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Category Archives: Privacy
UPDATE: Arizona Legislature Pulls Back H.B. 2459
Notice to all you comment trolls, Facebook ‘stalkers,’ and general miscreants on the web: the Arizona law that would make it a crime to “annoy” or “offend” someone through the use of “any electronic or digital device” has been recalled … Continue reading
Freedom of Speech On the Internet Is Under Attack, Again
Two stories I heard on the news in the last 24 hours makes me wonder if I accidentally mistook my Hyundai for a souped up DeLorean and drove it to 88 mph. Why the time machine references? Because two proposed … Continue reading
Proposed Bill Would Outlaw Facebook Account Access As Employment Requirement
Last night in class, we were discussing privacy issues, which is always a hot topic. Someone raised the very disturbing news that employers have begun to demand access to applicants’ Facebook profiles as a condition of considering them for a … Continue reading
Google Values Your Privacy at $.0543 Per Day
Are you looking for a way to get rich? This isn’t the place for that; but if you are into over-sharing, this is definitely the program for you. Starting today, you can sign up for Google’s new trend survey program … Continue reading
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White House Privacy Bill of Rights Is A Giant Leap Forward
I was going to write a nice long review of the President’s new privacy initiative released last week. But then I found Ryan Singel’s article on Wired.com and realized everything I wanted to write was already covered. Just head over … Continue reading
Posted in Privacy, Regulation and Rule-making
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Is Your Computer Password Protected by the 4th Amendment or the 5th or Neither?
Can the government compel you to provide your computer password if they think there is illicit material stored in an encrypted part of the hard drive? If there was ever a case when it seemed like the Constitution was no … Continue reading
Posted in Litigation, Privacy, Rights and Civil Liberties
Tagged government, liberties, search and seizure
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Supreme Court: GPS Tracking Requires a Warrant
Today marked a big win for privacy advocates. The U.S. Supreme Court handed down a ruling on the question of whether it was Constitutional for police to attach a GPS tracking unit to someone’s vehicle without their consent, and without … Continue reading
Follow-Up: Congressional SOPA Hearings Available for Live Streaming
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is the controversial bill that would make it illegal to show search results to or serve ads on websites suspected of being homes to pirated content. The protests have come in hard and strong from … Continue reading
Posted in Intellectual Property, Legislation, Privacy, Rights and Civil Liberties
Tagged advertising, content, ISPs, piracy, search engines
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Is Your Bank Tracking Your Movements: Bait and Switch Journalism Wants You To Think So
I received a link to this story from Huffington Post this morning with the apparently outrageous news that Ally Bank was somehow tracking its customers’ movements and using that information to bolster its profit margins. This seems like a major … Continue reading
Posted in Legal Developments, Mobile Devices, Privacy, Rights and Civil Liberties
Tagged 4th amendment, GPS, location, privacy, SCOTUS, tracking
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