Privacy groups are voicing concerns. Two consumer advocacy groups have asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether new advertising initiatives announced last week by social networking sites MySpace and Facebook adequately protect consumer privacy. In a Nov. 12 letter to FTC Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras, the Center for Digital Democracy and the U.S. Public [...]
Entries from November 17th, 2007
Privacy Groups to FTC: MySpace and Facebook Ads Violate Privacy
November 17th, 2007 · No Comments · Privacy and Marketing, Social Networking
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Vancouver Taser Death Video Continues to Fuel Worldwide Outrage and Condemnation
November 16th, 2007 · No Comments · Physical Safety
In the aftermath of the release of the graphic, horrifying video of Robert Dziekanski’s death by RCMP Taser at Vancouver Airport, the worldwide uproar and outrage continues. As Reuters notes. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police were widely condemned on Friday for using stun guns on an unarmed Polish man who collapsed and died in an [...]
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Vancouver Airport Taser Death Video Reveals Robert Dziekanski’s Last, Painful Moments
November 15th, 2007 · No Comments · Physical Safety
The full video has been released and, at last, the tragic taser death of Robert Dziekanski, which Privacy Maven has written about previously, is receiving international attention and outrage. Police shocked a Polish immigrant with a Taser about 30 seconds after approaching him at Vancouver International Airport last month, a video released Wednesday shows. Moments [...]
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