Privacy
UK Patient Data To Be Mined for Research
Those using the National Health Service will have to opt-out or else become research subjects
Wyden: Cybersecurity Bill Sacrificed Privacy, Liberty
Oregon Democrat defected from Senate peers' support.
Board Created to Monitor Privacy Abuses of Patriot Act Now Actually Exists
After five years, Senate finally approves members to board
Can't Crack This Code
Quantum key distribution may be the key to secure encryption, say scientists
Cybersecurity Bill Gets Thumbs-Down in Senate
Even efforts to make the legislation less dangerous to privacy couldn't save it
Facial Recognition Joins Feds With States
FBI-originated technology that identifies people from photographs will be deployed by 2014
Papers Please, Kid
Public school students in Scottsdale, Arizona, will be required to wear ID badges
Feds Quietly Data-Mining Americans
In the name of battling terrorism, the federal government is building dossiers on Americans from government and private databases
Judge's Facebook Snooping Challenged
EFF asked California's highest court to review a judge's decision forcing a juror to turn over the content of his Facebook postings to the parties to the case
Cryptocat Makes Web Privacy Easy and Accessible
Nadim Kobeissi has made encrypted online communication sexy
Ontario Fails To Shield Voter Info - Still
After losing memory sticks full of data on millions of voters, the agency responsible for elections in Ontario, Canada, hasn't encrypted anything
EFF: Don't Trust the NSA To Manage Cybersecurity
The electronic civil liberties group warns that the NSA's history of privacy violations makes it a lousy candidate for securing data
ACLU Probes License Plate Scanners
The civil liberties group plans to saturate police departments with requests for information about privacy-threatening automated license plate reader technology
The Truth About "Deep Throat"
A new book sheds light on the Watergate whistleblower's real motives.
The Dark Side of Anti-"Swiss Bank Account" Politics
Democratic Swissophobia is hurting patriotic, middle-class Americans.
The Lighter Side of Electronic Monitoring
History shows the benefits of positive reinforcement for Ankleted-Americans.
