Spatial Law and Policy Update (November 5, 2011) - Location Privacy

Each week the Centre for Spatial Law and Policy prepares an update on recent spatial law and policy developments for its members. The following are some of the recent developments that pertain directly to Location Privacy. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

For Location-Tracking Startup, A Data-Privacy Odyssey  (WSJ)

Google must pay Canadian woman $2,250 for showing her cleavage in Street View  (GigaOm)

Cyber Security (Finally) Becoming Mature?  (LinkedIn) I wonder how many geospatial companies realize that if location data becomes protected, they will be subject to the same scrutiny and requirements as other companies that collect protected information. 

Your Secret Stingray's No Secret Anymore: The Vanishing Government Monopoly Over Cell Phone Surveillance and Its Impact on National Security and Consumer Privacy  

I Told You Where I Ate Lunch…What Are You Going to Do with the Data? (Esri)  

Privacy and data protection - New code of practice in the UK!  (Drones and the Law)