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"Google Resists U.S. Subpoena of Search Data"
Google is continuing its resistance to the government's request for records
detailing users' search queries as the Justice Department steps up pressure
on the search giant to ferret out child pornographers, having recently
sought an order from a federal judge to mandate Google's compliance. =85 - http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2006-8/0127f.html#item3
"In Case About Google's Secrets, Yours Are Safe"
Google's resistance to a U.S. federal subpoena for a sample of 1 million
search results is raising profound legal arguments about trade secrets and
privacy now that the government has taken Google to court over it. The
U.S. government is asking for search results stripped of personal ... - http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2006-8/0123m.html#item6
"Google's Reputation at Stake in Fight With Government"
Google's refusal to comply with a Justice Department subpoena calling for
the disclosure of information about customers' search queries--ostensibly
to combat online pornography--could carry both positive and negative
consequences for the leading online search company. On the one hand, ...
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"Report: IT Blueprints Should Address Privacy Issues"
The academic Task Force on Protecting the Homeland and Preserving Freedom
has released a report recommending the employment of IT tools such as data
mining, link analysis, biometrics, and data integration for homeland
security, provided they address privacy issues in advance. "This paper is ... - http://www.news.com.com/2100-7337_3-5869832.html>
12. ZAPPING THE SNAP: DEVICE DETECTS AND BLOCKS DIGITAL CAMERAS
A lab prototype device developed by researchers at Georgia Institute of
Technology has the power to prevent digital cameras from capturing clear
footage. Comprised of a digital projector with a modified video camera
built on top, the system can send infrared light into the area in front of
the device as far as 33 feet. This light allows for a strong retro
reflection that detects the presence of a digital camera lens. The device
then shoots a close beam of light directly at that point, making the
picture or video that emerges blurry. Since digital cameras have gotten
smaller and more widespread, this new technology aims to put a stop to the
rise of privacy issues. Read more:
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"Privacy Eroding, Bit by Byte"
Less expensive computers, growing networks, and innovative engineers are
all chipping away at people's ability to remain anonymous and unobserved:
Security cameras, grocery-store loyalty cards, Web cookies, and now
biometric identification systems are contributing to increasingly large ...