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: The Canadian Privacy Law BlogProtection from the protection
By David T.S. Fraser
Not interested in being captured on CCTV? Wear an IR light emitting headband. Apparently this device from Germany offers "protection from the protection". This is courtesy of Boing Boing, where one commentator says this is only useful to thwart IR cameras as most CCTV cameras have an IR filter attached. I don't know if this is the case, but it's clever. See Google's translated version of http://www.oberwelt.de/projects/2008/Filo%20art.htm
Full post as published by The Canadian Privacy Law Blog on February 20, 2008 (boomark / email).
Privacy Protection Act 42 USC 21A
Federal Newsroom Law
Truth In Lending Act
Consumer Loans and Consumer Credit Protection Act
imbee Data Collection
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Germantown Primary Care Associates, P.C.
Unlawfully collected fees refunded in Consumer Protection Act violation suit.
ValueClick
allegedly violated consumer protection laws by promising ‘free’ goods that where not actually free.
Hutchinson Oil
Over $75,000 settlement reached in consumer protection lawsuit.
Indianapolis
alleging the city's police are overly aggressive against the homeless in violation of the protection of free speech and unreasonable searches guaranteed in the US Constitution.
School Misrepresentation
Lehigh Valley College agrees to pay $200,000 settlement for violating consumer protection laws.

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Ebay adds fraud protection for PayPal users
"Data protection and privacy have come of age": the Information Commissioner
National Consumer Protection Week, March 2-8, 2008







