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Privacy, spam and electronic marketing
The Australian Privacy Commissioner, Karen Curtis, has released an information sheet (pdf) to assist organisations who seek to engage in electronic marketing and explaining the different purposes of the Privacy Act and the Spam Act: "Under the Spam Act, an...

Today is data privacy day
According to Sharon E. Herbert’s superb ghosts in the machine blog: January 28th is Data Privacy Day The IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals) has declared January 28, 2008 “Data Privacy Day”, in an effort to encourage privacy professionals to give presentations at schools, colleges and universities next week on the importance of privacy...

International Privacy Officials Recommend Social Networking Privacy Safeguards
EPIC: "The International Working Group On Data Protection in Telecommunications has released a report and guidance (pdf) on privacy in...

Privacy and the Commitment Problem
One of the challenges in understanding privacy is how to square what people say about privacy with what they actually do...

ABA Techshow 2008 Keynote Discusses Privacy Issues
Marc Rotenberg, Executive Director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) just finished his keynote presentation at ABA Techshow 2008, and from the reactions of the audience it was a homerun...

Corey Ciocchetti on E-Commerce and Information Privacy
Corey Ciocchetti has written "E-Commerce and Information Privacy: Privacy Policies as Personal Information Protectors," 44 American Business L...

Landlord Entry Right and Tenant Privacy
When can a landlord enter a rented dwelling

Income Tax Changes for 2007
Get Answers to your Income Tax Questions

Dumb Foreign Laws
Stupid Laws of Other Countries

Sex Offender Lists
Registries by State and County

I have worked for this employer for only three weeks. The employer makes up his own rules as to what he chooses to report for the purpose of property taxes. He tells me to "let them come after us". He defines Entertain
He arrogantly insists, "let them come after us." Well, if you are invo...

How to collect a personal loan from a spouse?
You local court will probably have someone to offer you some assistance as you p...

How can i sue for a straw purchase?
Anyone can co-sign. A straw purchase would be if you has someone buy the car for...

How to cash a cashier's check without ID?
I would get some I.D.! Other than that, maybe you can tell the investigator you ...

Should I return a phone call from a collection agency that doesn't name their client in the message?
In the county of the state where I live in the US, I am able to go to the websit...

AOL Privacy Class Action
Can Proceed

CVS Mailing
Sparks Allegations of Privacy Violation

imbee Data Collection
Industrious Kid, Inc. pays $130,000 civil penalty for violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.

Brinker International
allegedly falsely advertising the nutritional information on their so-called low calorie menu selections.

Lexus Inc. and Toyota Motor Sales Inc.
allegedly failed to correct problems with the front passenger air bag system in thousands of 2007 Lexus ES350 vehicles.

FDA
Warns About Electronic Cigarettes