On Wednesday, in Search -- a life laid bare, I blogged a New York Times story about Thelma Arnold, the first person to be publicly identified from the anonymous search data released by AOL.
The paper has followed up with Your Life as an Open Book, which looks at the privacy implications and related legislation. It also mentions one of the more bone-headed European initiatives:
In December, the European Parliament passed sweeping data retention rules aimed at the telecommunications and Internet industries, requiring that fixed-line and cellphone records, e-mail and Internet logs be stored for up to two years. The measure was lauded by law enforcement groups but decried by privacy advocates and even industry, which would have to find space -- and money -- to store it all.
Another short piece, How to Digitally Hide (Somewhat) in Plain Sight, mentions things users can do to increase thier privacy.
I'm sure there will be more to come....
