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Reining in Data Collection

04/27/2010 - As Web companies continue to gather information on consumers for marketing and research purposes, privacy considerations remain a serious concern.
Daily Headline : Privacy

The Economics of Privacy vs. Security

04/08/2010 - A new RAND report asked British citizens how much it would cost for them to trade privacy for security during three mundane activities: applying for a passport, traveling on a train, and attending a major event. (From the April 2010 Issue)
Beyond Print: Privacy

Security and Privacy Tradeoffs

03/31/2010 - In a new RAND Europe report, researchers attempt to quantify how people assess security and privacy tradeoffs in the United Kingdom.
Beyond Print: Privacy

Privacy

02/26/2010 - Police officers who claim that their employers illegally read their private text messages will get to take their case before the U.S. Supreme Court. The outcome of the case will affect how employers deal with workplace communications.
Daily Headline : Privacy

Supreme Court Will Hear Arguments in Communications Privacy Case

12/17/2009 - The U.S. Supreme Court has heard oral arguments in a case brought by police officers who claim that their employers illegally read their private text messages.
Homeland Security: Privacy

U.S.-European Union Information Sharing

11/30/2009 - The United States are working toward a broad information-sharing agreement that addresses the question of redress, specifically whether all persons, not just legal U.S. residents, would be able obtain data about them held in government databases and correct errors. The two sides have issued a series of statements highlighting the two sides' common ground: May 2008: US-EU High Level Contact Group Report December 2008: US-EU Statement on Common Data Privacy and Protection Principles October 2009: US-EU Joint Statement
Daily Headline : Privacy

Civil Liberty Concerns Could Become a Factor in Grants to State Fusion Centers

11/24/2009 - In response to past incidents of improper intelligence collection efforts directed against legal U.S. groups, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reemphasized its commitment to civil liberties and privacy protections, including creating a possible connection between those policies and grant awards. (Updated)
Beyond Print: Privacy

Online Privacy

11/24/2009 - Some people may want additional privacy when surfing social networking sites. This tool can help Facebook users mask their data.
Homeland Security: Privacy

Transatlantic Privacy Concerns

11/23/2009 - While the United States has signed information-sharing agreements with many allies, privacy concerns have slowed negotiations with the European Union.
Daily Headline : Privacy

Security and Privacy Not Mutually Exclusive, DHS Chief Tells Lawyers

11/13/2009 - Sharing information domestically and internationally to fight terrorists and transnational criminals doesn't have to shred privacy and civil liberties protections, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano told lawyers during a speech today.
Legal Report: Privacy

Elsewhere in the Courts: Privacy

10/28/2009 -   A New Jersey appeals court has ruled that e-mails between an employee and her attorney that were sent through the employee’s private e-mail account are privileged. The court ruled that the privilege holds even though the employee sent the e-mails from work over her employer’s computer network. The court ruled that the company’s electronic communications policy did not mean that the employee’s private e-mails became the company’s property. (Stengart v. Loving Care Agency, Superior Court of New Jersey, No. A-3506-08T1, 2009)  
Daily Headline : Privacy

Report Warns of Losing "Locational Privacy"

08/12/2009 - A new report from a privacy watchdog warns that Americans are losing their privacy as they travel through public space due to location-based technological services such as EZ Pass and cellphones.
Book Reviews: Privacy

The Constitution and 9/11: Recurring Threats to America's Freedoms

07/28/2009 - The Constitution and 9-11 argues that the Bush administration's response to 9-11 has damaged America's constitutionally protected rights and culture, much like earlier periods in U.S. history.
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