CISPA-A threat of monopoly for the internet world
Region: California
Access Now.org a global Movement for Digital Freedom has launched a new campaign, Protect-our-Privacy highlighting the issue of Cyber security and sharing in the internet world. According to them, “Cy... more
Views: 1210A Worm in the APPLE- Campaign Launched by Accessnow.org
Region: United States
The acessnow.org has recently launched a campaign “A worm in the Apple” here to raise awareness against the Apple products tracking the locations of their devices’ users, log... more
Views: 1261Supreme Court Gives AT&T a Grammar Lesson, Ruling Against Corporate Personhood
Region: United StatesNote: This article originally appeared on the media website LWR. by Matthew L. Schafer On Tuesday, the Supreme Court gave AT&T a grammar lesson, ruling against the telecommunications giant in a unanimous decision regard... more
Views: 1210Evercookies for Christmas
Region: United States
Mom makes the best cookies ever. No one can change that fact. Argue all you like, but you will never be able to change that fact. On Christmas Eve, we leave a glass of milk and a plate of Mom’s cookies for Santa.&nbs... more
Views: 2316Privacy, Privacy, Where for Art Thou Privacy?
Region: United Statesby Matthew L. Schafer Note: This report originally appeared on the media blog Lippmann Would Roll. In February of 1996 USA Today called the Internet an “Electronic Pandora’s Box,” the Star-Tribune wrot... more
Views: 2215Internet Companies' Privacy Policies Best Understood By College Grads, Senate Investigates
Region: United Statesby Matthew L. Schafer Note: This report originally appeared on the media blog Lippmann Would Roll. On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Technology held a hearing on Internet privacy. The ... more
Views: 2446You are here: Apple tracks and stores your location (and you let them)
Region: United Statesby Matthew L. Schafer In the midst of Apple’s iPhone 4 release, Congress is questioning whether Apple’s new privacy policy, which permits Apple to collect real-time geolocation information from users, is an in... more
Views: 1795The US Census is Harmless
Region: District of Columbia
Should we be worried that the US Government is collecting data from all residents for the latest census? Questions that simply require answers to the number of people, their ethnicity, gender and status of their abode a... more
Views: 1785Filipino Worker Loses Job For Not Using Toilet "The Australian Way"
Region: Philippines
Queensland - A Filipino contract worker lost his job Friday January 23 for not using the toilet "the Australian way". Amador Bernabe, 43, works as a machine operator for Townsville Engineering Industries (TEI). Bernabe ... more
Views: 2537Facebook Case Demonstrates How Not To Behave During Sentencing
Region: United States
Posted by Josh Katz to findingDulcinea Facebook photos led to a stiff sentence for a young drunk driver, illustrating the importance that image can have in the Internet age when all is laid bare. College junior Joshua Li... more
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