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How spyware nearly sent a teacher to prison

If there's a poster child for the dangers of spyware, it's Julie Amero.

By Robert McMillan | 27 November, 2008 13:09

Tags: legal

Privacy is a thing of the past, says private investigator

In his 25 years in business, Steven Rambam has worked on some high-profile cases, including tracking down Nazi war criminals in Canada. He also owns PallTech, an investigative database service with more than 25 billion records on US citizens and businesses.

By Robert L. Mitchell | 13 October, 2008 08:24

Tags: privacy

Facebook privacy chief: Data portability dangers overlooked

The launch of Facebook's Beacon advertising system in November put the social networking site in the middle of a controversy over privacy, as Beacon was criticized for being too aggressive and stealthy in collecting and broadcasting information about users' activities online. For that reason, few people right now would probably envy the job of Chris Kelly, Facebook's chief privacy officer and the person most responsible for explaining the site's policies to the public.