Associated Press reports: When Officer Darryll Dowell of the Nampa Police Department is on patrol, he will pull up at a stoplight and start casing the vehicle next to him. Nowadays, his eyes will also focus on the driver’s arms, searching for a plump, bouncy vein. […] The thought stems from training he and a…
Former civil servant appointed as first Identity Commissioner
A watchdog has been appointed to monitor the Government’s National Identity Register, the database which will contain personal details of UK citizens and form the basis for any future ID cards. The appointment of former civil servant Sir Joseph Pilling as the first Identity Commissioner was confirmed by the Home Office today. His duties will…
Did too much privacy protection cost a young life?
A teenage girl may have died at her own hand. Could Sprint have prevented it? A commentary cross-posted from Chronicles of Dissent. The teenager called a suicide hotline for help. She had stabbed herself and taken drugs in an attempt to kill herself, and by the time she called the hotline, she was weak and…
Ex-emergency dispatch agency director given 6 months jail for illegal background checks
Dan Rozek reports: Steven R. Cordes wanted to help his girlfriend keep tabs on who her teenage daughter was dating and hanging out with. So Cordes — director of a Kane County emergency dispatch agency — searched confidential police databases and did criminal background checks on a boyfriend and other friends. But the searches were…