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Submission + - Telcos Oppose Bill To Respect 4th Amendment (techdirt.com) 1

Submitted by

Fluffeh

on Monday April 23, 2012 @06:21PM

Fluffeh writes: "A story that is breaking on a number of sites is that CTIA (The mobile operators' industry association) is opposing a Californian law being proposed that a court order is required prior to disclosing personal information. The law seems to be in opposition to the federal governments attempts to wash away the last requirements to get at any information about citizens, but CTIA claims (PDF) "... the wireless industry opposes SB 1434 as it could create greater confusion for wireless providers when responding to legitimate law enforcement requests " The Electronic Frontier Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California have been arguing strongly for the bill which is to be voted on shortly."

Submission + - Google and the Future of Travel (xconomy.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 23, 2012 @06:16PM

An anonymous reader writes: It’s been one year since Google’s $700 million acquisition of ITA Software was approved by the U.S. Department of Justice after an antitrust review. So what does the search giant’s strategy in online travel look like now? Google’s Flight Search and Hotel Finder tools have met with mixed reviews in recent months, but a new bit of analysis argues that the future of travel is not about search, it’s about data. More specifically, Google wants to make available everything from airfares and restaurant reviews to maps and transit schedules, throughout the entire travel process. And it wants to use travelers’ online behavior to serve up better targeted ads and content across all of Google’s sites and services. Sure, online privacy is a major issue, but who cares when all the world’s information is at your fingertips?

Submission + - Update: U.S. Suspends Controversial Outsourcing Training Program (informationweek.com)

Submitted by

gManZboy

on Monday April 23, 2012 @05:17PM

gManZboy writes: "As noted on Slashdot last week, the USAID's JEEP (Job Enabling English Proficiency) program has been using U.S. taxpayer dollars to train students in the Philippines to work at outsourcing call centers.

An update: After Congressman Tim Bishop (D-N.Y.) and a colleague protested to USAID, USAID decided to suspend funding to the effort.

"In response to the concerns you have raised, the Agency is suspending its participation in the English language training project in Mindanao pending further review of the facts," said USAID deputy assistant administrator Barbara Feinstein, in a letter Monday to Bishop. "Furthermore, the Agency has established a high-level taskforce to review these matters."

Bishop says that USAID needs to find ways to assist developing regions without compromising the jobs of U.S. call center workers"

Verizon Plans Location Warning Sticker 79

Posted by Soulskill on Friday April 29, 2011 @01:49PM from the problem-solved-boys-good-work dept.

nonprofiteer writes "After all the location tracking drama, Verizon tells Congress that 'it's going to start slapping a surgeon-general-type warning on the phones it sells: Using this device could be hazardous to your location privacy, and may result in your being tracked!' The actual warning (PDF) is a little drier — illustration with story."

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