Marshall Kirpatrick argues that even studies in anonymous aggregate must be opt-in. (more)
Privacy International has released
a map showing the leading surveillance societies in the world
. The shockers were the UK which ranked as badly as China and Russia. The United States didn't fare too well either. Australia was ranked in the middle of the pack, though with the ominous ranking of "systemic failure to uphold safeguards".
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NSW Premier Morris Iemma backs ID cards, sprouts gibberish
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