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3 hrs ago | WTVF Nashville

Jury can't reach verdict in Detroit cop's trial

The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee says it appears the much-criticized national electronic surveillance program foiled "dozens" of terrorist plots.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, New York, US Military, US Army, Fort Hood

3 hrs ago | Peninsula Clarion

NSA director says plot against Wall Street foiled

The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at a rare open hearing on intelligence - a set-piece for supporters of the snooping.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Mike Rogers

3 hrs ago | WXOW-TV La Crosse

Utah church shooter charged with attempted murder

In this Sunday, June 16, 2013 photo, law enforcement officials transfer Charles Richard Jennings Jr. center, from an ambulance to a waiting police vehicle at a freeway exit off of I-84 near Tremonton, Utah.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, New York, US Military, US Army, Fort Hood

6 hrs ago | ComputerWorld

Google Glass privacy concerns raised by international data protection authorities

Officials asked Larry Page if they can test the frames and for details on how Google will use the data the device collects The Canadian privacy commissioner and 36 other data protection authorities on Tuesday raised privacy concerns about Google Glass in an open letter to CEO Larry Page.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, Widevine Technologies, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Larry Page

7 hrs ago | InformationWeek

Privacy Concerns: Big Data's Biggest Barrier?

When it comes to their personal data and how it's used, people generally don't like surprises.

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11 hrs ago | The Jackson Sun

Parker column: Personal privacy is a thing of the past

At a party a few years ago, a young reporter bounded over to my cluster of social nodders and, with the breathlessness of a born tweeter, chirped: "What's the new hot thing?!" Without disturbing my mascara, I replied: "Anonymity."

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

VentureBeat

Privacy is hot: Antitracking startup Disconnect nabs $3.5M from FirstMark

With privacy concerns at a new high following revelations related to PRISM , it makes sense for VCs to invest in companies aiming to improve online privacy.

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Freshnews

Davis Polk Welcomes Former FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP today announces that Jon Leibowitz, former Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission , is joining the firm as a partner in its Washington, DC office.

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The Skanner

Survey: Blacks More Willing than Whites to Make Privacy Concessions

Although the federal government secretly spied on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights leaders in the past, Blacks are more willing than Whites to have their privacy rights invaded if it will help investigate possible terrorists.

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Related Topix: Martin Luther King, Jr., African-American

International Business Times

Apple Talks Consumer Privacy In Light Of PRISM Scandal [Infographic]

When news first broke of NSA's PRISM program, in which the national security agency gained access to communications and user data of millions of private individuals, Apple was one of the first companies to deny any involvement with the government program .

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Related Topix: Apple, Startups

CIO

NSA Snooping, PRISM Spotlight Need for Clarity on Data-Privacy Law

In light of recent news about NSA snooping and the PRISM program, CIO.com blogger Bill Snyder says because there is currently no clarity about the types of data the government can legally intercept, the Internet is facing a major crisis of confidence.

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Related Topix: Startups, Facebook, Social Software

CBS News

Video: White House chief on privacy concerns, trust

NSA director Gen. Keith Alexander is expected to release a list of dozens of terror plots foiled by surveillance programs.

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Related Topix: Face the Nation, Entertainment, Television, CBS This Morning, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire

Denver Post

Udall says balance needed on privacy and security

Sen. Mark Udall said Sunday that the balance between guarding Americans' Constitutional privacy rights and shielding the country from another terrorist attack "doesn't have to be all or nothing."

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Related Topix: US Politics, Mark Udall, US News, US Senate, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Senator Mark Udall, Patriot Act, Ron Wyden

Sun Jun 16, 2013

The News Journal

Communication can break down where care, privacy intersect

Getting help, getting answers, getting respect - all are significant challenges for those with serious, persistent mental illness and those who love them.

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Ottawa Citizen

Two CRA employees violated privacy laws, reports show

Two Canada Revenue Agency employees repeatedly violated privacy laws for years before being caught, with one of the employees no longer with the agency and the other no longer with access to taxpayers' information.

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Buenos Aires Herald

McDonough: 'Obama does not feel Americans' privacy violated'

President Barack Obama does not believe the recently disclosed top-secret National Security Agency surveillance of phone records and Internet data has violated Americans' privacy rights, his chief of staff said.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, George Bush, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Mark Udall, Mark Udall, US House of Representatives, Republican, Mike Rogers

TechSpot

Weekend tech reading: Privacy concerns continue, Haswell-E detailed

Facebook, Microsoft release number of data requests from government Facebook and Microsoft for the first time on Friday said they had gotten data requests from the government under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, but they added that the U.S. government did not permit them to provide specific figures.

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Related Topix: Social Software, Startups, Facebook, Intel

Courier-Post

Camden's Sky Patrol elicits privacy concerns

The newest crime-fighting tool in Camden lifts an observation post some 35 feet into the air, letting police scan a wide area with cameras, thermal-imaging equipment and other forms of surveillance technology.

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Related Topix: Camden, NJ, Haddon Heights, NJ, Camden County, NJ

The Guardian

Prism and online privacy - news and teaching resources round up

Revelations about the National Security Agency's online surveillance raise important questions about privacy in a digital age.

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Related Topix: Journalism, Computers, Social Software, Startups, Facebook

Sat Jun 15, 2013

Seattle Times

Privacy laws applied backward

At first Andy Denzel felt a little thrill of the chase. Like some private eye, he was solving the crime that had been committed against him.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, University Village (Seattle, WA), Seattle, WA, Capitol Hill (Seattle, WA)