Monday, July 26, 2004
Do you ever read those "privacy policies" online?
Didn't think so.
If the appeals courts agree with a recent court case, those "policies" may be meaningless.
SecurityFocus columnist Mark Rasch analyzes what the judge said while ruling in favor of Northwest Airlines in a suit about Northwest giving passenger information to the government.
The judge said that the privacy policies aren't a binding contract and that it was just fine for Northwest to inform on all its passengers.
Before you start yawning, ask yourself a couple of questions. Is there enough credit-card information in the airline records to allow identity theft? How sure are you that every single person the government hires is honest and will stay honest?
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If the appeals courts agree with a recent court case, those "policies" may be meaningless.
SecurityFocus columnist Mark Rasch analyzes what the judge said while ruling in favor of Northwest Airlines in a suit about Northwest giving passenger information to the government.
The judge said that the privacy policies aren't a binding contract and that it was just fine for Northwest to inform on all its passengers.
Before you start yawning, ask yourself a couple of questions. Is there enough credit-card information in the airline records to allow identity theft? How sure are you that every single person the government hires is honest and will stay honest?
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