Robert McMillan reports: If you get busted for drunk driving in Montgomery County, Texas, this holiday season, your neighbors may hear about it on Twitter. That’s because the local district attorney’s office has decided to publish the names of those charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI) between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. […] “We’re not…
Ca: Information and Privacy Cases of the Year
Dan Michaluk writes: I’ve always loved year-end lists. Here’s a Canada-centric top ten “information management and privacy cases” list for 2009. Endorsement and criticism invited! #1 Grant v. Torstar. The Supreme Court of Canada recognizes a new defamation defence – the “responsible communication on matters of public interest” defence. Truly novel and highly relevant. Is…
Ca: A decade that cost us the right to be alone
Paula Simons writes about life in Edmonton: […] Call this decade — this decade without a name — the decade of surveillance. The decade when we abandoned our long-held cultural notions of personal privacy. When we surrendered some of our most basic civil liberties, not just in the name of security, but in the name…
Ca: B.C. RCMP probe police shooting of pitbull
If you are wondering what a story about shooting a pitbull is doing on a privacy-oriented web site, keep reading, as all will become clear (maybe). CBC News reports: A Chilliwack, B.C., family is outraged after police shot and killed their pitbull outside their home on Tuesday. The Mounties are investigating the incident but said…