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US Senate Approves Telecom Immunity for Role in Warrantless Wiretap Program
The US Senate yesterday voted to shut down a series of high-profile lawsuits against telecommunications companies that facilitated President Bush's...
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European Union To Require Biometrics From Non-EU Travelers
All non-Europeans would need to submit biometric data before crossing Europe's frontiers under sweeping European Union proposals to combat illegal...
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Firefighters Say Cameras Invade Their Privacy
STAMFORD - The union for paid firefighters has filed a grievance with the city over the installation of security cameras...
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Anti-Domestic Violence Groups Say REAL ID Could Harm Survivors
Every year, about 1,000 domestic violence victims legally change their Social Security numbers in an attempt to elude people who...
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U.S. Border Agents Seize Travelers' Laptops, Mobile Phones
Today, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Asian Law Caucus, two civil liberties groups in San Francisco, plan to file a...
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Georgetown University Loses Personal Data of 38,000 Individuals
An external hard drive containing the Social Security numbers of 38,000 Georgetown University students, faculty, and staff was stolen from...
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UK Government to Force Youths to Buy National ID Card to Apply for Student Loans
Students will be "blackmailed" into holding identity cards in order to apply for student loans, the Tories have warned. According...
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UK Company Plans to Add High-Res Aerial Photos and Other Information to Large Database
If you were up to no good in the London open air last winter, start working up excuses: you might...
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DHS's National ID Scheme Faces Opposition from Congress
A US government scheme to introduce a federal ID card for US citizens, dubbed Real ID, has run into problems...
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UK Airport Requires Iris Scans From Employees
The Department for Transport's security team, Manchester Airport and biometric identity-management consultancy Human Recognition Systems (HRS) have launched the first...
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Chinese Couple Sues Train Company Over Video Surveillance
A young Chinese couple is planning to sue a train company after CCTV footage of their prolonged farewell kiss in...
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German Data Protection Commissioner Says IP Addresses Are Personal Information
BRUSSELS, Belgium IP addresses, string of numbers that identify computers on the Internet, should generally be regarded as personal...
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UK Information Commissioner to Investigate Facebook's Privacy Practices
Facebook is to be quizzed about its data protection policies by the Information Commissioner's Office. The investigation follows a complaint...
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FBI Proposes Massive International Biometrics Database
Police in the U.K. are in talks with the FBI about establishing an international biometric database for tracking down the...
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Study: Americans Increasingly Concerned About Online Privacy
Privacy concerns stemming from online shopping rose in 2007, a new study finds, as the loss or theft of credit...
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