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The ACLU published a report on May 16, Total Information Compliance: The TIA’s Burden Under the Wyden Amendment, in anticipation of the required release to Congress tomorrow of a DARPA report detailing the the program’s data mining technology applications, the impact on citizen privacy, and overall project spending.
Ideological foes agree: Privacy rights in danger Surveillance State: “Since September 11, a flood of federal legislation has reduced American freedom without increasing our security.” Calif. Town To ‘Defy’ Patriot Act . “A new city (Arcata) ordinance would impose a fine of $57 on any city department head who voluntarily complies with investigations or arrests …
From the New York Times, Big Brother Is Tracking You. Without a Warrant. “But as cameras (from commercial imaging satellites) take ever-closer aim at domestic targets, the legal, political and ethical issues remain unresolved.” This article also references, Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency.
From Seth Finkelstein’s Infothought blog, this informative posting on Internet software filtering company N2H2’s current 10Q filing which includes the following language: “Free speech and privacy concerns could adversely affect the demand for our Internet filtering solutions.” On a related issue, see my April 10 posting: U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns (MA) dismissed a …
On May 15, the Committee on Government Reform held a hearing titled “Overexposed: The Threats to Privacy and Security on File Sharing Networks.” Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) Associate Director Alan Davidson’s testimony presented a two-pronged position – privacy and digital rights: “A broad public education effort and better software practices are needed in …
From Privacy International’s Know Your Data Campaign: “Many of the companies that supply Britains communications services the landline services, cable companies, mobile operators and Internet Service Providers are accumulating a vast amount of personal information about their customers. This “communications data”, which is currently stored for up to seven years, may relate to …
Staff Manager’s Issues Report on Privacy Issues Related to Whois (13 May 2003).
EPIC published an FBI memorandum (pdf) the organization obtained via a FOIA lawsuit that details how commercial database services are used in accordance with DOJ guidelines to facilitate data mining and “intelligence investigations.”
PCWorld reports on a scam used against Bank of America customers which lured them via an unauthorized e-mail message to a fake site used to capture their personal data. The article also references a site that collects links to fake banks and examples of bank scam e-mails from around the world, called Scam o Rama.
From the HHS Office on Civil Rights, this comprehensive resource, Medical Privacy – National Standards to Protect the Privacy of Personal Health Information, includes documentation for consumers, general background information, HIPAA regulations & standards, compliance & enforcement, educational materials, and HIPAA-related links.
“Senator Charles E. Schumer today urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to issue a consumer advisory alert, warning all consumers to be wary of products advertised through the unsolicited commercial e-mail known as spam.” See the press release here.
From afterdawn.com, “A federal appeals court has extended the 14-day deadline for Verizon to give up its subscriber’s personal details to RIAA. The 14-day limit was set by a district court at the end of April.” See my previous posting, Verizon Must Identify Customer In Privacy Case.
