Matthew Ingram and others have questioned the response to AOL’s release of search data. The skeptics argue that the privacy concerns have been overblown, noting that no one has actually been personally identified through their searches. No longer. The NY Times runs a story in which it was relatively easy […]
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CIPPIC Files Formal Complaint Over SWIFT
While the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has previously announced that she is investigating the issue, CIPPIC has joined forces with Privacy International to file a formal complaint against the big six banks regarding allegedly unlawful disclosures of personal banking information to the U.S. government by SWIFT.
Emily of the State
Given that I’ve been writing recently about the impact of Internet-based video and the dangers of lawful access, this video from Cynically Tested is a must-see.
Privacy Commissioner Issues PIPEDA Review Discussion Paper
The much-anticipated PIPEDA review is scheduled for later this year and the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has kicked things off with a discussion/consultation paper. The Commissioner’s comments on the effectiveness of the law will be very important and this paper is presumably an attempt to gauge public opinion on several […]
Dutch Appeals Court Refuses to Disclose File Sharers Identities
When CRIA lost its file sharing lawsuits against 29 alleged file sharers in 2004, it immediately characterized Canadian law as out-of-step with the rest of the world and dismissed the privacy-related concerns that arose from the case. Two years later, The Register brings word that the Netherlands appears to be […]
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