Someone's Watching
If consumers are annoyed with a merchant's monitoring, they can buy elsewhere. With the intrusive state, there is nowhere to go.
Privacy
Twitter Appeals Order To Reveal User Info
Told to surrender details about an Occupy protester
Privacy for Sale
Welcome to the brave new world of encryption apps, real-time marketing, and using your face to shop.
The Government Watches You, But Who Watches the Government?
Never mind. I'm sure they can be trusted.
Many Social Security Numbers Can Be Guessed From Birthdates
A dangerously predictable pattern was used between 1989 and 2011
CA Cops Will (Probably) Need a Warrant for GPS Data
Bill passed overwhelmingly in the state House, but still must survive the Senate
Privacy Groups File FTC Complaint Over Companies' Viral Marketing Campaigns for Children
Something about commercially exploiting children by letting them share videos and games with friends online
Brits Wiretapped for Petty Offenses Under National Security Law
Eight surveillance operations are launched every day
Lawsuit Seeks FBI's GPS Policy
The feds are supposed to be reining-in their tracking efforts
Surveillance Is All About Crunching the Data
Complicated software takes the inputs and "sees" patterns
Feds Pursue "Electronic Frisking" of Crowds
Multiple surveillance technologies bring airport security to a public place near you
You, Too, Can Purchase a Not-Quite Panopticon
We're almost certainly not yet living in the Panopticon. But any step in that direction-even if it's well-spun marketing-speak-is worth watching.
California Town Tracks Everybody Who Enters or Leaves
Tiburon has license-plate readers monitoring both roads into town
ACORN Worker Can Sue James O'Keefe for Illegal Recording
Former worker was fired due to famous video.
Germany Reopens Facebook Privacy Inquiry
Official says company illegally archiving photos of members without permission.
ACLU to Sue FBI for GPS-Tracking Memos
Agency refuses to release documents showing how it is operating following SCOTUS decision.
Government Challenged Over GPS Tracking
Even as the Sixth Circuit says no warrant is needed to follow cell phone GPS signals, civil liberties groups beg to differ
Is TrapWire Response an Overreaction?
Are Internet rumors getting out of hand, like they do?
TrapWire Surveillance System Goes Down Under
The snoopy scheme's parent company has the contract for rail-ticketing systems in several Australian cities
Anonymous Joins Fight Against TrapWire
The hacker group that provided TrapWire documents to WikeLeaks declares war on the creepy surveillance system
Authorities May Be Overloading Themselves With Surveillance
Snoopy law-enforcement officials find that having data isn't the same as knowing what to do with it
Americans Can't Get Enough Groping
Young people, in particular, give thumbs-up to security theater
Social Security Numbers Still Appear on Medicare Cards
Lawmakers say practice is an invitation to identity theft
Bank-Snooping Probably Backed by a Government
Experts say surveillance tool monitoring transactions in the Middle East looks like more cyber-warfare
Parking Tickets Violated Privacy
Court says Illinois town must stop turning citations into identity-theft bait
Arizona Immigration Checks Could Restart
The controversial status checks left standing by the Supreme Court are back in district court for consideration
Google to Pay $22.5 Million for Tracking Safari Users
Largest fine ever levied by FTC.
No Warrant Needed for Utility Records
If they're required for a drug investigation, utilities must surrender details of your power usage, says federal court
Russian Blogger Tweets His Own Bugging By the Kremlin
Sent photos and videos of the wiretap to his followers
UK Patient Data To Be Mined for Research
Those using the National Health Service will have to opt-out or else become research subjects
