Privacy
Privatunes: a software that anonymizes iTunes Plus files Print
Written by Nicolas Jondet   
Wednesday, 27 June 2007 13:54
ImageRatiatum.com, a French website specialized in technology news and software downloads, has just launched Privatunes, a free software that anonymizes DRM-free files bought on iTunes Plus. Last month’s revelations that the DRM-free files on iTunes Plus came with user's full name and account e-mail embedded in them had raised serious privacy concerns. Ratiatum.com explains (in French) that Privatunes is aimed at guaranteeing the privacy of users but also their rights as consumers to freely share and trade the songs they have purchased. However, the claim that this software is perfectly legal will surely be tested.

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French officials skirt BlackBerry limits (from CNET News) Print
Written by Nicolas Jondet   
Wednesday, 20 June 2007 10:42

 "Apparently even dire warnings about the threat of snooping by American spies isn't enough to keep some top French government officials from nursing CrackBerry addictions on the sly." Reports CNET News

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French data protection authority fines Tyco for overseas transfers of personal data (from Outlaw) Print
Written by Nicolas Jondet   
Tuesday, 29 May 2007 11:12
"The French data protection authority has fined a subsidiary of US firm Tyco Healthcare over the transfer of employee information across borders and inadequate data safeguards. Tyco Healthcare France was fined €30,000", Outlaw reports.
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Interior Minister and presidential candidate Sarkozy wins privacy case (TGI Thonon les Bains 22 septembre 2006) Print
Written by Nicolas Jondet   
Monday, 12 February 2007 00:37

ImageNicolas Sarkozy, the French Interior Minister and presidential candidate for the centre-right UMP party, has won a privacy case against a Swiss newspaper which had published information about his marital difficulties. The tribunal held that, though the announcement of his couple’s separation did not breach his private life, the publication of details and allegations surrounding the separation did.

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