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3 hrs ago | Star Tribune

Study: Teens smarter than you think when it comes to online privacy

Daniel Singer, 13 works at his computer at his home in Los Angeles. For Singer, Facebook is part of a daily routine.

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Related Topix: Social Software, Startups, Facebook, River Falls, WI, Family, Teenagers

7 hrs ago | HeraldNet

Some are wary of auto 'black boxes'

The increasing computerization of cars allows them to capture and transmit data that can help improve highway and driver safety, federal officials said.

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Related Topix: Ohio

11 hrs ago | The Miami Herald

Boxes of medical records missing from Jackson

Boxes of medical records for more than 1,400 patients of Jackson Health System have been missing since January, the hospital system reported Friday, after mailing letters to affected patients informing them of the privacy breach and offering free credit protection services - even though Jackson administrators say Social Security numbers, credit ... (more)

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Related Topix: Social Security, Personal Finance, Healthcare Law, Law, Miami, FL

15 hrs ago | JD Supra

Privacy Reform Coming in Light of Big Data

Canada's Federal Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart today released a position paper which offers a roadmap for modernizing Canada's federal private-sector privacy law, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act , so that it more effectively tackles current and future privacy issues.

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Related Topix: Startups, Facebook, Social Software

Fri May 24, 2013

Star-Telegram.com

Lawyer wants documents in Maine teen death sealed

The lawyer for a Maine man charged with killing a 15-year-old girl wants a judge to keep affidavits and search warrants with details about the case under seal.

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The National Law Journal

OPINION: Boston, the Trade Center and Personal Privacy

There were some striking similarities between the carnage in Boston at the finish line of the marathon a few weeks ago and the bombing of the World Trade Center 20 years ago.

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Related Topix: Recreational Vehicle, Marathon, Terrorism, Opinion

WebProNews

Sen. Rand Paul Introduces Online Privacy Protection Bill

There's not a lack of online privacy protection bills floating around Congress at the moment, but it can't hurt to have one more.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Patrick Leahy, US Senate, Democrat

NEWS.com.au

You won't believe what kids do online

Researchers warn many young children and engaging in dangerous online activities such as posting their address on the web, selling or swapping passwords, sharing images with strangers and even meeting in real life people who contact them via the internet.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Fuse, Electronic Arts, Insomniac Games, Video Games, The, Deep Silver, Social Software

KSGF-AM Springfield

Personal Privacy and the Law Seminar

Learn about the Conceal Carry list disclosure in Missouri and what you should know about Common Core State Standards.

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Related Topix: Springfield, MO

The Guardian

Internet users' privacy concerns may mean cookies start to crumble

Firefox is about to follow Safari's lead by disabling third-party cookies, but the web simply would not work without them The internet needs cookies to function, which is why Firefox's move to disable third-party versions is a concern.

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Related Topix: Computers, Apple, Startups

Click2Houston

Drones and the future of disaster response

First responders to Monday's massive tornado in Moore, Okla., were greeted with a blighted expanse of destroyed homes, blocked roads, downed power lines and a limited window of time to unearth survivors before the sun set.

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Related Topix: Moore, OK

Philly.com

Boy Scouts' shift on allowing gays draws praise locally

Mack Finkel remembers when the Boy Scouts' ban on gay members morphed for him from an abstract concept into a palpable reality.

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Related Topix: Philadelphia, PA

Thu May 23, 2013

Examiner.com

Sen. Rand Paul fights President Obama's drone policy

Following President Obama's speech today on drone policy, Kentucky's junior senator, Republican Rand Paul , responded: "I'm glad the President finally acknowledged that American citizens deserve some form of due process.

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Related Topix: US Senate, Republican, US Politics, US News, Senator Rand Paul, Prison

SymbianOne

Location Forum Releases Groundbreaking Data Privacy Guidelines

The Location Forum's Privacy Council released the public version of their Location Data Privacy: Guidelines, Assessment & Recommendations today.

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Banner-Tribune

La. online privacy bill dies

A proposal to ban employers and schools from demanding access to personal online accounts has been scrapped.

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Globe and Mail

Canada's digital privacy laws in bad need of updating: watchdog

With her mandate nearing its end at the end of the year, Canada's privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart is again calling for stronger enforcement powers to help keep companies from straying from or disregarding Canadian privacy law.

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Related Topix: Social Software

Star Tribune

Dutch authorities investigating horse meat scandal arrest owner of meat processing business

Dutch authorities on Thursday arrested the director of a meat-processing and wholesale company whose business is at the center of an investigation into undeclared mixing of horse meat with beef.

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The Nation

The AP's Privacy, and Ours

The uproar over government searches of media phone records should not obscure the deeper problem - the law's failure to protect the privacy of all of us in the digital age.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Associated Press, Journalism, Terrorism, Cellphones

Calgary Herald

Release of truck driver's work history violated privacy laws, watchdog says

A Calgary-area company violated the province's privacy law by collecting and selling a truck driver's work history - including drug test results and the reasons she was fired from jobs - to prospective employers without her consent.

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Related Topix: Drug Testing, Canada,

Mobile Marketer

Mobile data collection increases, raising new privacy concerns

With everyone from wireless carriers to the latest and greatest smartphone application tracking user behavior and trying to sell the data, mobile is proving to be a treasure trove of customer information.

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Related Topix: Marketing