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Monthly Archives: March 2012
In my name?
I don’t usually write personal blogs – but something’s about to happen that makes me feel I really want to write about. My grandfather was JD Bernal – he was quite a famous figure in his day, a scientist of … Continue reading
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Truth and lies, policy and practice…
Last week it struck me that we were entering a new phase in the way that privacy is dealt with on the net. Two of the biggest players, Google and Facebook, have made significant shifts in their ‘privacy policy’ – … Continue reading
Posted in data protection, Facebook, google, Privacy
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Once upon a time in Mexico…
A new and disturbing law has almost made its way through the system in Mexico, awaiting only Presidential assent. Under this law, the police would be able to use a mobile phone’s geolocation system immediately, and without a warrant, in … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom of expression, Mobile, Privacy, surveillance
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Free expression needs privacy!
The Nightjack saga – and particularly its most recent dramatic episode, Lord Leveson’s scorching interrogation of veteran Times legal manager Alastair Brett – has been compelling stuff. I am looking forward with great interest to the forthcoming article from David … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom of expression, Nymwars, Privacy
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Twitter/DataSift – an early ICO response
I’ve just received a response from the ICO to my initial question about whether or not they were investigating the Twitter/DataSift issue (about which I’ve just blogged here) This is the full response (set down here with the permission of … Continue reading
Posted in ICO, Privacy, Twitter
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In praise of the ephemeral!
Like many people who spend a lot of time (perhaps far too much time) using Twitter, the recent revelation that Twitter was ‘partnering’ with data-mining company DataSift to ‘unlock’ their tweet archive made me distinctly uneasy. The idea was presented as … Continue reading
Posted in Internet, surveillance, tracking, Uncategorized
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Time for a change?
I attended the Westminster eForum this morning. The subject was the new Data Protection Framework, and there was a stellar cast of speakers and panellists, from the estimable Peter Hustinx (the European Data Protection Supervisor), the MoJ’s Lord McNally and … Continue reading
Infamy, Infamy, they’ve all got it in for me!
“Beware the Ides of March!” These are strange times for a company who does no evil. The top people at Google must feel at times as though everyone’s got it in for them. Google already faces 20 years of privacy … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, google, Internet, Privacy
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Ready to Rumble?
This morning I attended a lecture given by European Commissioner Viviane Reding – and I have to say I was impressed. The lecture was at my old Alma Mater, the LSE, with the estimable Professor Andrew Murray in the chair, … Continue reading
Posted in data protection, Europe, google, Privacy
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