Report questions biometric technologies
Television cop shows love "biometric" technologies -- fingerprints, eye scans and so on -- but a blue-ribbon panel report calls for caution on widespread use of biological identification.
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Oct 5, 2010
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News tagged with electronic privacy
Privacy group sues to get data about NSA-Google ties
The National Security Agency should divulge information about its reported agreement with Google Inc. to help the Internet company defend itself against foreign cyber attacks, according to a lawsuit filed Monday by a privacy ...
Internet
Sep 14, 2010
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Court: Judges can demand warrant for cell locales
(AP) -- Judges have the right to require warrants before police get cell phone records that could suggest a customer's likely location, a U.S. appeals court ruled Tuesday in a novel electronic privacy case.
Telecom
Sep 7, 2010
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Wal-Mart to roll out smart tags on men's basics
(AP) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is putting electronic identification tags on men's clothing like jeans starting Aug. 1 as the world's largest retailer tries to gain more control of its inventory. But the move is raising eyebrows ...
Other
Jul 23, 2010
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Software security patent to help improve health IT privacy
A computer security invention patented* a decade ago at the National Institute of Standards and Technology is now poised to help safeguard patient privacy in hospitals.
Software
Jul 8, 2010
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Privacy groups take Facebook complaint to US regulators
More than a dozen privacy and consumer protection groups have banded together to protest what they see as duplicity by Facebook when it comes to safeguarding people's information.
Internet
May 6, 2010
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Privacy vs profit at Facebook
Facebook's evolution from online club house to Internet powerhouse is raising fears that the social network is trading privacy for profit.
Internet
May 2, 2010
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Privacy risks from geographic information
In today's world more geographic information is being collected about us, such as where we live, where the clinic we visited is located, and where we work. Web sites are also collecting more geographic information about their ...
Other
Apr 8, 2010
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Coalition wants US privacy law revamped for Internet Age
Internet giants including Microsoft and Google have joined US privacy groups and academics in a campaign to get outdated US privacy laws revamped for the Internet Age.
Internet
Mar 31, 2010
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Privacy group files FTC complaint on Google Buzz
(AP) -- A privacy watchdog group complained to federal regulators on Tuesday about Google's new Buzz social networking service, saying it violates federal consumer protection law.
Internet
Feb 16, 2010
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