January 14-16, 2010 Queen’s University Kingston, Ontario, Canada Cameras have been appearing for some years in the streets, shopping malls, airports, train stations, arenas, educational institutions and even convenience stores and taxicabs, yet no one has undertaken a systematic survey of what’s happening in the Canadian context. A Report on Camera Surveillance in Canada prepared…
Media Synergy Corp in trouble with NC AG
Courthouse News reports that Louis G. Anton and Media Synergy Corp. allegedly continue to annoy North Carolinians with automated calls, in violation of a cease and desist letter. The North Carolina Attorney General has filed a complaint in court, seeking temporary, preliminary, permanent injunctions, and civil penalties.
FileSoup’s founder arrested
A British man has been arrested for his role in running one of the internet’s oldest file sharing websites. The man – who started the FileSoup website in 2003 – was taken into custody last week after a raid on his home in Taunton, Somerset, and subsequently released on bail without charge. FileSoup, which was…
Deutsche Bahn spied on employee health records too
German rail operator Deutsche Bahn, still reeling from a spy scandal earlier this year, admitted on Tuesday it had secretly and illegally monitored the health records of some of its employees. “The Deutsche Bahn management has received indications that the group’s security division collected employees’ illness-related information and circulated it within the group,” the firm…