July 6, 2006 – MichaelZimmer.org

Google Responds to SanFran Wi-Fi Privacy Concerns

Posted by Michael Zimmeron July 6, 2006in Internet, Privacy, Search Engines

Google has responded to some of the privacy concerns with their proposed municipal wi-fi network for the city of San Francisco. In a letter [PDF] sent to the City, they defend requiring a Google Account to access the network, as…

NJ Librarian ensnared in privacy conflict

Posted by Michael Zimmeron July 6, 2006in Information Law & Policy, Libraries, Privacy1 Comment

NorthJersey.com reports of a local librarian who told police they would need a subpoena before she would turn over the circulation records of a man who had allegedly made sexually threatening comments to a 12-year-old girl outside the library. The…