Posts Tagged ‘privacy’
Protecting your privacy when working with mortgage companies – Emilio DiSpirito
By Emilio DiSpirito – Realtor | Co-owner Engel & Völkers East Greenwich and Engel & Völkers Barrington East Bay Anyone you do business with, from mortgage companies to health insurance companies, have privacy statements. They are required by Federal Law to get these privacy statements in front of consumers. Usually, they are sent in the…
Read MoreACLU: Surveillance cameras in Cranston, Pawtucket, Woonsocket clandestine and concerning
ACLU OF RHODE ISLAND STATEMENT ON INSTALLATION OF VEHICLE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS IN CRANSTON, PAWTUCKET AND WOONSOCKET “The installation of surveillance tools that directly impact the privacy of Rhode Island residents and others driving through the communities where they are installed is disturbing in itself. But the clandestine nature by which the cameras were placed, and…
Read MoreSCOTUS unanimously protects privacy in major Rhode Island “Search & Seizure” case
U.S. Supreme Court unanimously protects privacy in major “Search and Seizure” Case from Rhode Island. In an important victory for privacy rights, the U.S Supreme Court today unanimously rejected police arguments that engaging in a non-criminal “community caretaking” function allows them to search a person’s home without a warrant. The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island…
Read MoreACLU-RI: Zooming in on Students – RI gets an “F” for Privacy
ACLU of RI Report shows school-loaned computers have alarming lack of security REPORT SHOWS ALARMING LACK OF PRIVACY PROTECTION FOR STUDENTS ON SCHOOL-LOANED COMPUTERS The ACLU of Rhode Island released a report today which highlights the alarming lack of privacy protections given to students who use school-loaned laptop computers. Though all schools in Rhode Island rapidly transitioned to…
Read MoreFBI Issues Warning About Smart TVs
The FBI is encouraging us to build a digital defense with our Smart TVs. The warning is about the Smart TVs that most of us have right now in our homes, or the one that we may purchase for the holidays. Smart TVs are called that because they connect to the Internet. They allow you…
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