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Will Europe Upend Google's New Privacy Plan?

The European Union asks Google to delay implementing its new privacy policy for closer scrutiny with stricter European privacy law.

Facebook on collision course with new EU privacy laws

With its initial public offering this week, Facebook is roaring ahead. However, new European Union privacy regulations are taking aim at Internet companies' ability to profit through control of personal information – the key to their tremendous online advertising profits. 

5 Privacy Tips for Location-Based Services

Alysa Z. Hutnik is a partner in the advertising law and privacy and information security practices at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP. Her co-author, Sharon K. Schiavetti, is an advertising and privacy associate at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP. Read more on Kelley Drye’s advertising blog Ad Law Access or keep up with the group on Facebook or Twitter.

Supremes to Congress: Bring privacy law into 21st century

commentary The justices have ruled that GPS tracking requires a warrant. Now Congress needs to act to balance privacy and public safety regarding location data. Originally posted at News - Politics and Law

Privacy concerns grow in India

NEW DELHI — The Indian government’s recent announcement that it taps nearly 300 new phones every day has sparked a debate about privacy in a country that traditionally views such concerns as an ugly offshoot of Western individualism. Read full article >>