Day archives: June 27th, 2011

Know Your Digital Rights guide from EFF

Know Your Rights! by Hanni Fakhoury, EFF Staff Attorney, June 2011 “Your computer, your phone, and your other digital devices hold vast amounts of personal information about you and your family. This is sensitive data that’s worth protecting from prying eyes — including those of the government. The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution protects you …

Subjects: Legal Research, Privacy

New GAO Reports: Influenza Pandemic, Influenza Vaccine, Military Buildup on Guam

Influenza Pandemic: Lessons from the H1N1 Pandemic Should Be Incorporated into Future Planning, GAO-11-632, June 27, 2011 Influenza Vaccine: Federal Investments in Alternative Technologies and Challenges to Development and Licensure, GAO-11-435, June 27, 2011 Military Buildup on Guam: Costs and Challenges in Meeting Construction Timelines, GAO-11-459R, June 27, 2011

Subjects: Government Documents

Consumer Groups Recommend Privacy Safeguards on "Smart Meter" Services

EPIC: “The Trans-Atlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD), a coalition of consumer groups in Europe and North America, adopted a report on privacy and electrical services at the 12th Annual TACD meeting held recently in Brussels. The Smart Meter White Paper warns the “dramatic increase in the granularity of data available and frequency of collection of household …

Subjects: Privacy