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Privacy Commission continues Google investigation

The Privacy Commissioner is continuing to investigate Google despite police deciding the company committed no criminal offence.

Privacy Commissioner investigations into Google continue

The Privacy Commissioner is continuing to investigate Google despite police deciding the company committed no criminal offence by collecting personal wireless data.

Anti-Google video ad on privacy running in Times Square

An anti-Google video is running on a billboard in Times Square, criticizing the search company on privacy issues. The 15-second cartoon depicts Chief Executive Eric Schmidt as an ice cream peddler with the text, "He's collecting your personal information."

600 B.C. patients' data in stolen laptop

Personal information about more than 600 patients of the Fraser Health Authority in British Columbia is contained in a laptop stolen from Burnaby General Hospital.

Google's Eric Schmidt Shown as Perverter of Privacy on Times Square Jumbotron

Google's "Don't Be Evil" motto has become increasingly controversial in the past year as the Internet giant made private GMail contacts public with Google Buzz, collected personal information from Wi-Fi networks in Street View vehicles, and most recently teamed with with Verizon to hammer out questionable net neutrality policies. While it's possible (and maybe even probable) that none of this ...