Danielle Citron had a really interesting post today about how some have attempted to use privacy protections to shield them from exposure of bigotry: As New York Times v. Sullivan made clear, defamation has a bigoted past. There, Montgomery, Alabama’s police commissioner brought a defamation suit against The New York Times after it published an…
Facebook Privacy Complaint Ignites War of Words
JR Raphael reports that a complaint filed by EPIC and nine other privacy groups with the FTC concerning Facebook privacy changes has generated a response from Facebook: Facebook, in response, says it’s already spoken with the FTC and other regulators about the changes. A representative from the company notes that the revised privacy policy also…
Privacy and ethics: discussing celebrities’ private lives
Over on Chronicles of Dissent, I’ve been blogging about privacy issues and the ethics of psychologists discussing celebrities’ personal lives. Part 1 of the discussion uses the Tiger Woods scandal and Brittany Murphy death to illustrate some ethical concerns and it includes statements from the ethics codes of the Society of Professional Journalists, the American…
San Jose Cops Will Wear Body Cameras
Laura Glendinning reports: San Jose knows the way. . . to get it all on camera. 18 helmet cameras are being put into use in San Jose in a test program aimed at reducing escalating violence in arrests and general public interactions. The department has been under fire for a number of alleged abuses of…