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Personal Data
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Privacy Compliance & Data Security
Stolen Personal Data Continues to be Lucrative
Symantec Corp. has released its Internet Security Threat Report Volume XIV, and the news is excellent for thieves of personal information. Symantec reports that the income received by sellers of…
3 Geeks and a Law Blog
Behavioral Search Engines and Privacy Laws: Are You Sure You Want to Go There?
By Lisa Salazar
The NYTimes reports that Virginia Democrat Representative Rick Boucher, who now chairs the House Subcommittee on telecommunications, technology and the internet, wants to write a law to require web surfers…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Belgian Criminal Court Fines Yahoo for Non-Disclosure of Personal Data to Public Prosecutor
On 2 March 2009, a Belgian Criminal court (Tribunal correctionnel de Termonde, No. DE 20.95.16/08/25) fined Yahoo! Inc., €55,000 ($71,745) for refusing to disclose to a Belgian Public Prosecutor the…
Proskauer on Privacy
German Court Rules that IP Addresses Are Not Personal Data
A German court (Case No. 133 C 5677/08) recently issued a decision that Internet Protocol (IP) addresses stored on a company's server do not constitute "personal data" under the German…
La Revue
L’adresse IP est-elle une donnée personnelle ?
Vous ne le savez peut-être pas encore, mais l’adresse IP (« IP » pour Internet Protocol) est un numéro qui permet d’identifier tout matériel (serveur web, serveur de courrier électronique,…
The CPA Desk
How Much Information Should We Take With Us?
By Greg Price
Your life flashes before your eyes the instant you realize your “Crackberry” is missing. Trying to recall all of the information you have stored for convenience. Account numbers, passwords, birthdays… The list…