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Privacy Rights News

Drones Pose Threat to Americans' Privacy - RealClearPolitics

2012-05-24
given the "potential for drone technology to enable invasive and pervasive surveillance." But Congress needn't wait on Obama's FAA to start protecting Americans' privacy rights.

Twitter-WikiLeaks case a test of press and privacy rights online - Globe and Mail

2012-05-17
Two weeks ago Birgitta Jonsdottir, the self-styled activist Member of Parliament from Iceland and central figure in the important and ongoing Twitter-WikiLeaks cases, was in Ottawa. We sent her a tweet, got a quick reply, then met to talk about whistle ...

A seven-year wait for answers for the friends and family of Brandy Renee Hanna - The Post and Courier

2012-05-24
A missing adult is a touchy subject for police, something that treads into privacy rights. It’s hard to tell who is in danger and who just wants to be left alone. Police will tell you that if they went looking for every adult reported missing ...

Clash in US on mobile privacy protection - YAHOO!

2012-05-17
Catherine Crump of the American Civil Liberties Union welcomed the proposal and said it would help ensure constitutional rights against "unreasonable" searches. "Americans' privacy rights are threatened by warrantless access to geolocational information ...

Tell Obama to Outlaw Cyberspying on Americans, says UmeNow CEO - Beaumont Enterprise

2012-05-23
Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is an overreaction to cyber threats and would undermine the privacy rights of American citizens. As reported by The Hill, Wyden said that the Senate version of the cybersecurity bill is supported by ...

Rutgers Bullying Case About Gay Rights, Privacy - US News and World Report

2012-05-21
The relatively brief jail sentence imposed on a Rutgers University student who tormented his gay roommate has caused debate, even within the gay community: Was 30 days too few for Dharun Ravi, who secretly filmed his roommate, Tyler Clementi, in ...

Reagan's son says auction of vial purportedly containing late president's blood is 'bogus' - FOX News

2012-05-21
Any individual, including a president of the United States, should feel confident that once they enter into the care of a medical system their privacy and rights are held inviolable."  The lab was supposedly contracted for bloodwork by George ...

Why A Cyber Security Bill Will Pass - In These Times

2012-05-23
They are armed with botnets. Their best and brightest write code in their sleep. The privacy rights of those inside the gates are casualties in a multi-billion dollar war that is fast becoming a top defense priority for Washington. Falling face first in ...

The Terrifying Ways Google Is Destroying Your Privacy - AlterNet

2012-05-19
The ordinary American’s traditional privacy rights are giving way to the demands of the militarized corporate state. They are determining America’s digital economy and future. On March 1, Google introduced a new program that collects user ...

Jack Straw: 'Breach of privacy' should be in Human Rights Act - Journalism.co.uk

2012-05-15
Jack Straw: 'I think it is time for parliament to accept the job we passed to the judiciary' The former justice secretary, Jack Straw, has called for the Human Rights Act to be amended to include a new clause on breach of privacy. Giving evidence at the ...