From the category archives:
The question of the drone as a catalyst for revamping the privacy laws in the United States is the topic of a recent article written by M. Ryan Calo, director for privacy and robotics at the Center for Internet & Society, in the Stanford Law Review. The article takes on the subject of our eroded [...]
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Prosecutors in South Korea have been after Google for privacy infringements from Street View mapping. A police probe found that in addition to collecting 360-degree images, the camera-equipped vehicles also collected serial numbers on mobile devices, mobile messages, e-mails, passwords, and even credit card details. After getting nowhere by interrogating local Google officials, the prosecutors [...]
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The American Civil Liberties Union accused the FBI today of racial profiling because of their use of U.S. census data and demographic data to map crimes and track individuals. The group raises concerns that the FBI is illegally targeting Americans based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion and political activities that are protected under the [...]
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Kevin Pomfret’s discussion of law and liability as it relates to the smart grid yesterday (see this post) still has me thinking. There are two areas that I think still need further exploration relating to the granularity of in-home sensor readings, and the liability of sensor platform providers for sensors that they may host. In [...]
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Kevin Pomfret, executive director of the Centre for Spatial Law and Policy, spoke this morning at the Autovation event regarding privacy issues related to spatial information and the smart grid. With the move to collect more and more data from phones, imaging sensors, smart meters, and other sensor sources, there is a growing concern about [...]
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John Graham, president of Intergraph Security, Government and Infrastructure spoke about the rapid pace of change that has taken place over the last eight months as Intergraph is becoming integrated with Hexagon. All employees have been working on integration, new product development, and looking at opportunities under the larger organization. The pace of change is [...]
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The United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law is holding a hearing this morning with testimony from both Apple and Google. The focus of today’s discussions is on the implications of the massive shift of the holding of private information by the private sector, and the fundamental right [...]
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