The AAP reports: Coca-Cola says it never intended to spam mobile phone users and will take steps to ensure it doesn’t happen again. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has accepted enforceable undertakings from three companies – Vodafone, New Dialogue and Big Mobile – involved in the SMS promotional campaign. Each will pay a…
Court: Compulsory taking of DNA from pretrial detainee violates Fourth Amendment
FourthAmendment.com brings us a court opinion out of Pennsylvania that is quoteworthy: A DNA profile generates investigatory evidence that is primarily used by law enforcement officials for general law enforcement purposes. To allow such suspicionless searches, which are conducted in almost all instances with law enforcement involvement, to occur absent traditional warrant and probable cause…
Nymity recognized as Privacy by Design Ambassador
From the press release: The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) has officially recognized privacy and data protection research firm Nymity as a Privacy by Design Ambassador for its role in advancing the concept of privacy in business practices. Privacy by Design is a concept that was developed by Ontario’s Information…
Buffalo Grove trustee to get name of anonymous poster
Georgia Garvey reports: Buffalo Grove Village Trustee Lisa Stone should be told the name of the man she accuses of making defamatory online comments about her 15-year-old son, a judge ruled Monday in a case being watched for its Internet privacy implications. Cook County Circuit Judge Jeffrey Lawrence ordered that the identity of a person…