Vie privée
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Next week, several EFF staffers will be speaking at the first-ever Silicon Valley Human Rights Conference (Rightscon) in San Francisco. The conference, organized by Access Now and sponsored by several foundations and companies, brings together some of the leading thinkers in the digital human rights space, as well as representatives of technology companies from Silicon Valley and beyond for discussions on the human rights implications of the ICT industry. The conference (tickets are still available here !) is jam-packed with excellent speakers and participants, and promises to provide new insights into solutions for the myriad problems facing Silicon Valley companies today.
An EFF Guide to the Silicon Valley Human Rights Summit
Alex Türk : la vie privée menacée | Le 21e
Société Le lundi 10 octobre 2011 Cette semaine, Michel Lacombe reçoit Alex Türk, qui avait jusqu'à tout récemment le mandat de protéger la vie privée des citoyens français. Au moment de l'enregistrement de cette entrevue, en juin dernier, il était le président de la Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés en France. Il a depuis quitté son poste. Alex Türk explique à Michel Lacombe qu'aujourd'hui, « l'être humain est suivi, tracé, repéré, entendu et vu » .
Facebook facial recognition software violates privacy laws, says Germany | Technology
An estimaged 75bn photos have been uploaded to Facebook since it was set up by Mark Zuckerberg in 2004. Photograph: Mike Kepka/San Francisco Chronicle/Corbis Facebook is threatened with legal action in Germany over its facial recognition software, which critics say violates privacy and data protection laws.