California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed an anti-paparazzi law that will crack down on unauthorized photographing of celebrities, making it a crime which carries with it fines up to $50,000 for both taking and selling of unauthorized photos of celebrities in “personal or familial activity.” The law will go into effect January 2010.
As MTV News points out it is actually an amendment to the 2005 law which allowed for fines against paparazzi who were found guilty of assaulting a celebrity in the attempt to take a photo, and any income from such photos had to be relinquished. The motivation behind the tough law were two high profile events, car accidents involving Lindsay Lohan and Scarlett Johansson as they were being chased by paparazzi. And additionally, a confrontation between Reese Witherspoon and her children and a photographer at a Disney theme park.
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H1N1 Swine Flu vaccine dangers and risks are in the news. Read more about what is being said on the growing concerns on flu shot risks versus swine flu risks.
Here is a round-up of recent news reports along with links to white papers discussing the vaccine risks in detail and video from the recent rally of health care workers in Albany, New York where mandatory vaccine rules are in effect for those who work in health care. See: N.Y. health care workers protest mandatory H1N1 flu shots
A second rally will take place: Albany ER nurses launch Swine Flu battle. Albany ER nurses launch Swine Flu battle
Urgent lawsuit filed against FDA to halt swine flu vaccines; claims FDA violated federal law. Natural News
Vaccine revolt! Swine flu vaccine support crumbles as flimsy rationale for H1N1 shots becomes apparent. Natural News
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It has taken two years and a lawsuit, to end the Facebook Beacon controversy. Now the social networking giant is finally turning off the ads. More on the story. The application launched in 2007 tracked the activities of Facebook users on 42 partner Web sites and then revealed those activities users’ friends unless they turned such notification off. More on the story here: Daily Mail
Today in the world of privacy…..after the jump.
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