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- Congress looks at next-gen ad networks
- The Center for Democracy and Technology will testify Wednesday about the privacy concerns over ad networks like NebuAd, which has come under fire over a deal with Charter Communications to deploy user-tracking technology, ChannelWeb reports. "For years, Web sites have entered into agreements with advertising...
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- Google, CDT call for more searchable government
- It's time -- high time -- for government agencies to make their websites much more friendly to web search engines. That's what Google and Wikipedia plan to tell a homeland security Senate committee Tuesday, according to the Washington Post. The Center for Democracy and Technology and...
- Blog posts 2007-12-10
- Do-not-track list: Has a Web cookie ever interrupted your dinner?
- Privacy advocacy groups are expected to propose a Do-Not-Track list that would do look to thwart the use of Web cookies--and behavioral ad targeting. Ad Age reports Techmeme: Privacy advocates are expected to propose the creation of a do-not-track list, a sort of internet...
- Blog posts 2007-10-31
- House Dems ready bill for umbrella surveillance of foreign targets
- Does this sound like a Democratic plan? A secret court would be able to issue one-year "umbrella" warrants allowing the government to intercept e-mails and phone calls of foreign targets without independent approval of each target. No? That is the plan that House Democrats are preparing to pass, however, The...
- Blog posts 2007-10-09
- McConnell admits telecoms helped NSA
- Telecoms. The Bush administration couldn't have conducted warrantless surveillance without them. Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell admitted as much in an interview this week, The Washington Post reports."[U]nder the president's program, the terrorist surveillance program, the private sector had assisted us," Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell said in...
- Blog posts 2007-08-26
- 9th Circuit to decide whether to dismiss NSA spying case against AT&T
- In 2003, Room 641A of a large telecommunications building in downtown San Francisco was filled with powerful data-mining equipment for a "special job" by the National Security Agency, according to a former AT& T technician. It was fed by fiber-optic cables that siphoned copies of e-mails and other online traffic...
- Blog posts 2007-08-14
- IRS plan for sites to report sales data troubles privacy advocates
- President Bush is proposing that websites like eBay be required to collect personal data on their customers and share it with the IRS. The Center for Democracy and Technology is trying to rally opposition to the measure, ComputerWorld reports. The move is part of an effort by the U.S....
- Blog posts 2007-05-07
- Anti spyware bill faces controversy over limiting citizens' ability to sue
- Stupid congressional acronyms reached a new level with the introduction in the House of the SPY ACT, standing for Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act. This may be the first use of the second person in federal law. In any case, the bill is controversial for reasons other...
- Blog posts 2007-04-27
- Should Silicon Valley companies care about tech policy?
- There was a low turnout at the Silicon Valley Tech Policy Summit in San Jose that was attributed to six inches of snow in Washington D.C. which grounded travelers.But that doesnt explain why there werent lots of Silicon Valley execs at the two day conference. Or rather, it shows...
- Blog posts 2007-02-28
- Time to update Privacy Act to keep up with technology, group says
- According to a privacy advocacy group, the U.S. governments ability to keep citizens personal information protected from data mining from corporations has not kept pace with advances in technology, reports the Associated Press. A number of think-tank scholars and privacy advocates testified before a Senate Judiciary Committee to advocate...
- Blog posts 2007-01-10
- Net neutrality, patents, broadband top new Congress's tech agenda
- When the 110th Congress convenes next year, a number of tech-related initiatives will take center stage, Grant Gross writes for IDG News Service. Among them privacy, patents and network neutrality. Privacy and data breach notification With data breaches exploding all over the private and public sectors, there...
- Blog posts 2006-12-25
- According to a Washington Post article, the Department of Homeland Security violated a congressional funding ban when it continued to develop a computerized program that creates risk assessments of travelers entering and leaving the United States. "Clearly the law prohibits testing or development" of such computer programs, said...
- Blog posts 2006-12-11
- AT&T hack exposes 19,000 identities
- AT&T hack exposes 19,000 identitiesAnd yes the sheepcontinue to accept mediocrity when it comes to their personal data! But hey! They got their nice shiny new cell phone! ]:)What system architecture?I am rather curious because I am guessing that AT&T are not using Windows for their commerce servers.You mean CRACKERS?Please...
- Discussion threads 2006-08-29
- Microsoft lands Facebook ad deal
- Microsoft lands Facebook ad dealBill's MySpace, its MySpace Bill DOPAThe Deleting Online Predators Act would force schools and libraries to block access to online chat and social networking. DOPA is often called the "MySpace Bill" and it would require schools and libraries to filter access to chat and social networking...
- Discussion threads 2006-08-23
- FTC wants beefed-up powers against Net scammers
- FTC wants beefed-up powers against Net scammerswhere's the beef>"The U.S. Senate in March unanimously approved a bill called the Undertaking Spam, Spyware and Fraud Enforcement Beyond Borders Act of 2005, nicknamed the U.S. Safe Web Act."
- Discussion threads 2006-07-24
- Federal proposal threaten student privacy
- Two new federal proposals will have a big impact on student privacy and have educators and privacy advocates very concerned, reports eSchool News. The first proposal could force IT administrators to make expensive modifications so that law enforcement can have easier access to student information for cross-checking against sex-offender...
- Blog posts 2006-07-18
- VA data in hard-to-read format
- It looks like those thieves of the VA data may have a harder time than expected accessing that data. The Post reports that the social security numbers of 26.5 million vets was stored in a standard format that requires special software and training to access. An internal memo written...
- Blog posts 2006-06-01
- Voice encryption software Zfone may attract govt. interest
- Philip Zimmerman, the creator of Pretty Good Privacy, encryption software that met with trouble under encryption export laws in the 1990s, is back in the news with new voice encryption software called Zfone. Released on Wednesday, the new software may draw the attention of a government that fiercely defends its...
- Blog posts 2006-05-22
- Civil Liberties Protection Officer? Don't make me laugh.
- Why am I not comforted by the recent spate of “privacy” and “civil rights” appointments within the US Federal Government? I guess it is because the principal of Checks and Balances usually invokes independence and empowerment. Maybe it is my early career...
- Blog posts 2006-04-25
- US adware business is doomed
- US adware business is doomedBill Day/WhenU weighs inHere is a note from the CEO of WhenU that was sent to the media buying community. The light is on and they are scrambling...Hi, Many of you know me from my days as CEO and founder of About.com, and you may also...
- Discussion threads 2006-04-06
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