Editorials Jun 1, 2017
Amended privacy protection law
Efforts must be made to ensure that tightened rules on the handling of personal data does not deter the disclosure or flow of necessary information in the name of privacy protection.
Editorials May 26, 2017
Stop and rethink conspiracy bill
The government should once again weigh the concern that people's basic rights can be threatened by a bill to amend the law against organized crime — which penalizes the acts of plotting and preparing for crimes without actually carrying them out.
Commentary / World Apr 4, 2017
Tech underestimates demand for privacy
by Leonid Bershidsky
The more intrusive the tech industry becomes, the less users want to be the commodity sold by tech companies to advertisers or other exploiters of behavioral data and the more demand there will be for means of resistance.
Editorials Mar 25, 2017
Set rules on GPS data collection
The Supreme Court has ruled that the collection of data through the Global Positioning System in police investigation without a warrant is illegal.
Commentary / World Mar 25, 2017
Chinese learning the value of privacy
by Adam Minter
If China's biggest online players want to chart a bigger role for themselve at home and abroad, they're going to need to start taking privacy much more seriously.
Commentary / World Mar 2, 2016
Why N.Y. judge's decision is huge win for Apple
by Alison Frankel
A New York judge's ruling is a milestone in the ongoing debate over privacy and national security.
Commentary / World Mar 1, 2016
What the FBI versus Apple flap is really about
by Ted Rall
The Apple-FBI encryption flap is really all about Edward Snowden and the NSA.
Editorials Mar 1, 2016
It's never just one bite of the Apple
While the court battle between Apple and the FBI is being fought in the U.S., the resolution of the case will have international implications.
Editorials Jul 25, 2015
Regulate drones but not too much
The government is making welcome moves to regulate the operation of drones, but authorities must take care not to stifle the burgeoning technology.
Editorials Jun 16, 2015
GPS as an investigation tool
A mandatory procedure governing the use of GPS in police investigations should be established to ensure people's privacy rights are not violated.
Commentary / World Mar 18, 2015
The real lesson from the Clinton email imbroglio
by Suzanne Garment
The flap over Hillary Clinton's use of private email reflects the tension between the drive for transparency and the instinct for privacy.
Editorials Apr 21, 2013
Monitoring workers by smartphone
Employers' ability to monitor employees' actions and whereabouts via smartphones fitted with GPS apps is not a positive step in Japanese workplaces.