After our discussions about privacy, there were some interesting articles today about privacy in the news.
The first is from NYT's technology section entitled "Does AT&T's Newfound Interest in Privacy Hurt Google?" by Saul Hansell.
The touches on the topic of consumer privacy, discussing a new privacy think tank, the Future of Privacy Forum, funded by AT&T. He dicusses the group's agenda and questions AT&T's motives in funding the project- as a competitive strategy against Google.
The next article is not as interesting, but touches on privacy issues in NYC: "New York Police Fight With U.S. on Surveillance"
This article discusses how the NYPD gets approval for counter terrorism surveillance, and the debate about the ease of doing so and safety vs. privacy issues.