Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Blogging the PIPEDA hearings

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Is it live or is it Memorex? Michael Geist has a source sitting in on the PIPEDA hearings. Read her notes: Michael Geist - PIPEDA Hearings...
Monday, November 20, 2006

A few thoughts on the PIPEDA review

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Regular readers won't be shocked to discover that Michael Geist has a few thoughts on the PIPEDA review, which started today. Check it o...

Privacy: The Problem That Won't Go Away

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Information Week is always a good source of privacy reporting and today they've posted a really good article on the changing face of pri...
Sunday, November 19, 2006

German courts require ISPs to delete IP logs on users' request

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According to TorrentFreak, the highest appeal court in Germany has ruled that an ISP is required to delete IP logs in order to protect priva...

Buddy beacons or stalker cells?

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Today's New York Times comments on new technologies that make cell phones "buddy beacons" (or stalker tools): Cellphone as Tr...
Friday, November 17, 2006

The rehabilitation of ChoicePoint

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Last Saturday's New York Times ran a lengthy article on the rehabilitation of ChoicePoint. The one-time poster child for privacy fiascos...

British RFID passports cracked

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The Guardian is reporting that Steve Boggan and a friend/computer expert have managed to crack into the supposedly securely encrypted Britis...
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PIPEDA review schedule

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Michael Geist has a snapshot of what's been scheduled so far for the PIPEDA review before the House Standing Committee on Information, E...
Thursday, November 16, 2006

Caution. This Privacy Policy contains humor

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I am confident that I would not suggest that a client put this on its website, but I found it to be the funniest website privacy policy I...

Saskatchewan Commissioner calls for overhaul of privacy law

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The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Saksatchewan , Gary Dickson, has released his annual report for 2005-2006 , calling for a signif...