Tag Archives: privacy

Apple, Facebook, others defy authorities

Way to go guys, it’ about time4. Apple, Facebook, others defy authorities, increasingly notify users of secret data demands after Snowden revelations – The Washington Post. This increasingly defiant industry stand is giving some of the tens of thousands of … Continue reading

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Amateur hour – Healthcare.gov security

Amateur hour – No security ever built into Obamacare site: Hacker. “When you develop a website, you develop it with security in mind. And it doesn’t appear to have happened this time,” said David Kennedy, a so-called “white hat” hacker … Continue reading

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Kentucky Marketplace: ‘WARNING: No Explicit or Implicit Expectation of Privacy’

Kentucky Marketplace: ‘WARNING: No Explicit or Implicit Expectation of Privacy’ | Washington Free Beacon. “This is a government computer system and is the property of the Commonwealth of Kentucky,” it states. “It is for authorized use only regardless of time … Continue reading

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With this DOJ, the country is in the best of hands…

Officials improperly scrutinized candidates’ tax records | The Daily Caller. The Justice Department declined to prosecute cases involving the improper scrutiny of the personal tax records of political candidates and donors by government officials, The Washington Times first reported. Unfortuantely, … Continue reading

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Obama snooping for what purpose?

Obama CFPB Credit Watchdog Snoops, Shares Personal Financial Data – Investors.com. Big Brother is watching you — in even more ways than previously known. It turns out the National Security Agency and Internal Revenue Service aren’t the only federal agencies … Continue reading

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Obamacare will share personal health info with federal, state agencies

News you can use: Obamacare will share personal health info with federal, state agencies | WashingtonExaminer.com. No doubt all of this data sharing will provide us with better health care and protect our privacy. You have to be from Boulder to … Continue reading

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Lindsey Graham: Hey, I’m “glad” the NSA is collecting Americans’ phone records « Hot Air

Lindsey Graham: Hey, I’m “glad” the NSA is collecting Americans’ phone records « Hot Air. How do we know this? This is what he said… “I’m a Verizon customer. I don’t mind Verizon turning over records to the government if … Continue reading

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Protection at what cost? (Freedom isn’t free)

NSA collecting phone records for millions of Verizon customers, report says | Fox News. But the administration has not denied the existence of the order. While the administration defended its authority to seize phone records — and stressed that it … Continue reading

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A guide for journalists (and everyone else) to avoid government snoops

A guide for journalists (and everyone else) to avoid government snoops | Fox News. Be careful out there.

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IRS Improperly Seized 60 Million Personal Medical Records

Suit Alleges IRS Improperly Seized 60 Million Personal Medical Records – Forbes. “This is an action involving the corruption and abuse of power by several Internal Revenue Service agents,” the complaint reads. “No search warrant authorized the seizure of these … Continue reading

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The IRS Is Accessing Your Health Records. You Trust Them?

The IRS Is Accessing Your Health Records. You Trust Them? – Forbes. 6. Under Obamacare, the government has also expanded who the IRS can share your information with, although prior laws don’t seem to have constrained the agency. Yep, they … Continue reading

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Twitter / DRUDGE: Warning to reporters and sources: …

Twitter / DRUDGE: Warning to reporters and sources: …. Warning to reporters and sources: Assume all your communications are being monitored. Time to move back to the parking garage #longhotsummer Of course, for reporters to be worried they have to … Continue reading

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Apple records and keeps users’ Siri queries for up to 2 years – latimes.com

Be careful out there. Siri isn’t just a pretty voice with the answers. It’s also been recording and keeping all the questions users ask. Exactly what the voice assistant does with the data isn’t clear, but Apple confirmed that it … Continue reading

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EPA: asked the environmental groups to “return the information.”

EPA acknowledges releasing personal details on farmers, senator slams agency | Fox News. The Environmental Protection Agency acknowledged Tuesday that it released personal information on potentially thousands of farmers and ranchers to environmental groups, following concerns from congressional Republicans and … Continue reading

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The U.S. government sent a man to our door to pay $90 if one of us would answer a few questions and spit in a tube.

Althouse: The U.S. government sent a man to our door to pay $90 if one of us would answer a few questions and spit in a tube.. You really can’t make this stuff up. How long will it take the … Continue reading

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