Rowling ruling bolsters privacy chief’s view of data protection Auto-breach
The Court of Appeal’s ruling in JK Rowling’s privacy case confirms that a breach of other laws can result in an automatic breach of the Data Protection Act, an expert has said.
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Police protester snap did not breach rights High court finds for plod in privacy case
Police-ordered photography of an anti-arms trade protester did not breach the protester’s privacy rights, the High Court has ruled. It is one of the few times that such alleged intrusion by the state rather than the media has been the subject of a UK ruling.
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Byron Ng's Enemies: Mark Zuckerberg, Paris Hilton, JK Rowling A Vancouver man named Byron Ng became the hottest name in social networking yesterday after he was able to bypass Facebook's privacy settings and get to pictures that he wasn't supposed to see - like Paris Hilton partying or her little [..]
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Google deigns to comply with a privacy law Corporate Rainmen avoid panic attack over word count
Google has finally added a link to its privacy (or lack thereof) policy on its homepage following pressure from privacy advocates.
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AppleScript and chat privacy Jason Snell tries to get a little privacy on his instant messaging system when he's at home. MacWorld [..]
Malicious gossip could cost you your job Landmark ruling brings ‘informant society’ one step closer
A recent landmark ruling by the High Court takes the UK one step closer to becoming an “informant society” along the lines of the former East Germany or Soviet Union.
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Facebook battles Google over access to user data Friend Connect privacy kerfuffle
Facebook has suspended the use of a Google service which allowed people to export their Facebook friends list to other websites, claiming that the Google service violates users’ privacy.
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French sites fined for linking to privacy-invading Kylie content Minogue/Martinez stories provoke lawsuit
Three French websites have been found guilty of invading an actor’s privacy for publishing links to articles containing the offending material. The Paris Tribunal has fined the operators of all three sites.
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<strong>[NSFW]</strong> Illinois gal gives Street View an eyeful Privacy these, big guy
NSFW It appears that while some people are increasingly concerned that Google’s entertaining Street View might visually rape their swimming pool or lay bare their military secrets to black turbans and other jihadist riff-raff, the residents of Illinois have a rather more relaxed attitude to privacy.
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Facebook CTO logs out Co-founder off to the beach
Facebook’s chief technology officer Adam D’Angelo, a school friend of chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, is leaving the company.
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