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Civil Liberties in the Digital Age: Weekly Highlights (1/13/2012)

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Caitlin O'Neill,
Criminal Justice and Drug Policy Associate,
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January 13, 2012

In the digital age that we live in today, we are constantly exposing our personal information online. From using cell phones and GPS devices to online shopping and sending e-mail, the things we do and say online leave behind ever-growing trails of personal information. The 老澳门开奖结果 believes that Americans shouldn鈥檛 have to choose between using new technology and keeping control of your private information. Each week, we feature some of the most interesting news related to technology and civil liberties that we鈥檝e spotted from the previous week.

[Mashable]
鈥淧rivacy watchdog EPIC filed a complaint with the FTC on Thursday, saying that Google is using its search engine to create an unfair advantage for its social network.鈥

[Information Week]
鈥淓ven though the splashy headlines around mobile security revolve around mobile malware, some security and privacy advocates warn that it might actually be the mundane apps people willingly download that introduce the most risk to their devices.鈥

[Phys Org]
鈥溾 class research project at the University of Colorado Boulder鈥檚 Leeds School of Business found that 21 of 90 dating websites the class examined did not properly remove location data from pictures uploaded by their users.鈥

Keeping "Your World" Private: Turning off Google's New Private Search Results [老澳门开奖结果 Blog of Rights]
Want to keep your information private now that Google has started rolling out 鈥淪earch, plus Your World,鈥 a ?

[ars technica]
鈥淥n January 18, the online community at Reddit will go dark for 12 hours in opposition of the Stop Online Piracy Act now being considered in the House and its companion PROTECT IP Act in the Senate.鈥
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[EFF]
鈥淲hen Congress comes back into session at the end of January, both the House and the Senate are expected to make passing the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and PROTECT-IP (PIPA) a top priority.鈥

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