Since many states use gasoline taxes to help fund highway projects and road repairs, the increased usage of gas/electric hybrids hit are causing cash-strapped states to warn of rough roads ahead. California & Oregon are reported to be considering a…
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MSNBC reports that criminals posing as legitimate businesses have accessed critical personal data stored by ChoicePoint. ChoicePoint collects information from public records (they have contracts with at least 35 federal agencies to share data with them) and then combines it…
(via Search Engine Lowdown)This Reuters story looks at the growing problem of sensitive data being readily available via a simple Google search:Hackers have found a handy tool to take control of bank accounts, tap into corporate computer networks and dig…
(via PrivacySpot)The House of Representatives has passed legislation that would create a de facto national ID card. The bill mandates that federal employees (think airport security) only accept ID cards (think driver's licenses) that meet certain criteria. The cards must…
(via Google Blogoscoped)Google's recent meeting with market analysts introduced the possibility that Google might create a "Premium" service which could require the creation of user accounts to access some of its tools:Google is likely to require its users to begin…
(via TechDirt, via The Raw Feed)A John Hopkins University student conducted a Google ego search recently and discovered that information she provided for the campus's "J-CARD" student debit card system was posted online -- along with data from 4,000 other…
(via Emerging Technologies and Privacy Spot)The Privacy Office of the Department of Homeland Security released its first annual Report to Congress (pdf), covering its work from April 2003 to June 2004. I'll comment on the report once I've had a…
It's been reported that the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a FOIA request with the FBI and other offices of the US DOJ regarding expanded powers granted by the USA PATRIOT Act. The EFF is making the request in an…
(via Google Weblog) Daniel Brandt at Google-Watch points out the possibility that Google's personally identifiable cookie could enable the FBI or other government authorities to see what books you read using Google Library via a subpoena. His particular concern is…
I've made the following submission to the Science and Technology in Society conference sponsored by the School of Public Policy at George Mason University, The Center for International Science and Technology Policy at George Washington University, the Science and Technology…
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