Volume I

Issue : 7: October 2, 2003

• Legg Mason Ordered to Pay $20 Million in E-Newsletter Copyright Action
• The California Court of Appeals Upholds Regulation Requiring Electronic Fingerprinting of Welfare Recipients.
• U.S. Court of Appeals Stays Injunction Against Telemarketing "Do-Not-Call" List
• Parents Sue School District for Use of Wi-Fi
• Court Bars Minnesota from Regulating VoIP Provider
• New York Man Sentenced to Jail for Online Sale of Copyrighted Music
• U. S. Supreme Court Rejects Appeal in the Rambus Patent Standards Interface Fight
• EU Releases Privacy Study
• U.S. Supreme Court to Revisit COPA
• U.S. Court Of Appeals 4th Circuit Finds Insurance Policys Property Damage Provision Does Not Extend To Damage To Or By Software.
• Google France Chastised for Sale of Trademarked Keywords

Home > Volume I > Issue 7: October 2, 2003 > EU Releases Privacy Study

EU Releases Privacy Study

The EU's Joint Research Centre released a study dealing with the impact of new technologies on privacy. The study looked at three emerging areas, including identity management (preventing identity theft online), location-based services (Global Positioning Systems using cell phones and other technology) and virtual residence in an ambient intelligence environment (advances in "smart" technology). When looking at the security measures in place for the various technologies, the report recommended that the invasion of privacy caused by security measures that are in place for our protection should be temporary and limited. As well, the report stated that a longer term balance between privacy and security needs to be struck when dealing with the development of an information society.

For a copy of the report, visit:

http://www.jrc.es/home/publications/publication.cfm?pub=1118