Should records of minor criminal convictions from years ago remain in a database where they would be accessible to many? The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the Information Tribunal didn’t think that would be consistent with the Data Protection Act, but in October, the Court of Appeals reversed their orders to remove such records….
Ie: School in row over CCTV cameras in bathrooms
From the Irish Examiner: A Kildare school is at the centre of a dispute over CCTV cameras in the bathrooms. It follows a walk out by students at Scoile Mhurie in Clane in protest over the installation fo (sic) the cameras in the school toilets. The board of managment (sic) at the school is insisting…
How Google Voice Violates Google’s Own Privacy Policy
Michael Arrington is not happy that Google Voice displays/exposes the caller’s Google Voice number when they are not calling from their Google Voice number: I’ve had a nagging frustration in my otherwise perfect relationship with Google Voice. The service systematically replaces my friend’s phone numbers with their Google Voice numbers when they call, even when…
Rhode Island Governor Vetoes Restrictions on RFID
Claire Swedberg reports: Rhode Island’s governor, Donald Carcieri (R), has vetoed the latest effort by the state’s legislature to pass a bill limiting how RFID technology would be employed to track students at schools and school functions, as well as vehicles as they are tracked by E-ZPass or other toll-collection systems. With his veto of…