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RSS phone privacyThis time in '99: Privacy campaigners slam 'Big Brother' law
News Privacy activists are outraged over a European Parliament resolution, voted in on Friday, which awards law enforcement agencies wide powers to listen in on voice and data communications. Simon Davies of campaign group,... [10 May 2000]
Database Nation: Privacy now!
Comment Free societies turn their backs on privacy at their own risk, for privacy is one of the fundamental rights from which all other human rights are derived. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary... [10 Feb 2000]
Database Nation: What did you do today?
Comment The good news is that we can fight back against this wholesales invasion of personal privacy. And where capture is inevitable, we can establish strong business practices and laws that guarantee the sanctity of our... [08 Feb 2000]
Database Nation: Privacy Under Attack
Comment Because you weren't paying attention, you lost the chance to buy back your privacy. So the machines are coming, and with them you'll lose just a little bit more of your privacy and your dignity. All this... [07 Feb 2000]
OECD issues global protection guidelines for e-consumer
News The guidelines cover advertising, privacy, dispute resolution, payment and education. Recommendations include requiring companies to provide legal information, a principal address and a phone number on... [13 Dec 1999]
Campaigners lobby IETF over wiretapping
News In the letter, lobbyists claim such a development would "diminish network security, result in more illegal activities, diminish users' privacy, stifle innovation and impose significant costs on developers of... [09 Nov 1999]
Privacy campaigners slam 'Big Brother' law
News Privacy activists are outraged over a European Parliament resolution, voted in on Friday, which awards law enforcement agencies wide powers to listen in on voice and data communications. Simon Davies of campaign group,... [10 May 1999]
European Parliament receives spam petition
News The petition - signed by 24,000 European Internet users - called for an end to unsolicited email which Watson described as an invasion of privacy and a huge waste of time and money. Simon Davies, director of lobby group... [20 Apr 1999]
Personal privacy threatened by Network Solution service
News But privacy laws could be infringed if individuals registering .com, .edu or .net addresses are not informed how their data will be used. Paola Benassi, product operations officer at TrustE, which lobbies for... [16 Dec 1998]
Microstrategy data broadcaster hits the spot
News President of Information Solutions, Bob Brown, said the system sends out reminders for repeat prescriptions without violating a patient's privacy. DSS Broadcaster, which launched worldwide on August 11, automatically... [14 Aug 1998]
Human rights group calls for email privacy laws
News A human rights organisation is calling on the UK government to protect email privacy in the same way as it currently protects phone conversations. Justice is now calling for a revision of... [29 Jul 1998]
