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On AlterNet: privacy

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "privacy"

Is It Impossible to Protect Your Privacy?

Is It Impossible to Protect Your Privacy?

Alexandra Marks, Christian Science Monitor. April 22, 2008.
With identity theft reaching record levels, our ability to collect personal data has far outstripped our ability to protect it.

A Victory for Peeping Toms

A Victory for Peeping Toms

Jessica Wakeman, Huffington Post. March 18, 2008.
A court in Oklahoma holds that upskirt photos, taken without consent, are perfectly legal. Have we really ceded our privacy rights this much?

The Great Texas Dildo Wars of 2008

The Great Texas Dildo Wars of 2008

Amanda Marcotte, Pandagon. March 7, 2008.
One should never underestimate the lengths to which wingnuts will go to control female sexuality.

Cops vs. Campus Police: Shouldn't Both Be Held Accountable?

Cops vs. Campus Police: Shouldn't Both Be Held Accountable?

Randy Dotinga, Christian Science Monitor. February 23, 2008.
"If you're going to dress like a cop and act like a cop, then you should be considered a cop."

The End of Privacy

The End of Privacy

Elliot Cohen, Truthdig. January 28, 2008.
Amid grave predictions of a "horrendous" cyber-attack, the NSA is gearing up to watch what you do online.

Facebook: The New Look of Surveillance

Facebook: The New Look of Surveillance

Ari Melber, The Nation. January 16, 2008.
Facebook's growing dominance reflects a society that is increasingly complacent with spying.

"Look": The First Major US Film Made Entirely With Surveillance Footage [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. December 11, 2007.
What safeguards exist to make sure highlights of YOUR ass are not making it onto the most viewed list on YouTube?

MoveOn Sets Its Sights on Facebook Privacy Violations

MoveOn Sets Its Sights on Facebook Privacy Violations

Sara Robinson, Group News Blog AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. November 23, 2007.
Sara Robinson: We have an inalienable right to be the keepers of our own privacy gates, and not just around the holidays.

Senior Intelligence Official Wants Americans to Redefine, Expect Less Privacy

Senior Intelligence Official Wants Americans to Redefine, Expect Less Privacy

Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise AlterNet: PEEK. November 13, 2007.
Lindsay Beyerstein: This is the worst argument I've heard in a long time.

Verizon Caught Censoring Pro-Choice Text Messages

Verizon Caught Censoring Pro-Choice Text Messages

Paddy, AlterNet: PEEK. September 27, 2007.
Paddy: Verizon is forced to reverse its position when their systematic blocking of abortion rights messages is exposed.

Google Wants to Track Your Medical History -- And Your Genome

Google Wants to Track Your Medical History -- And Your Genome

Jesse Reynolds, AlterNet. September 20, 2007.
Are you ready to entrust this deeply personal information to a company that recently received a failing grade in privacy?

Google My Bedroom

Google My Bedroom

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. June 13, 2007.
Google's newest widget has questionable ethics. Do you really want to walk down the street never knowing whether your furtive nose-picking has been captured and broadcast to the Google-using public?

Goodbye rights: one step closer to a police state

Goodbye rights: one step closer to a police state

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. May 4, 2007.
Jayne Lyn Stahl: In the military and want to write a blog? Not so fast ... unless you want to face court martial.

Exploiting the Code

Exploiting the Code

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. March 20, 2007.
Though finding vulnerabilities in software is usually beneficial for security, a recently released exploit sends privacy down the drain.

The Government Wants to Tap Your Internet Calls

The Government Wants to Tap Your Internet Calls

Jayne Lyn Stahl, Huffington Post. February 14, 2007.
First it was land lines, then it was cell phones. Now it's Internet calls. When will the assault on our privacy and First Amendment rights end?

Why the Times, CNN and others should reveal their roles in promoting threats to privacy

Why the Times, CNN and others should reveal their roles in promoting threats to privacy

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: PEEK. February 8, 2007.
Jeff Chester: Conflict of Interest alert...