EPIC.org notes: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has plans to greatly expand its use of whole body imaging machines at airports around the country. The x-ray machines, which each cost over $100,000, capture detailed, graphic images of passengers’ naked bodies. In June, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a measure that would restrict TSA’s use of…
Tories ‘to end criminal privacy’
The Tories say they will end what they call the “automatic privacy” of criminals, by giving police powers to reveal their identities to the public. The party says public safety is coming second to the rights of some criminals, including dangerous fugitives. It blames the Human Rights Act, which it has pledged to abolish if…
FTC settles with six companies claiming to comply with Safe Harbor program
Six U.S. businesses have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceived consumers by falsely claiming they were abiding by an international privacy framework that provides a means for U.S. companies to transfer data from the European Union to the United States in keeping with EU and U.S. law. According to six separate…
Canadians must take more responsibility for online lives: privacy czar
Sarah Schmidt reports: Young Canadians need to “think twice” about how much personal information they post on the Internet and take greater responsibility for how they live their online lives, Canada’s privacy czar warned Tuesday. Noting many people have been fired, missed out on job interviews and academic opportunities for their over-sharing online, Jennifer Stoddart…