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Employers and Schools Request Log-in Information (An Matter of Privacy)
In class we’ve discussed employers and law enforcement checking out social networking profiles to screen for unsavory behavior. Facial recognition technology can help police officers identify individuals in pictures (remember Nicola’s class presentation?), and hiring managers can use a “Facebook … Continue reading
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Experts Claim that Open WiFi Threatens our Constitutional Right to Privacy—But Does It Really?
The Fourth Amendment protects citizens against unreasonable search and seizure by requiring that law enforcement agencies obtain a judicially sanctioned warrant supported by probable cause before conducting a search and seizure operation. However, there are instances in which it is … Continue reading
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Tagged cybersecurity, File Sharing, Fourth Amendment, Open WiFi, Open Wireless, privacy, Right to Privacy, Search and Seizure
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Genderist Advertising and Privacy
We have all heard about and been ranted to about the evils of “Big Brother” watching all of us from some far-off location but Techdirt writer Michael Ho pointed out how advertisers are getting in on the “Big Brother” action … Continue reading
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Tagged ads, advertising, business, facial recognition, privacy, targeted ads, Techdirt, technology, the press, U.S.
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Who’s Mining You?
A couple days ago, Alexis Madrigal posted a longer piece at The Atlantic—“I’m Being Followed: How Google—and 104 Other Companies—Are Tracking Me on the Web.” Given our recent discussions, especially Brian’s introduction today re: the possibility of companies data mining/logging … Continue reading
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A Balancing Act for the Digital Age: Children’s online data privacy vs. their right to access library materials
We talked in class a few weeks ago about what libraries owe to children when it comes to pornography on library computers. The crux of that issue is how libraries balance their foundational beliefs in the right to information and … Continue reading
Was that the right path for ‘Path’?
If you are avoiding Facebook or Twitter, one of the reasons might be its extreme openness or concerns about privacy. Path, the social networking service for mobile devices launched in 2010, can be a good alternative. Path is a ‘micro-networking … Continue reading
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Scoring Tool Helps Users Tackle the Issue of Online Privacy
Earlier this week PrivacyChoice, an organization working towards the betterment of online privacy, launched a new tool to help users more clearly understand how websites are using their information. Privacyscore.com rates websites, on a scale from the low 0 to … Continue reading
Will the Underdogs Unite? RIAA, Copyright Infringement, and the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.
It’s well known that the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) are not the ideal supporters of file sharing and do a lot to prevent copyright infringement in this area. But … Continue reading
Return of Gmail Man: Microsoft’s Ad Against Google’s Privacy Policy
Just in time for Super Bowl 2012, Microsoft is on the offensive line and airs one of three ads targeted against Google this weekend. A comical spoof video on Google’s privacy policy introduces us (again) to “Gmail Man.” The video, originally broadcast back … Continue reading
Twitter Subpoena
Earlier this week Malcolm Harris received notification from Twitter that his account had been subpoenaed by the Manhattan District Attorney. Besides the confusion over what information the DA wanted to glean from his account, Malcolm learned that the subpoena was … Continue reading
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