October 9, 2008

Firefox users gain location tool

Mozilla, the company behind the Firefox browser, has released technology that helps websites detect the physical location of computers.

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Privacy Group Asks States To Investigate MySpace, Facebook

The influential privacy organization Center for Digital Democracy has asked authorities in New York and California to investigate ad targeting on MySpace and Facebook.

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October 8, 2008

Editorial: Parents have right to library information

Responding to Judah Hamer's defense of the recently adopted Library Privacy Act, S.220 , I must state that his arguments in favor of the law ignore a fundamental right of all adults: the right to demand and ...

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Data-mining for terrorism clues needs a second look, study says

A federal panel of policymakers and scientific experts on Tuesday urged a government-wide evaluation of programs that sift through databases looking for clues on terrorism, to determine whether the programs are ...

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New health-care privacy laws heighten need for HIPAA compliance in California

Health care organizations that operate in California have two more good reasons to be sure that they comply with the data security and privacy requirements of the federal HIPAA law.

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October 7, 2008

FIA President Max Mosley plans to challenge UK privacy laws

Motorsport boss Max Mosley plans to challenge the UK's privacy laws in the European Court of Human Rights, he said.

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