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Google Latitude Provokes Privacy Fears

Feb 05, 2009 -One of the world's foremost privacy organizations has slammed Google's new Latitude feature that allows people to track each other from their phones or computers as they go about their daily business.

Government Search and Seizure Powers Have Gradually Expanded Since 9-11

Sep 23, 2008 -The Washington Post reports that border agents, according to internal policies, used to need probable cause to search, seize, detain, and copy materials carried by travelers.

President Bush Overhauls Intelligence Community

Jul 31, 2008 -The executive order, signed yesterday, restructures the intelligence community and gives more power to the Director of National Intelligence.

D.C. Metro Posts Employees' Social Security Numbers Online

Jul 15, 2008 -The mistake has exposed nearly 4,700 employees to the threat of identity theft.

Americans Returning from Overseas Find Their Electronic Devices Searched and Seized

Jun 30, 2008 -But does it violate the Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable search and seizure?

Privacy Expert to Government: Encrypt Biometric Information

Jun 18, 2008 -The U.S. needs to encrypt the personally identifiable biometric information it stores before a data breach exposes multitudes to identity theft, according to a leading privacy expert.

Experts to Congress: Regulate Spyware

Jun 12, 2008 -Computer and information security experts and advocates told a Senate hearing they approve of legislation to curb the unauthorized download of software onto users' computers.

Stanford University Laptop Stolen; 72,000 at Risk of Identity Theft

Jun 09, 2008 -The laptop held the personal information, including names, addresses, and Social Security numbers, of as many as 72,000 employees.

Hollywood Data Theft Techniques Made Real

May 19, 2008 -Research teams have devised two novel ways to steal data, however, there is an easy, low-tech way to stop one technique.

REAL ID, WHTI Opponents' Concerns Persist

May 02, 2008 -Testifying before Congress, public and private sector critics joined civil libertarians to attack REAL ID and the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative on multiple fronts.

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