privacy
Fliers without ID placed on TSA list
Wed, 2008/08/13 - 11:28am — SamHa1nFliers without ID placed on TSA list - The Transportation Security Administration has collected records on thousands of passengers who went to airport checkpoints without identification. [USAToday.com]
Spying Vexes Police Chief
Mon, 2008/07/28 - 10:03am — SamHa1nSpying Vexes Police Chief - The Maryland State Police superintendent said yesterday that he is "troubled" by methods his agency used to infiltrate and monitor peace activists and anti-death-penalty groups. [Freemarketnews.com]
U.S. Senate approves bill to widen wiretapping powers
Thu, 2008/07/10 - 10:05am — SamHa1nU.S. Senate approves bill to widen wiretapping powers - The Senate approved a bill expanding the government's surveillance powers, and granted immunity for phone companies that cooperated in the wiretapping program. [International Herald Tribune]
US bank loses unencrypted data on 4.5m people
Mon, 2008/06/02 - 12:23pm — SamHa1nUS bank loses unencrypted data on 4.5m people - Couriers lost magnetic tapes containing the personal details of 4.5 million people who had dealt with the Bank of New York Mellon it has emerged. The incident happened three months ago, but has only surfaced after legal papers were filed in the state of Connecticut. [Theregister.co.uk]
Google under fire again for handing user info to police
Mon, 2008/05/19 - 9:40am — SamHa1nGoogle under fire again for handing user info to police -
Google is under fire again today for cooperating with Indian police trying to track down an Orkut user who had been rude about a politician.…
Hacker splashes data from six million Chileans on Internet
Sun, 2008/05/11 - 9:47pm — SamHa1nHacker splashes data from six million Chileans on Internet: report - AFP - A hacker broke into Chile's government sites mining data from six million people which he then posted on the Internet on two popular servers for several hours, the El Mercurio daily have said. [Yahoo! News]
Bloomberg defends city surveillance camera plan
Tue, 2007/10/02 - 5:40pm — SamHa1nBloomberg defends city surveillance camera plan - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Plans to use surveillance cameras in New York City would erode residents' privacy but boost their security, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Tuesday. [Reuters US News]
Still wiretapping without warrant?
Thu, 2007/05/03 - 12:07pm — SamHa1nStill wiretapping without warrant? - Senior Bush admin officials said that they believe the president still has the constitutional authority to continue his domestic wiretapping program without first seeking court approval. [Freemarketnews.com]
World's Smallest RFID Tag
Fri, 2007/02/16 - 9:29pm — SamHa1nWorld's Smallest RFID Tag - The world's smallest and thinnest RFID tags were introduced yesterday by Hitachi. [Freemarketnews.com]
Engineer: GPS Shoes Make People Findable
Fri, 2007/02/09 - 9:52am — SamHa1nEngineer: GPS Shoes Make People Findable - Global Positioning System chip inside sneakers can locate wearer with press of a button [CBS Business News]
