PRIVACY
HEALTHBEAT You'll like sharing your hospital room. Really.
American hospitals have spent millions of dollars scrapping old-fashioned patient wards and double rooms in favor of private hospital rooms for everyone. But maybe this strategy is entirely wronghead...
Posted on 3/18/13 at 9:34 AM
NEW PLATEAUS 50 Shades of Shame
Guest writer, Erin Fahey, shares her insight about the controversial book, 50 Shades of Grey. We don't have to look too far for sex. It's oftena medium to attract attention and push sales. Our curios...
Posted on 10/12/12 at 11:09 AM
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Lawmakers want to keep Facebook passwords private
Conservative and liberal Minnesota legislators are combining efforts to stop a business practice they say invades job applicants privacy. National reports in recent days have told of employers, bot...
Posted on 3/28/12 at 4:18 AM
THE NEW FORTY My Facebook policy...
Facebook - the new frontier. Well, relatively new for those who are in the new forty. By young folks' standards Facebook has almost always been around (how frightening is that notionforfolks who have ...
Posted on 1/23/12 at 8:05 AM
Rowling to UK govt: Don't let down hacking victims 
Celebrities including J.K. Rowling and Hugh Grant accused the British government on Sunday of letting down the victims of media intrusion and urged tough new measures to rein in Britain's unruly press.
By Jill Lawless , March 17, 2013
Older, quieter than WikiLeaks, Cryptome perseveres
The FBI came calling after maps of urban rail tunnels and gas lines were posted online. Microsoft aggressively complained following the website's publication of a confidential handbook on company policies for helping police. Other critics have gone further, warning that some of the postings could aid America's enemies.
By David Crary , March 09, 2013
Former sheriff’s deputy faces charge of recording girl in shower
A former Itasca County Sheriff’s Office Deputy was charged Wednesday with a felony for allegedly attempting to capture video of a juvenile in a bathroom.
By Steve Wagner , March 06, 2013
State auditor: Police misuse Minn. driver's license database
Law enforcement officers looked up more than 1.4 million driver's license records last year, yet the state does little monitoring of the records searches to ensure the database isn't being misused, the state Legislative Auditor said Wednesday.
By Elizabeth Dunbar , February 23, 2013
New lawsuit filed over Minn. driver's license data
Another lawsuit has been filed alleging that Minnesota government employees misused driver's license data.
By Associated Press , February 16, 2013
Facebook gets unwelcome look at hackers' dark side
Facebook is getting an unwelcome look at the shady side of the hacking culture that CEO Mark Zuckerberg celebrates.
By Michael Liedtke , February 15, 2013
Minn. lawmakers want tighter database security
A week after more than 5,000 Minnesotans found out that a Department of Natural Resources employee had looked up their driving or motor vehicle records, state lawmakers Wednesday announced their plan to curb abuse of databases.
By Kyle Potter , January 23, 2013
Minnesota lawmaker seeks probe of data breach at DNR
A state representative has asked Minnesota's legislative auditor to investigate a data privacy breach at the Department of Natural Resources.
By Associated Press , January 18, 2013
David Floyd, Warren MN. Letters: License information must be kept private
David Floyd of Warren Minnesota writes in about licenses and privacy.
By David Floyd , January 06, 2013
Government investigating makers of cellphone apps
The government is investigating whether software companies that make cellphone apps violated the privacy rights of children by quietly collecting personal information from mobile devices and sharing it with advertisers and data brokers, the Federal Trade Commission said Monday.
By Richard Lardner , December 10, 2012
Black boxes in cars raise privacy concerns
In the next few days, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is expected to propose long-delayed regulations requiring auto manufacturers to include event data recorders — better known as "black boxes" — in all new cars and light trucks. But the agency is behind the curve.
By Joan Lowy , December 07, 2012
Suit targets 'locator' chips in Texas student IDs
Starting this fall, the fourth-largest school district in Texas is experimenting with "locator" chips in student ID badges on two of its campuses, allowing administrators to track the whereabouts of 4,200 students with GPS-like precision.
By Paul J. Weber , November 27, 2012
St. Paul approves $385,000 over privacy claims for former police officer
St. Paul's city council has approved a $385,000 settlement agreement with a former police officer who accused other officers of illegally accessing her driver's license information.
By Associated Press , October 18, 2012
Public can access scanned license plate data
Under North Dakota law, data collected by automated license plate readers used by police is considered public information, just as it is in Minnesota.
By Mike Nowatzki , September 04, 2012
Glenn Rost, Park River, N.D., letter: Do anti-drone activists have something to hide?
Every store and most schools now use surveillance cameras to decrease shoplifting, vandalism and other mischief. The cameras work, and the guilty are caught more often. Of course they don’t like it.
By Glenn Rost , June 28, 2012
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