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19 hrs ago | news.bbc.co.uk | Martin Greif

The net reveals the ties that bind

Regular columnist Bill Thompson wonders what it will take to get used to living in a networked society.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Internet, Science / Technology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Sun Nov 16, 2008

Surrey Hants Star

NHS medical research plan threatens patient privacy

The prime minister and Department of Health want to give Britain's research institutes an advantage against overseas competitors by opening up more than 50m records, to identify patients who might be willing to ...

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International Herald Tribune

Google and Europe at odds over privacy

BERLIN : When Google began hiring in Zurich for its new engineering center in 2004, local officials welcomed the U.S. company with open arms.

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Internet, Science / Technology

StarNewsOnline.com

Online Age Verification for Children Brings Privacy Worries

WHEN it comes to protecting children on the Internet and keeping them safe from predators, law enforcement officials have vocally advocated one approach in particular.

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Related Topix: Social Software, Social Security, Personal Finance

The Age

The cost of losing yourself

Privacy breaches are shaping as the new pandemic infecting business stability, reports Conrad Walters.

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Related Topix: Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Computer Security, Science / Technology, Australia, Oceania, World News

Sat Nov 15, 2008

Customer Interaction Solutions

Intrusion Sees $2.4 Of TraceCop Orders In September

Intrusion Inc. said it has received orders totaling $2.4 million from the U.S. government and U.S. defense contractors for TraceCop projects since September 2008.

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Related Topix: Computers, Intrusion, Richardson, TX

CNET News.com

Privacy groups target Google Flu Trends

Caption: Can you find the "privacy concern" in these Google Flu Trends data? Hint: There may not be one.

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Medicine, Influenza, Health

Fri Nov 14, 2008

E-Commerce Times

Privacy Crusaders Launch Class Action Against NebuAd

A controversial technology that tracks Web-users' surfing behavior is at the heart of a lawsuit brought against NebuAd and a group of Internet service providers that use the system.

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Related Topix: Internet Service Providers, California, Cable & Satellite, Telecom, CenturyTel

Associated Content

Do You Have Internet Privacy at Work

At many places of employment, people use desktop or laptop computers with internet access to get their jobs done.

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Related Topix: Computers

Thu Nov 13, 2008

Fremont Tribune

Web tracker NebuAd sued over privacy claims

Angry online subscribers who had their Web surfing habits tracked in detail are suing a Silicon Valley startup that created the technology and six Internet service providers that briefly used it.

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Related Topix: Internet Service Providers

Magic City Morning Star

MCLU Investigates Maine Fusion Center, Calls for an End to Costly Bush-Era Surveillance Systems

In response to reports of significant domestic surveillance abuses across the country under the auspices of state-level "fusion centers", the Maine Civil Liberties Union Foundation announced its investigation ...

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Related Topix: Maine Government, Maine, ACLU

Wed Nov 12, 2008

ITworld

Data privacy, security laws have far-reaching impact

November 10, 2008, 02:25 PM - - Massachusetts has enacted data privacy and data security regulations that will make it eke out California for the most wide ranging state privacy and security laws -- laws that ...

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Tue Nov 11, 2008

Guardian Unlimited

My sex life is of interest to no one but this squalid industry

Newspaper editors claim it is their duty to uphold moral values, but there is nothing decent about attacking our privacy laws ) Max Mosley guardian.co.uk , Wednesday November 12 2008 00.01 GMT He may be ...

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PR-inside.com

ACE Professional Liability Specialists to Offer Valuable Insight Into ...

Merrill will focus on the steps businesses should take to prepare for a data breach and best practices for quickly and effectively responding in the event of a data privacy breach; and The Changing Liability ...

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Related Topix: ACE, Insurance, Energy

Slam Sports

Don't let national security trump privacy: report

The privacy of Canadians shouldn't be sacrificed on the altar of fighting terrorism, says a new report based on the views of experts.

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Related Topix: Winter Sports, Curling

Mon Nov 10, 2008

Canada.com

Press freedoms at risk in Nazi orgy case, U.K. editor warns

One of the most powerful editors in Britain reignited a row over privacy Monday, accusing a judge of bringing in a privacy law "by the back door" in a ruling involving world motorsport chief Max Mosley.

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Insurance & Technology

Online Privacy Presents a Growing Liability

Institutional ignorance represents one of the largest hurdles for insurers who need to deal with data privacy.

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Calgary Herald

Video monitors, GPS not picked for school bus safety

Video monitoring and GPS systems are some of the independent recommendations that fell by the wayside in the province's $7.5-million school bus safety review.

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Sun Nov 09, 2008

Sky News

Editor: 'Judge Shelters Cheats'

The editor-in-chief of the Daily Mail has launched a scathing attack on a High Court judge whom he accused of making "arrogant and amoral" decisions that shelter "the crooks, the liars, the cheats, the rich and ...

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Related Topix: Entertainment

PR-inside.com

Elron Group Companies Chosen among Israel's Fastest Growing Companies for 2008 by Deloitte Fast 50

Rinat Remler, Vice President & CFO Tel. 972-3-6075555 elron@elron.net Elron Electronic Industries Ltd.

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Related Topix: Elron Electronic Industries, Medical Equipment, Software

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