Data Mining

From Facebook To Casebook... Privacy Violations Spark Legal Action

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 11.08.2009 | World


Eric Ehrmann

Canadian privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart is prosecuting Facebook for giving members confusing and misleading information in its end user agreement.

Twitter Tweets Up Brazil's Digital Divide

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 04.26.2009 | World


Eric Ehrmann

Twitter, the trendy message service that can eat up your privacy faster than a school of piranhas, is flaunting Brazil's tough Internet laws in an effort to mine digital gold.

A Former FBI Agent Joins the ACLU -- and Finds Symmetry in Opposition

Joshuah Bearman | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics


Joshuah Bearman

Mike German was a once-politically conservative crack undercover agent who has found a new home at the ACLU, where he uses his insider knowledge to hold his former employer's feet to the fire.