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Hollywood private eye convicted in wiretap case

(Corrects 13th paragraph to say Pellicano hired associate to leave dead fish on car; he did not do it himself)

Hollywood private investigator is found guilty in wiretapping case

The Hollywood private investigator, Anthony Pellicano was found guilty Thursday in a U.S. court in Los Angeles of racketeering charges for using wiretaps and other tactics to target the rich and famous.

Investigator guilty of celeb wiretapping

THE private detective at the centre of a wiretapping scandal that gripped Hollywood was found guilty here today after a two-month trial on racketeering and conspiracy charges.

EU raises privacy issue for Google Street View

Europe's data protection supervisor, Peter Hustinx, urged Google Thursday to respect local privacy rules as it prepares to launch its Street View function this side of the Atlantic.

The Clinton Wiretaps, Volume IV

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Bell Canada's packet inspection violates privacy law, group says

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Gang Bosses, Phone Taps and Inter Milan

MILAN – Tapped phone conversations with gangland bosses have involved Inter Milan manager Roberto Mancini and several players in a wide-ranging inquiry into drug trafficking. Meanwhile the season’s final, Scudetto-deciding game looms. Behind all the trouble are telephone chats with their tailor, Domenico Brescia, a middle-aged gentleman with a criminal record for murder, criminal association, robbery and drugs. Mr Brescia, who has a reserved seat at the Pinetina training ground and another in San Siro’s VIP stand, ended up in the cross-hairs of the Milan anti-Mafia directorate because he is alleged to belong to a ring of cocaine dealers with links to ’Ndrangheta gangs. An acquaintance of manager Roberto Mancini and his number two, Sinisa Mihajlovic, Mr Brescia owns a tailor’s shop at Rovello Porro, near Como, and plies his trade

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EU Raises Privacy Issue for Google Street View

Europe's data protection supervisor, Peter Hustinx, urged Google Thursday to respect local privacy rules as it prepares to launch its Street View function this side of the Atlantic.

Internet service providers put user privacy at risk

There has been a great deal of commotion recently about Phorm, a company that aims to help advertisers better target consumers by monitoring their web browsing habits. At first glance, what Phorm is proposing seems absolutely outrageous and quite possibly illegal under UK data protection laws. Take a closer look, and Phorm’s technology is more subtle than it might appear , but no less dangerous and insidious for all that.

Wiretaps Up, Terrorism Prosecutions Down

The number of Americans being secretly wiretapped or having their financial and other records reviewed by the government has continued to increase as officials aggressively use powers approved after the Sept. 11 attacks. But the number of terrorism prosecutions ending up in court - one measure of the effectiveness of such sleuthing - has continued to decline, in some cases precipitously.

Majority of U.S. Consumers are Likely to Enroll in Voice Verification to Protect their Personal Data

TMCNet: Majority of U.S. Consumers are Likely to Enroll in Voice Verification to Protect their Personal Data

AusCERT2008 to push security and privacy

Counterfeit networking gear: A security threat? Poorly implemented sites blamed for latest malware infection Microsoft shoots back on Vista claim Microsoft fixes six flaws, three critical in its May Patch Tuesday UK's DWP admits pension details leak Spammers fill up on petrol scam Hacker exposes six million Chilean's data to make a point US soldiers pick up viruses from pirated porn Anti-Phishing Working Group calls out for papers

Most don't know personal data can be sold

Many Californians don't understand how businesses are using and selling their personal information, according to a report released today by the Samuelson Law, Technology and Public Policy Clinic at UC Berkeley.

The lecturer who faces the sack for 'breaching privacy' by telling parent how hard her son worked

A university professor was threatened with the sack - after trying to reassure a mother about her son's performance on his degree course.

Personal Data of Six Million Chileans Available on the Internet

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Phone tapping forces TN minister to resign

Chennai, May 14: Continuing incidents of telephone tapping involving government officials and ministers in Tamil Nadu claimed its first victim today, as state social welfare minister Dr Poongothai was forced to resign following the release of a conversation between her and DVAC director in which she pleaded to go soft on her relative involved in a corruption case.

Lecturer faced the sack for 'breaching privacy' by telling parent how hard his son worked

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How to protect your privacy at customs

This article appeared in the Guardian on Thursday May 15 2008 on p2 of the Technology news & features section. It was last updated at 00:43 on May 15 2008.

Industry Leaders Highlight 20 Years of Innovation at Echelon Anniversary Event

SAN JOSE, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ:ELON) celebrated its twentieth anniversary yesterday at a briefing for press, analysts and partners. Speakers at the event included A.C. "Mike" Markkula, Echelon's founder and a co-founder of Apple, Inc.; Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystem's co-founder and chairman; Jim Rogers, Duke Energy's CEO, and Ken Oshman, Echelon's chairman and CEO.

Q&A: Jules Polonetsky, Chief Privacy Officer, AOL

Many of the largest companies on the Web are using ad dollars to pay their power bills, so much so that advertising -- particularly when based around targeted ads -- has become the engine of the modern Internet economy. Google's empire was built on ad dollars. Microsoft's effort to purchase Yahoo was about bringing in more ad revenue. Internet pioneer AOL is pegging its entire future on plans to transform itself into an ad-supported media and content company.

Q&A: Jules Polonetsky, Chief Privacy Officer, AOL

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Losing Personal Data Now UK Civil Offense

The "reckless" loss of personal data, so prevalent lately in the UK, has become a civil offence, marking a victory of data privacy campaigners; those found guilty could face large fines.

Bell Canada chokes P2P and privacy?

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