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Quicklinks 2/18/2012

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Feb 182012

Last week’s links:

“Korea checking Google’s new privacy policy,” Yonhap News, Korean Herald, Feb. 12, 2012.
“Baltimore police can’t arrest people who record them, so they bust them for ‘loitering’ instead,” Mark Frauenfelder, BoingBoing, Feb. 13, 2012.
“Congress Left in Dark on DOJ Wiretaps,” David Kravets, Wired, Feb. 13, 2012.
“Female Passengers Say They Were Targeted for TSA Body Scanners,” Kim Zetter, Wired, Feb. 14, 2012. See also “TSA Forces Woman To Use Naked Body Scanner Three Times Because of ‘Cute’ Figure,” Paul Joseph Watson, Infowars.com, Feb. 14, 2012.
“Feds Argue Using a Fake Name Can Deprive You of Rights,” Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, Wall Street Journal, Feb. 14, 2012.
“Blocking tech in classrooms impedes learning: Teachers,” QMI Agency, Canoe.ca, Feb. 15, 2012.
“Attorney Charged With Putting Discovery Video On YouTube,” Mike Frisch, Legal Profession Blog, Feb. 16, 2012.
“Judge Allows Incriminating Text Messages Between Spouses in Child Abuse Trial,” Debra Cassens Weiss, ABA Journal, Feb. 16, 2012.
“Banned from Campus Over ‘Hot for Teacher’ Essay, College Student Hires Lawyer to Fight for Return,” Martha Neil, ABA Journal, Feb. 16, 2012.
“Criminal libel repeal passes Colo. Senate vote, lawmakers,” Associated Press, Feb. 17, 2012.
“Florida Police Bust Garages For Illegal Tows, Insurance Fraud After Owners Seen Flashing Cash On Facebook,” Chris Morran ,The Consumerist, Feb. 17, 2012.

Quicklinks 1/14/2012

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Jan 142012

Other recent items of interest…

First, catch-up:

“Cuba criticizes Twitter for Fidel death rumor,” Paul Haven, Associated Press, Jan. 4, 2012.
“French Court Forces Google To Change ‘Crook’ Company’s Autocomplete Suggestion,” Kashmir Hill, Forbes, Jan. 5, 2012.
“Excessive Force Is Dangerous — To View on YouTube,” Ken @ Popehat, Jan. 5, 2012. Cites the Google Transparency Report, which reports having received requests by police to take down video showing police brutality.
“Livestreaming Journalists Want to Occupy the Skies With Cheap Drones,” Sean Captain, Wired, Jan. 6, 2012. Meanwhile, the EFF has filed suit against the FAA to find out what drones have already been authorized to fly within US borders.
“Here Comes the National Internet,” John C. Dvorak, PC Magazine, Jan. 6, 2012.
“E-Voting Machine Freezes, Misreads Votes, U.S. Agency Says,” Jaikumar Vijayan, Computerworld, Jan. 6, 2012. Of note in the article is that these machines remain certified for use in elections.
“Walgreens Lets My Ex-Husband Change My Account Information And View My Prescription History,” Mary Beth Quirk, The Consumerist, Jan. 6, 2012.

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Quicklinks 12/10/11

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Dec 112011

Other items of interest from this past week:

The Indian Consulate General is dealing with bogus sites masquerading as it and spreading incorrect visa information. Internet Fraud in Diplomacy, Jovan Kurbalija, Dec. 3, 2011.
“Judges Shouldn’t Be Forcing People To Hand Over Their Facebook Passwords, Says Expert,” Kashmir Hill, Forbes.com, Dec. 5, 2011.
“How Controversial Antipiracy Laws Could Be Enacted Even Without Congress (Analysis),” Eriq Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, Dec. 5, 2011.
“European regulators start investigating Carrier IQ,” Mikael Ricknäs, Computer World, Dec. 5, 2011.
Changes to Google’s algorithm have EU antitrust regulators concerned. “How Google’s ‘Panda’ update put some websites on endangered species list,” Charles Arthur, The Guardian, Dec. 5, 2011.
“EU in antitrust probe of Apple, e-book publishers,” Gabriele Steinhauser, AP, Dec. 6, 2011. Update 12/25/11: The DOJ has also started investigating e-book pricing. Paul Eng, The Consumerist, Dec. 8, 2011.
“Will Spain Ditch its Anti-downloading Law?” Monica Horton, IPTegrity.com, Dec. 6, 2011.
The House Homeland Security subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence held hearings on social media and terrorism. Mentioned at the hearing was how social media privacy settings are affecting intelligence gathering. “Lawmakers worry about terrorists on Twitter,” Brendan Sasso, The Hill, Dec. 6, 2011. Read the submitted testimony. See also “Somali Terrorists Join Twitter #Propaganda,” Spencer Ackerman, Wired, Dec. 7, 2011. But for a different perspective on the Internet and terrorism: Google’s Next Victim? British Intelligence Services, Tim Cushing, Techdirt, Dec. 7, 2011.
“Facebook Declines Congressional Privacy Caucus Invitation,” Chris Marlowe, Digital Media Wire, Dec. 9, 2011.
“Indonesia threatens to cut BlackBerry data service,” Derek Abma, Postmedia News, Dec. 10, 2011. (h/t @Dissent)
“Drones: A deeply unsettling future,” Trevor Timm, Al Jazeera, Dec. 7, 2011.
New paper: “The PII Problem: Privacy and a New Concept of Personally Identifiable Information,” Daniel Solove and Paul Schwartz. New York University Law Review, Vol. 86, p. 1814, 2011.