Have you ever been tempted to try to find out what information about you is out there in databases? Matt Roper did just that, and sent out requests under the UK’s Data Protection Act to 46 organizations, requesting copies of all of his information. What he got back was a 2-foot high pile of records…
Audio Conference: The Evolving World of “Reasonable” Security
Broadcast date: Thursday, July 16, 2009 1 – 2:30 p.m. EST Free registration required. More information here: Download the accompanying Encore Series PowerPoint presentations here: Cloud Computing and Privacy (pdf 3.84M) Identity, Identifiers and Personal Data (pdf 5.5M) Strategic Information Management: Beyond Personal Information (pdf 686K)
IAPP: Consumer Protection and Enforcement Government
Part of the Practical Privacy Series Location: Washington, DC More information here.
Parents keep 2-year-old’s gender secret
A couple of Swedish parents have stirred up debate in the country by refusing to reveal whether their two-and-a-half-year-old child is a boy or a girl. Pop’s parents, both 24, made a decision when their baby was born to keep Pop’s sex a secret. Aside from a select few – those who have changed the…