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Google has expanded options for keeping personal information private from online searches.
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Unwelcome birthday party results in unexpected expense
Welcome to Monday, the 45th anniversary of Baltimore Orioles great Eddie Murray‘s first career home run. The Hall of Famer would end his 21-year career with 504 round trippers. Here are some other news items. — Jury awards $450,000 to ...
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Read More »Court rejects lawsuit against NSA on ‘state secrets’ grounds
A divided federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of an ACLU lawsuit challenging part of the NSA's warrantless surveillance of Americans' communications.
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Read More »David S. Greber: Privacy regulations reach across the pond
Any of these business attributes or activities will subject an American company to the requirements of the European Unions new privacy law, known as the General Data Protection Regulation.
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Read More »New law may force small businesses to reveal data practices
A Rhode Island software company that sells primarily to businesses is nonetheless making sure it complies with a strict California law about consumers' privacy.
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Read More »Comey: FBI wants ‘adult conversation’ on device encryption
WASHINGTON — FBI Director James Comey warned again Tuesday about the bureau’s inability to access digital devices because of encryption and said investigators were collecting information about the challenge in preparation for an “adult conversation” next year. Widespread encryption built ...
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Read More »Sworn to silence: More employees signing nondisclosure agreements
In the pile of documents new hires have to sign, there’s one that has been popping up more and more. It’s a document that may be as important as an employment contract, because it can put an employee in some ...
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Read More »Md. high court: Privacy trumps disclosure when listing ‘abandoned’ goods
The Maryland Public Information Act prohibits the state comptroller from listing abandoned properties in order of their value, as that information would disclose personal financial information regarding their owners, Maryland’s top court has unanimously ruled.
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Read More »Supreme Court seems split in dispute over false Internet data
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seems split along ideological lines as it considers whether websites that collect and sell personal data can be sued for posting false information if the errors don’t cause any specific harm. The justices heard arguments ...
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Read More »Facebook explains what posts are not allowed on its network
Facebook is trying to clarify what posts, images and other content it allows on its site and why.
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