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Privacy Act of 1974

The Privacy Act of 1974 is a public sector law that regulates the use of personal information by the United States Government. Specifically it establishes rules, similar to the Fair Information Practice Principles that determine what information may be collected and how it may be used in order to protect the personal privacy of U.S. [...]

Privacy vs. Security in France – Part 6

French citizens are beginning to weigh sacrificing the privacy held so dearly in the name of security. After listening to a round table forum with several well known French privacy advocates and security researchers, Shal “realized the antagonism between security & privacy was thinking all along that not getting the debate to some extent translated into other languages would be very unfortunate.
The participants tackle the deployment of cameras over Paris, face recognition, RFID usage etc. This is part 6 of the [...]

"Anti-Privacy" Laws?

Privacy law proponents often find themselves at odds with policymakers developing security regulations. In order for effective monitoring to take place, the Government and law enforcement agencies require access to sensitive information about individuals including their financial transactions, and electronic and phone communications. The following laws are known colloquially as “anti-privacy laws” because they take away some individual privacy rights in the interest of trying to detect and prevent fraud, terrorism and other significant [...]

Security vs. Privacy in France – Part 5

French citizens are beginning to weigh sacrificing the privacy held so dearly in the name of security. After listening to a round table forum with several well known French privacy advocates and security researchers, Shal “realized the antagonism between security & privacy was thinking all along that not getting the debate to some extent translated into other languages would be very unfortunate.
The participants tackle the deployment of cameras over Paris, face recognition, RFID usage etc. This is part 5 of the [...]

Security vs. Privacy in France – Part 4

French citizens are beginning to weigh sacrificing the privacy held so dearly in the name of security. After listening to a round table forum with several well known French privacy advocates and security researchers, Shal “realized the antagonism between security & privacy was thinking all along that not getting the debate to some extent translated into other languages would be very unfortunate.
The participants tackle the deployment of cameras over Paris, face recognition, RFID usage etc. This is part 4 of the [...]

Security vs. Privacy in France – Part 3

French citizens are beginning to weigh sacrificing the privacy held so dearly in the name of security. After listening to a round table forum with several well known French privacy advocates and security researchers, Shal “realized the antagonism between security & privacy was thinking all along that not getting the debate to some extent translated into other languages would be very unfortunate.
The participants tackle the deployment of cameras over Paris, face recognition, RFID usage etc. This is part 3 of the [...]

Security vs. Privacy in France – Part 2

French citizens are beginning to weigh sacrificing the privacy held so dearly in the name of security. After listening to a round table forum with several well known French privacy advocates and security researchers, Shal “realized the antagonism between security & privacy was thinking all along that not getting the debate to some extent translated into other languages would be very unfortunate.
The participants tackle the deployment of cameras over Paris, face recognition, RFID usage etc. This is part 2 of the [...]

Amazon continues big business' Big Brother thinking, with a very Orwellian twist

Seems Amazon has not been reading up on their recent history. For some reason, most consumers don’t like it when you quietly make changes without asking. Amazon is re-learning the lesson through their Kindle electronic book readers and Whispernet service. They removed unauthorized copies of books that made their way onto the Kindle store and end book readers, angering customers. The author and book in question – George Orwell and [...]

Security vs. Privacy in France – Part 1

French citizens are beginning to weigh sacrificing the privacy held so dearly in the name of security. After listening to a round table forum with several well known French privacy advocates and security researchers, Shal “realized the antagonism between security & privacy was thinking all along that not getting the debate to some extent translated into other languages would be very unfortunate.
The participants tackle the deployment of cameras over Paris, face recognition, RFID usage [...]

Big Brother in little Carolina – city wants surveillance cameras catching every car's plate

Most people think of the proliferation of cameras in London, and last year’s coverage of similar work in New York City, as a big city affair. Cops in North Carolina want in on the action too, submitting a grant for systems that will record license plate numbers and compare them to a national criminal database. Privacy rights advocates are worried the cities aren’t setting clear usage guidelines or retention policies that may result in fishing expeditions against law abiding [...]