What were the top Privacy Stories of 2011?
Biometrics: India launches universal ID system, NGI (Next Generation ID) database in the US
Location: Who is tracking you? iPhone and Windows Phone all store history of locations, California bill to limit cellphone searches vetoed, Supreme Court hears arguments about GPS tracking
Nymwars: Google+ follows Facebook's lead requiring real names, South Korea abandons real name requirement after massive data breach, Twitter chooses free speech over real
Health records privacy: lots of data breaches, UK patient records project cancelled
Social Media: Facebook: frictionles sharing, European users request Facebook dossiers, tracking continues even if you’re logged out, FTC settlement, Google: Buzz settlement approved
Use of surveillance tools around the world: surveillance cameras, license plate scanners, TSA expands beyond airports, US wiretaps nearly double, Wall Street Journal and Wikileaks report on surveillan
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