Jul 03

According to a study by the Ponemon Institute and reported in Forbes today, there is a large disconnect between marketing departments and those charged with overseeing privacy compliance. This underscores the importance of a multi-disciplinary approach to privacy within large organizations.
What Privacy Policy? - Forbes.com
…In response to a survey answered by 500 privacy and 900 […]

Jul 03

Sometimes CCTV can prove that someone is innocent. And that the cops framed them.
wcbstv.com - Undercover NYPD Officers Frame 4 On Drug Charges
….The undercover NYPD officers are seen on video dancing in the street, then attempting to frame four innocent men.
“I asked police officer why are you arresting me,” said Maximo Colon. “Never did I […]

Jul 03

The American Library Association has always been a reasoned and reasonable voice for privacy in libraries and the wider community. I was interested to learn they are doing a panel tomorrow at their annual get-together in Anaheim, California entitled “Privacy: Is it time for a revolution“:
Protecting reader privacy and confidentiality has long been an integral […]

Jul 03

I’ve been overwhelmed by the number of questions I’ve received in response to “Ask the privacy lawyer“. Some of them are too specific and would cross over the line between legal advice and educational. But I got this question, which is relatively generic and probably is something that many people have to deal with:
HI - […]

Jul 03

For over a year now, the United States and the European Union have been negotiating an arrangement so that US law enforcement and national security organizations can have easier access to data in Europe and about Europeans. The New York Times is reporting that that the two parties are closer to an arrangement that would […]

Jul 02

When I give presentations on Canadian privacy law, the number one question I get — without exception — is whether a retailer can ask for your phone number or postal code at the point of sale. Sometimes I’m asked about asking for ID when making returns. According to Canada.com (I haven’t been able to find […]

Jun 30

The were published yesterday by Thompson Reuters.
The Impact Factor of Molecular Systems Biology for 2007 is 9.954
This represents a substantial increase over last year’s Impact Factor (see chart) and we would like to warmly thank all our authors and reviewers who have contributed to this success. We will continue to work very hard to […]

Jun 30

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Honestly, when I received Arjun’s email, I thought the blog would be just another boring, stale-template website. It’s anything but that!
Here are a few articles that caught my eye.

- Arjun tells us how to abandon MS Word for those crazy papers you have to write.
Student kitchen essentials - You’ve got to eat, […]