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Canadian Privacy Commissioner Funding Call for Proposals
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada recently launched its 2013-2014 call for funding proposals for its Contribution Program, a $500,000 funding envelope to condu…
Privacy
The NSA, Tor, Vodafone and LIBE Committee Meet To Chat
Cross-posted from the Privacy Association. Imagine the NSA, European Parliament, Tor and Vodafone having a civilized conversation about privacy. Considering th…
Blame the NSA, not Facebook and Google: Column
Cross-posted from USA Today. Outrageous and possibly illegal. That's what Google's executive chairman called the latest chapter in the NSA saga – news…
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Blame the NSA, not Facebook and Google: Column
Cross-posted from USA Today. Outrageous and possibly illegal. That's what Google's executive chairman called the latest chapter in the NSA saga – news…
Vint Cerf is Wrong. Privacy Is Not An Anomaly
Cross-posted from IAPP. Privacy may actually be an anomaly,” said Vint Cerf, one of the architects of the Internet, at an FTC workshop on the Internet of Thing…
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Why you need this simple app that hands over all your metadata
"‟Our hypothesis is that phone metadata reflects personal information, such as your location, age, gender, employment, relationships, and interests,” Mayer…
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Revenge porn websites taking advantage of weak privacy laws
""You have a huge uphill battle," said attorney Colette Vogele, co-founder of Without My Consent, an organization helping victims of online harra…
New FISC Pen Register Opinion: It’s Just a Matter of Time Before Somebody Gets Hurt
Cross-posted from Just Security. Once again, the NSA has conducted illegal spying. New documents reveal the National Security Agency’s (NSA) systemic violation…
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It’s Just a Matter of Time Before Somebody Gets Hurt: New Just Security Post
In a new post over at Just Security, I look at the recently declassified Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) opinions on bulk collection of Internet…
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Bad Connection - The telecom industry should be embarrassed by its silence on surveillance.
"Richard Salgado, director of law enforcement and information security matters for Google, confers with Pablo Chavez, Google director of publicity, while t…
What You Don't Say About Data Can Still Hurt You
Cross-posted from Forbes. Written by Woodrow Hartzog and Evan Selinger. Big data generates big myths. To help society set realistic expectations, the right ki…
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Why states are the big winner in the $17 million Google-Safari settlement
""The state attorneys general have both the inclination and the legal latitude … to be vigorous enforcers on consumer privacy," said Mayer. "…