Millions Of California Public Records Shredded Without Oversight

Millions of California public records have been destroyed over the past 10 years by counties and cities with little or no oversight on the process. Most of the public records shredding occurs under policies enacted to shield county and city governments from lawsuits. Although digital data storage has become cheaper, California counties, cities and other […]

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Australia Creating Facial Recognition Database of Citizens

The Australian government has been busy mapping the facial features of adult citizens that will be stored in a government database and used with facial recognition software to identify and track people on public surveillance cameras. Until now, few Australians were aware that their facial features were being mapped and stored in a central database […]

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People Search Forums Help You Find Family And Friends

We have launched the People Search Forums to help you find and reunite with friends and family that you have lost contact with. To post a search in the People Search Forums, you must register and follow the posting guidelines. The search forums are divided into eight different boards, including: Find Family, Find Friends, Find […]

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Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Promises To Fix Privacy Problems

Stung and chastened by an onslaught of privacy problems, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has promised to fix mistakes at the world’s number one social network. In an email exchange with tech blogger Robert Scoble on Sunday, Zuckerberg admitted that Facebook has made mistakes and will fix user privacy controls. Zuckerberg reportedly stated in the email […]

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Data Mining Means Big Business For Kroger Grocery Stores

Many consumers don’t realize this, but one of the most popular places for collecting and mining consumer data is at their grocery store. The KY Post recently featured a news story about how grocery store chain Kroger collects and analyses customer behavior through their Kroger Plus Cards. Bill Brown, a Kroger customer featured in the […]

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