NEWS & ANALYSIS

GAO: Agencies Should Address Drone Security and Privacy Concerns

Sep 17, 2012 -Congress's watchdog says federal agencies should address drone privacy and security concerns sooner rather than later.

U.S. Groups Back Strong E.U. Privacy Proposal

Sep 06, 2012 -Twenty-two U.S. privacy and consumer groups have written a letter to the European Parliament supporting a strong new European Union data protection law.

Twitter Appeals Ruling on Providing Protester’s Information

Aug 30, 2012 -Twitter earlier this week appealed a judge’s order requiring the company to turn over tweets and other information of an Occupy Wall Street protester.

Court Rules Video Privacy Act Applies Online

Aug 23, 2012 -A Northern California court has ruled that the Video Privacy Protection Act, passed in 1988, applies to online streaming video companies just as it has to older brick-and-mortar video stores.

Government Finalizes Privacy Settlement with Facebook

Aug 13, 2012 -The FTC has finalized a settlement with Facebook over charges that the social media giant deceived the public by telling them they could keep their Facebook information private and then disseminating that information.

Screen Scraping Security

Aug 07, 2012 -Companies that use scanning tools to search for data must be careful to avoid violating privacy laws.

Lawmakers Query Data Brokers on Privacy

Jul 26, 2012 -A bipartisan group of lawmakers have sent letters to nine of the country’s largest data aggregating companies, asking them questions about how they collect, use, and sell consumer data to third parties.

Lawmakers Consider the Security and Civil Liberty Implications of Domestic Drones

Jul 19, 2012 - Lawmakers Thursday debated the costs and benefits of integrating unmanned aerial vehicles, otherwise known as drones, into the national airspace, particularly whether terrorist groups or other adversaries could use the pilotless aircraft to carry out attacks and whether UAVs threaten American civil liberties.

AUVSI Releases UAV Code of Conduct

Jul 02, 2012 -The code of conduct includes "common sense" guidelines that require operators be properly trained, follow all federal, state, and local, laws, and respect the privacy of individuals.

Morning Security Brief: Canada Blocks Foreign Firms From Telecom Overhaul, False Alarms, Facebook Statuses, and More

Jun 26, 2012 -Canada moves to keep foreign companies from participating in its telecom overhaul citing security reasons. Ninety-nine percent of alarms in Las Cruces are false. A lesson in Facebook privacy. And more.
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