Digital Privacy

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Job applicants asked to provide their passwords to social networking sites

examiner.com • Fri 2009 Jun 19, 11:53pm

As part of routine background checks, the city asks job applicants to provide their usernames and passwords for their social-networking sites. And it has been doing it for years... City officials maintain the policy is necessary to ensure employees' integrity and protect the public's trust, but the American Civil Liberties Union of Montana says they may be crossing the line.... [MAY be crossing the line? MAY BE????!!!!!]

Vegas paper gets subpoena to ID online commenters

washingtonpost.com • Wed 2009 Jun 17, 4:47pm

A Nevada newspaper says it has been served a federal grand jury subpoena seeking information about readers who posted comments on the paper's Web site. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Tuesday that its editor, Thomas Mitchell, plans to fight the request, which the newspaper received after reporting on a federal tax fraud case against business owner Robert Kahre.... prosecutors told the judge in the case that some comments hinted at acts of violence and the subpoena was issued out of concern for jurors' safety....

Ruling on NightJack author Richard Horton kills blogger anonymity

technology.timesonline.co.uk • Tue 2009 Jun 16, 4:31pm

Thousands of bloggers who operate behind the cloak of anonymity have no right to keep their identities secret, the High Court ruled today... [OMG! Imagine Britain ruling this on print during the Revolution!]

Twitter breach gives behind-the-scenes Obama peek

theregister.co.uk • Thu 2009 Apr 30, 9:26pm

appears yet another administrative account on the micro-blogging site has been breached, giving world+dog an inside peek at the accounts of Barack Obama, Ashton Kutcher, and other celebrities.

US cyber-security 'embarrassing'

news.bbc.co.uk • Thu 2009 Apr 30, 3:44pm

described as "broken" by one industry expert and as "childlike" by another...

Web founder makes online privacy plea

breitbart.com • Wed 2009 Apr 22, 2:13pm

Plans by Internet service providers to deliver targeted adverts to consumers based on their Web searches threaten online privacy and should be opposed, the founder of the Web said Wednesday.