Two diverse yet complementary estates will cross the block Saturday, Jan. 21, in Panama City, Fla., at 9 a.m.

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UK: Google was in ‘significant breach’ of data law

Last Updated on Wednesday, 3 November 2010 01:40 Written by External Post Wednesday, 3 November 2010 01:40

British authorities say Google breached data protection laws when its Street View mapping service scooped up data from private wireless networks. The Information Commissioner’s Office says that the Internet search provider’s data protection practices
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Fontaine’s Auction Gallery to hold exceptional cataloged auction Saturday, Nov. 13, in Pittsfield, Mass.

Last Updated on Thursday, 28 October 2010 05:40 Written by a2e Thursday, 28 October 2010 05:40

An exceptional cataloged antique auction featuring over 500 quality lots will be held Sat., Nov. 13, at 11 a.m. (EST), by Fontaine’s Auction Gallery, in the firm’s gallery at 1485 W. Housatonic Street in Pittsfield, Mass.
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MP slams ICO for ‘lily-livered’ Google probe

Last Updated on Thursday, 28 October 2010 12:40 Written by External Post Thursday, 28 October 2010 12:40

The Information Commissioner faces sharp criticism in Parliament over his handling of an investigation into Google’s Street View Wi-Fi data harvesting operation. Tory MP Robert Halfon admonished Christopher Graham ahead of a backbench debate on Google
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Bits: F.T.C. Drops Google Inquiry on Street View Data

Last Updated on Thursday, 28 October 2010 01:21 Written by External Post Thursday, 28 October 2010 01:21

The Federal Trade Commission announced Wednesday that it would cease its inquiry into Google’s collection of consumer data transmitted over wireless networks by its Street View cars. In a letter issued Monday morning, David C. Vladek, the director of
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ICO wakes up to Google

Last Updated on Monday, 25 October 2010 01:00 Written by External Post Monday, 25 October 2010 01:00

The Information Commissioner’s Office is reopening its investigation into Google’s collection of unsecured Wi-Fi by its fleet of Street View cars. The change of heart by the regulator comes in the light of tougher stances taken by other countries, and
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Google’s Street View broke Canadian privacy laws

Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 October 2010 01:21 Written by External Post Wednesday, 20 October 2010 01:21

The Canadian privacy watchdog today said Google’s Street View fleet broke the law when it collected payload data from unsecured Wi-Fi networks. An investigation by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, one of dozens launched around the world
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Spain Moves to Fine Google Over Street View

Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 October 2010 08:01 Written by External Post Tuesday, 19 October 2010 08:01

The Spanish Data Protection Agency is preparing to fine Google over infractions against local data protection laws when it collected Wi-Fi data as part of its Street View service, it said in a statement on Monday. Google can’t seem to shake the European
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Google menaces penguins with Street View Antarctica

Last Updated on Friday, 1 October 2010 07:20 Written by External Post Friday, 1 October 2010 07:20

Google has trained its all-seeing Street View eye on the penguins of Antarctica. The web giant has been known to kill penguins [1]. And now it’s invading their privacy. In announcing [2] Street View Antartica, Google boasted that its
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In Schmidt’s vision, Google will anticipate users’ searches before they even ask

Last Updated on Thursday, 30 September 2010 08:22 Written by External Post Thursday, 30 September 2010 08:22

In the not-so-distant future, you’ll be walking down the street and your phone will beep and offer you a few lunch suggestions just around the corner, or it may tell you that the museum across the street is having an exhibit of that artist you once
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