Ireland: 80 Unencrypted Government Laptops Lost – Private Information Feared Lost
The Irish Independent has reported on new revelations by the Irish government that 80 unencrypted laptops along with USB sticks and blackberries were either lost or stolen in the last five years. 5 of these laptops were lost by the Department of Social and Family Affairs alone.
Digital Rights Ireland has responded to the incident. [...]
Canadian Copyright Bill Unlikely In This Government?
Russell McOrmond yesterday pointed to the fact that the Canadian Copyright Bill has been put on the notice paper, but there appears to be no sign of a copyright bill today. With the latest political shake-up in Canada, it could cause the Jim Prentice copyright reform bill to never see the light of day.
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$200,000 Lawsuit Successful – FTC Shuts Down Databroker Business in US
Selling phone numbers, among other personal data information, has just gotten legally more difficult recently. The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) has successfully sued a website that sells personal information to marketers without the consent of affected consumers.
It seems like such a simple, yet effective scheme. Build a business that collects personal information on [...]
US State of the Union Address – Give Telecoms Immunity
The debate over whether or not telecommunication companies should be given retroactive immunity for wiretaps has been one of the hottest topics in the American technology industry today. In the recent State of the Union Address, George W. Bush commented that telecommunication companies which holds sensitive information should be protected.
The comments given may likely [...]
Tomorrow the FBI will be able to wiretap all internet users
Today is the official deadline for compliance with the FCC’s new interpretation of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act(CALEA).
Cable modem companies, DSL providers, broadband over powerline, satellite internet companies and even some universities all have until the end of today to ensure “…the ability [...]
Privacy & Private Copying Levies
Levies are a way of compensating copyrights holders for the fact that people copy music for non-commercial purposes in their homes, a phenomenon known as “private copying.” For reasons I’ll discuss in a minute, licensing or preventing private copying is problematic. So instead of allowing copyrights holders to extract licence fees from actual private copiers, [...]
Apple abandons effort to unmask leaker
Apple Computer has abandoned a high-profile legal effort to unmask whoever leaked details about a still-unreleased music accessory.
The company’s deadline to continue a legal battle to find out who leaked the information to independent online journalists has passed, and Apple acknowledged in a brief court filing this week that it will not take its fight [...]
Microsoft Adds Privacy Folder To Windows
Microsoft has released an add-on to Windows XP that creates a password-protected “My Private Folder” for storing private documents and files. Some enterprise administrators immediately objected.
Microsoft Private Folder 1.0, which can be downloaded from the Redmond, Wash. developer’s Web site — users must prove that their copy of Windows is legitimate by running the controversial [...]
AT&T revises privacy policy, says owns customer data
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T – news) said on Wednesday it was revising its privacy policy, explaining to customers that it owns their phone records and can hand them over to law enforcers if necessary.
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The changes take effect on Friday and come at a time when AT&T and other phone companies face lawsuits claiming they aided a [...]
