California Attorney General Issues "Privacy Recommendations" for Mobile Developers
Might want to focus on privacy violations by the state instead
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Drivers License Database Being Abused in Minnesota
Law enforcement officials who've had their driver's licenses accessed repeatedly worry abotu privacy
Facebook Cooperates More Readily With Prosecutors Than With Defense Attorneys
Rolls over for the state, stonewalls the accused
Disney Introducing Encoded Bracelets for Park Visitors
Will allow for easy purchases and reservations, and also to track consumer data
Expert: Getting Online Privacy Back Like Getting Virginity Back
A discussion about privacy at the consumer electronic show
Cars Must Record Driving Data Starting in 2014
Black boxes will be installed in every automobile manufactured after September 1, 2014
Senate Approves Warrantless Wiretapping Reauthorization
Fourth Amendment worries cast aside
Why Are People More Scared of Facebook Violating Their Privacy than Washington?
Why doesn't domestic surveillance stir more outrage?
Site Lets Folks ID Women as "Prostitutes" Unless They Pay
Shakedown or humiliation, their choice
Senate Debating Warrantless Domestic Spying Today; Vote Pending
Fourth Amendment? You mean there's more than two?
Swiss President Hints at Surrender on Financial Privacy
May automatically share banking data with other predatory governments
FTC Targets Apps, Social Networks With Updates to Child Privacy Law
Because we couldn't conceivably watch out for our own kids
Lawmakers Want DOJ's Legal Basis for Keeping Dossiers on Innocent Americans
It's creepy and almost certainly illegal
FTC Unveils New Online Privacy Rules for Children
"Be a responsible parent" is not one of them
House Approves Netflix-Backed Privacy Bill
Will make it easier for companies like Netflix to share customers' viewing habits online
Instagram Wants the Rights to Sell Users' Photos Without Notification
Users have until January 16 to opt out
Snoopy Joe Biden Accidentally Inspired PGP Encryption
He so creeped out Phil Zimmerman that the developer dropped business plans and gave the software away for free
China Seeks To Block Communications Encryption
Governments don't like privacy any more than they like freedom
Holder Gave Feds Authorization to Keep Dossiers on Citizens
Even if they were not suspected of any crimes
Microsoft Not Budging on "No Tracking" Default Internet Explorer Settings
Web advertisers would prefer it be easier to follow users online
Protester Whose Tweets Were Subpoenaed Pleads Guilty
Plans to appeal ruling that forced social media postings to be handed over
Facebook Simplifying Privacy Settings
In a move to streamline, settings that "didn't mean much," like whether your profile can be found through a search, will be removed
Government Mandate for Car Black Boxes Puts Privacy at Risk
No standards are yet in place limiting official access to data
California Sues Airline over Mobile App
Doesn't have privacy notice in a place the state wants it to be. Also: the state needs money.
"Revenge Porn" Site Sued for Privacy Invasions
Accused of posting private naked photos of women taken without their permission
Verizon Patents TV Box That Watches and Listens to Viewers
The better to target advertising
Judge Approves $20 Million Facebook Settlement Over "Sponsored Stories"
Users' pictures placed in advertisements without their permission
U.S., Switzerland Agree To Share Banking Information
So find someplace else to hide your money from Uncle Sam
The Feds Want To Spy On Everything
Government snoops are interested in reading more than just your email.
FAA Will Conduct Privacy Tests With Drones
Don't get excited; they probably want to make sure they're sufficiently intrusive
Senate Panel Approves Email Warrant Bill
Would require judge to sign off on accessing people's private correspondence
China Clamps Down on VPNs
Virtual private networks have been a popular means of bypassing Internet controls
