Sunday, March 30, 2008
globeandmail.com: Smile, Big Brother's watching: "Also in January, the British press reported that Microsoft had filed for a patent on a 'unique monitoring system' that would use a computer to capture the blood pressure, heart rate, facial expressions, body temperature and respiration rate of a worker.
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theglobeandmail
Another Set of Teeth: Releative Position and Privacy: "The more I read and think about privacy, the theory that an individual's privacy has a value that can be exchanged on the market becomes less and less compelling. Frank Pasquale wrote at Concurring Opinions that in the market model, you trade your privacy for efficiency and convenience, using Gmail as an example:"
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dutcherstiles
Put young children on DNA list, urge police. « Communion Of Dreams: "Primary school children should be eligible for the DNA database if they exhibit behaviour indicating they may become criminals in later life, according to Britain’s most senior police forensics expert."
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communionblog
Privacy Underpins Human Dignity - OhmyNews International: "The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the force of the Crown. It may be frail; its roof may shake; the wind may blow though it; the storms may enter; the rain may enter -- but the King of England cannot enter; all his forces dare not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement.
Speech on the Excise Bill - 1733
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham"
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ohmynews
David Brin Rebuts Schneier In Defense of a Transparent Society: "freedom is best served when all citizens have enough knowledge to hold each other reciprocally accountable."
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wired
Privacy vs Need to Investigate « ReasonableCitizen: "Isn’t it remarkable how one can frame a debate and obtain opposing sympathies from the same person? Let’s take the example above and change it to Civil Rights vs National Security. What if we change it to Civil Rights vs Wiretapping? How about the Bill Of Rights vs Terrorism? And how about Data Mining People vs Investigating Terrorists? Finally, how about the Privacy of People vs Need to Investigate?"
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kindlingman
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Reports From My Nanocosm » Zones of Privacy (Wonkish & Raw): "He concluded that privacy extends to:
matters of conscience
sanctity of the home
sanctity of the person and their body"
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bednarski
EU names judge to review U.S. privacy deal - UPI.com: "The European Union has asked France's leading counter-terror judge to check that U.S. agencies are abiding by a deal on the privacy of financial records."
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upi
Smart Privacy Mouse: "OK, it’s sort of an average mouse, but it has an interesting feature: the “secret” button, which can be configured to hide the current displayed window, all displayed windows or all but the ones defined by user. This means that all those programs that are quite private for you, are instantly hidden and replaced with some some other “decent” programs that wouldn’t jeopardize you immaculate employee image."
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mousearena
Friday, March 21, 2008
Americans' loss of privacy is real and dangerous | Reader Submissions | The Tribune: "'The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.'
Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution"
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greeleytrib
A Cypherpunk's Manifesto: "Privacy is necessary for an open society in the electronic age. Privacy is not secrecy. A private matter is something one doesn't want the whole world to know, but a secret matter is something one doesn't want anybody to know. Privacy is the power to selectively reveal oneself to the world."
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adam.shand
Privacy News- PogoWasRight.org: "I am regularly confronted with the mutual disclosure argument. Explained in books like David Brin's The Transparent Society, the argument goes something like this: In a world of ubiquitous surveillance, you'll know all about me, but I will also know all about you."
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pogowasright
Chat with Eric Waltmire: "Each chip is protected by the EPIC has a unique lock and key. The chip securely communicates with the chip’s patent holder to obtain a key to unlock itself. The chips only operate after being unlocked."
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Waltmire
Daily Referendum: ID Cards are to be delayed (snuck out).: "2. The proposed I.D Card will be EU compatible, meaning that all EU states will have access to the information held on our cards. Why worry about your personal data falling into the hands of criminals, when our own government are going to give it away to foreign states?"
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dailyreferendum.blogspot.com
