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Monday Morning JETLawg

On July 15, 2013 By

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) asks the Supreme Court to stop the NSA’s recently revealed controversial metadata collection program. [H/T SANS] The Times of India claims that the Indian government operates a data collection program that enables it to access intracompany communications on Indian Blackberries. The program had been alluded […]

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Ask Your Parents’ Permission Before Using iPhones

On February 21, 2012 By

The Federal Trade Commission is trying to stick its finger in the dike to keep the North Sea of privacy concerns back.  The FTC recently issued a staff report “Mobile Apps for Kids: Current Privacy Disclosures are Disappointing” (.pdf) demonstrating that, besides having a sense of humor, the FTC thinks mobile […]

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Privacy on the Web: Congress Set to Curb Online Behavioral Advertising

On September 13, 2009 By

Web privacy has been an important issue since the Internet came into being, but in the past few months the topic has been thrust into the national spotlight. The newfound prominence of web privacy issues has come largely from a bill being drafted by Congressman Rick Boucher, a Virginia Democrat who […]

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