Victory: Internet Censorship Bill is Delayed, For Now: Via EFF.org Updates. This morning's Politico brought with it great news for those who care about free speech and fair use online: A markup on SJC Chairman Leahy’s IP infringement bill was postponed late Wednesday, as staffers anticipated the chamber would finish legislative work and adjourn for [...]
The decision whether to undergo genetic testing is often highly personal and is usually prompted by a serious medical concern such as a family history of an inherited disease. Traditionally, such testing has been done in a medical setting by health care professionals, including genetic counsellors, who explain the science and ethics behind testing and [...]
In a letter (pdf) to Google CEO Eric Schmidt (and CCed to Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jonathan Leibowitz), fifteen advocates (from organizations including the American Library Association, EPIC and World Privacy Forum) objected to changes to the company’s privacy policies that were announced Sept. 3 and went into effect Oct. 3. The letter said Google’s [...]
In a recent post on Privacy Digest, and an article in the NYTimes, there is a discussion of some major and well known vulnerabilities in the global public key infrastructure (PKI) and some examples of exploitations of that vulnerability. The issue is with the proliferation of certificate authorities on the Internet, and the low level [...]
We’re launching our 2010 My Privacy & Me Video Contest for 12-18-year-olds – and the first-place winners will win an iPad! It’s the same thing this year – but a little different, too! Again, we’re asking them to create their own public service announcements about privacy. But this year, we’d like the videos to fall [...]
There has been a lot of excitement in the privacy community around the introduction of a social location service by Facebook. Having blown the dust off my test account, I don’t really understand all the fuss. It appears that this capability only applies to mobile devices right now (although I have blogged in the past [...]
If it’s got a chip in it it, they can track you. Episode 3 of Chapter 9 of Carabella’s Online Comic is here! Written by Gerard Jones and drawn by Mark Badger Buy itfrom NBM here Privacy Activism
bad guys are always out to zap the heroine Episode 1 of Chapter 9 of Carabella’s Online Comic is here! Written by Gerard Jones and drawn by Mark Badger Buy itfrom NBM here Privacy Activism
All Rise: Supreme Court’s Geekiest Generation Begins: Via Threat Level. The U.S. Supreme Court begins a new term Monday with a slew of technology and civil rights issues queued on its docket, some of which could have far-reaching implications for the Freedom of Information Act, copyright, warrantless searches of private residences, the “state secrets” privilege and [...]
Dani can be rude without her coffee. Episode 5 of Chapter 9 of Carabella’s Online Comic is here! Written by Gerard Jones and drawn by Mark Badger Buy itfrom NBM here Privacy Activism