Setting up Accounts at PRG
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New York’s E-ZPass: We’re watching you (Salon.com)
Courtesy of Salon's Andrew Leonard: "Let’s file this one under the category of things we were reasonably sure were happening already, but are still greatly annoyed to have confirmed. New…
Repost: DEA directs agents to cover up the sources of information used to investigate Americans
This story courtesy of Akiva Miller: "Reuters reported yesterday that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has been starting criminal investigations of drug-related offenses based on information obtained from from intelligence intercepts,…
Both sides to the NSA surveillance debate
Position 1: Snowden is a whistleblower and what the government is doing is illegal: http://www.whistleblower-insider.com/the-simmering-storm-over-americas-secret-surveillance-court/ Position 2: Snowden leaked classified documents improperly, and in fact, there are many controls and…
ACLU’s revelations on License Plate Readers
http://www.aclu.org/blog/technology-and-liberty-national-security/police-documents-license-plate-scanners-reveal-mass 26000 pages of law enforcement data reveal: low hit rate, lots of variation across states and cities with regard to data retention policies.
Why trying to RFID track school kids may not work
Possibly, because the idea is faulty. Something which this program in Texas is experiencing. Though, they seem to be replacing RFID with hundreds (!) of surveillance cameras. And why? To…
Battling Big Brother, comments from Personal Democracy and Freedom, 2013
I was invited to be a panelist at this year's Personal Democracy and Freedom (PDF) conference held here in New York City. The panel was titled, "Battling Big Brother" and…
comScore and their privacy litigation woes
I recently had a chance to learn about and speak with folks from a company called comScore. Essentially, this company offers free stuff to consumers in exchange for tracking all…
Tumblr
By: Hannah Baker Link: http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/18/tumblr-is-not-what-you-think/ Discussion: This post by Adam Rifkin on techcrunch.com discusses Tumblr, one of the newer social networking/blogging websites. According to a quoted survey, Tumblr is now…
Will Electronic Medical Record Incentives cover HIPAA Reforms?
By: Katrina Henderson President Obama’s 2009 stimulus plan set forth billions of dollars worth of incentives for medical health providers in order to urge them to begin using electronic medical…