Archive for August, 2007
New Attention to Chinese Surveillance
According to the New York Times, as I write this, their story “In China, a High-Tech Plan to Track People,” published on Sunday, is one of the ten most blogged stories of the day. The story seems to have struck a chord with many people, but for varying reasons. The story itself focuses on the [...]
Posted: August 13th, 2007 under China, Corporations, Law, Main, Privacy, Tech, U.S..
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China to Introduce Personal Data Protection Law
From AFP (ChannelNewsAsia):
China is planning to introduce its first law on protecting personal data, amid rising anger at how easily people’s private details are falling into the hands of advertisers, state media reported Monday.
Such a law has become necessary in China as more and more people find their personal information, such as mobile phone numbers, [...]
Posted: August 7th, 2007 under China, Corporations, ID, Law, Main, Privacy.
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Protect America Act
Signed into law yesterday by George Bush, now law of the land.
Final roll call.
Bill full text @govtrack.
ThreatLevel Analysis: New Law Gives Government Six Months to Turn Internet and Phone Systems into Permanent Spying Architecture
Sphere: Related Content
Posted: August 6th, 2007 under 4th Amendment, Data Mining, Main, Privacy, Tech, U.S..
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