“May 2011 see the universal inception of PbDs, PETs and SSL/TLS to refudiate the global sniffing and scraping of UDIDs, DPIs, URLs and all digital footprints by grizzlie cookies and other such monsters. May we see lots of double rainbows in the cloud!” P.S. Quick poll (this will help us enhance your online user experience): 1. Are […]
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Tunisia: International Conference on the Protection of Personal Data in a World without Borders
Yesterday, an international conference on data protection of personal data took place in Tunis, as reported in this article . The theme of the conference was: Data Protection of Personal Information in a world without borders and the challenges of new technologies. Tunisian Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Mr. Lazher Bououini, reaffirmed Tunisian’s President […]
Posted by Monique Altheim on December 17, 2010
https://ediscoverymap.com/2010/12/tunisia-international-conference-on-the-protection-of-personal-data-in-a-world-without-borders/
How to recover your data from the cloud
Posted by Monique Altheim on December 14, 2010
https://ediscoverymap.com/2010/12/how-to-recover-your-data-from-the-cloud-the-new-super-mario-game/
First Tweeted Int’l Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners Conference – Jerusalem 2010
The 32nd International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners, held on october 27-29 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel, was the first event of its kind to be tweeted live. Israel’s data protection authority, ILITA, enabled live streaming of the conference on its web site, so that even twitterers who could not attend the conference in […]
Posted by Monique Altheim on October 30, 2010
https://ediscoverymap.com/2010/10/first-tweeted-intl-data-protection-and-privacy-commissioners-conference-jerusalem-2010/
Privacy and Data Protection: A Super Sad True Love Story
Meet Lenny Abramov: “ZIP code 10002, New York, New York. Income averaged over five-year-span, $289,420, yuan-pegged, within top 19 percent of U.S. income distribution. Current blood pressure 120 over 70. O-type blood. Thirty-nine years of age, lifespan estimated at eighty three (47 percent lifespan elapsed; 53 percent remaining). Ailments: high cholesterol, depression. Born: 11367 ZIP […]
Posted by Monique Altheim on October 25, 2010
https://ediscoverymap.com/2010/10/privacy-and-data-protectiona-super-sad-true-love-story/
Federal Court in NY Says EU Documents Containing Personal Information are Off Limits in Class Action Litigation
This post was written by Kevin Xu and John L. Hines, Jr. U.S. courts often disregard foreign data privacy laws in the context of discovery. Litigants sometimes find themselves compelled to produce under U.S. law what they are forbidden to produce under the privacy laws of another country. However, a recent U.S. court decision indicates […]
Posted by Monique Altheim on September 15, 2010
https://ediscoverymap.com/2010/09/federal-court-in-ny-says-eu-documents-containing-personal-information-are-off-limits-in-class-action-litigation/
Behavioral Advertising is for Compumers
I saw the movie “Inception” by Christopher Nolan last night. It is not a movie I would usually pick, since I am not particularly fond of science fiction. But my daughter insisted: “You MUST see this movie. You won’t regret it.” I caved in and indeed enjoyed watching that movie. In the movie, technology has […]
Posted by Monique Altheim on July 22, 2010
https://ediscoverymap.com/2010/07/behavioral-advertising-is-for-compumers/
EU Article 29 Working Party Decrees Strict Opt-In Standards for Behavioral Advertising Data Collection
by Bret Cohen On June 24, the Article 29 Working Party established by the 1995 European Directive on Data Protection published an opinion declaring that online advertisers who want to target ads by tracking consumers’ surfing habits must obtain the consumers’ affirmative opt-in consent to such data collection.At the same time, the Working Party lauded certain privacy-enhancing practices incorporated into behavioral […]
Posted by Monique Altheim on June 30, 2010
https://ediscoverymap.com/2010/06/eu-article-29-working-party-decrees-strict-opt-in-standards-for-behavioral-advertising-data-collection/
The Fifth Sail
“It is quite clear,” replied Don Quixote, “that you are not experienced in this matter of adventures. They are giants, and if you are afraid, go away and say your prayers, whilst I advance and engage them in fierce and unequal battle.” -DON QUIXOTE de LA MANCHA
Posted by Monique Altheim on June 22, 2010
https://ediscoverymap.com/2010/06/the-fifth-sail/
Of the Valorous Don Quixote’s Success in the Dreadful and Never Before Imagined Adventure of the Windmills
“It is quite clear,” replied Don Quixote, “that you are not experienced in this matter of adventures. They are giants, and if you are afraid, go away and say your prayers, whilst I advance and engage them in fierce and unequal battle.” -DON QUIXOTE de LA MANCHA
Posted by Monique Altheim on May 28, 2010
https://ediscoverymap.com/2010/05/of-the-valorous-don-quixotes-success-in-the-dreadful-and-never-before-imagined-adventure-of-the-windmills/