel on Tuesday blocked a court order requiring disclosure of e-mail between the White House, Justice Department, National Security Agency and Office of the Director of National Intelligence — communications that paved the way for new spy legislation. The 2008 messages were a precursor to Congress adopting legislation that…