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How the European Union (EU) decides to move forward with their online privacy laws in regard to personal information, will greatly impact how the U.S. proceeds with theirs. The "economic partnership" between the two nations are so heavily intertwined, that legislations across seas will impact U.S. companies. The EU has implemented legislations protecting the rights of online customers. Meanwhile, in the U.S., companies have been reluctant to work with the government in providing U.S. online customers the same protection, because the majority of their profits stem from online advertising. These advertisements work so well because companies have been able to track consumer activities and in turn cater to them according to their habits. Implement government regulations that prevent big companies from doing that and their profits will plummet.

This is actually kind of funny, but it does show how easy it is for companies to spy on people. This company goes over board tracking this stolen computer. 

This article describes the two sides to tattoos in the workplace. Some companies, mainly companies where there is little customer interaction, are accepting of tattoos and piercings. As long as they are not offensive, you will not be asked to cover them. However, some companies still have more strict dress code that prohibits employees from having tattoos or any visible piercings. It really depends on the atmosphere and the company, but those with tattoos and piercings that are not offensive, find it discriminating and lacking in personal freedoms.

Private companies are using tracking devices and selling information to other companies and even law enforcement. It then gets into your privacy should be "justified". There are a couple of links that lead to other pages, one of which tell how we leave behind trails of information with sites that we visit.

Explains sopa to people. Companies can censor website or videos for potentially having copyright infringement. and if the company is wrong , its no big deal because the website is down and the company is untouched.

Biotech companies respond to the concerns brought up by the public on GMO foods and processes

An article by the Wall Street Journal on how social media can and has effected peoples abilities to get jobs.

Psychologically it is said that we have many social scripts, in other words we do not act the same exact way around our parents as we do our boss or our friends. Companies that use social media are attempting to view how you live your life outside of work, how you act out that social script. But why should that matter? Regardless if you put pictures of Saturday night drinking it does not mean that this who you are in the office, they are two completely different script and for the general population they are unrelated.

I think employers should look at social media networks, people should always present themselves in a professional look, because there behaviors affect the company, on the clock or off

many businesses are not interested in hiring someone with piercings/tattoos all over because it makes them look bad. People know discrimination is illegal, but businesses actually have the right to deny a person like that to maintain their image as a company

Are employer mandates infringing on employee personal freedoms? The article talks about employers forcing employees to particpate in company health improvement programs. By mandating this kind of particpartion, the company can save money and at times imposed state or federal fines.

This is a good source to have for abortion. It states some pros and cons about abortion. The source Choice Matters Inc is a company who 's mission is to keep abortion legal so you can kinda see how there seems to be better points for the legalization of abortion. 

This blog discusses vaccine injuries and your right as a parent to keep your child from harm. Many doctors refuse to care for children who are not vaccinated which could make it difficult to receive proper medical care. Doctors and pharmacuetical companies are protected against vaccine injury lawsuits but they refuse to see the correaltion between vaccines and Autsim or other neurological injuries.

The United States government has been facing an intense amount of pressure, mostly from the entertainment and computer software publishing companies for years to find some method of stopping the online piracy that is allowing people to own copies of their merchandise for free.

PIPA is short for Protect IP Act and SOPA is short for Stop Online Piracy Act. They are both really big issues facing our world today. Many people are taking things illegally such as music, movies, software, and et cetera without paying for it. And now the government as well as the people who made all those things are fed up. For years people have tried to stop the hackers and now they are trying again. Will it work? Who knows.

The United States government has been facing an intense amount of pressure, mostly from the entertainment and computer software publishing companies for years to find some method of stopping the online piracy that is allowing people to own copies of their merchandise for free.

This article summarizes 10 top facts about Health Care Reform. Insurance companies will regulate more heavily. they will be told the minimum for services that they will cover. Everyone will have health insurance or they must pay a fine. Employers will be mandated to provide insurance to the employees or they will be fined also. Which sounds good to me, my employer thinks he doesnt have to give anything at all.

Letters to the editor regarding contraception rules in the new health care law. Some employers want to be exempt from the requirement that they offer contraception coverage to employees. The argument seems to be about whether a company owned by a church qualifies as church-based or if they're just a company like other businesses

This is article discusses the blacklist ban, "dangerous" dogs that Homeowner/ Renters insurance companies do not approve of. If the person has a dog that is on this list, they will not be covered and maybe dropped from their current insurance company.

Can the U.S. continue without privacy laws in place for its citizens? It basically boils down to if the big industries "can agree on adequate policies that balance privacy and profits." The people are asking for basic privacy laws for the internet, but that would mean a tight leash on big company data collecting and everything else implied.

The Google Drive cloud storage service launched yesterday to much fanfare, but as with any new Google product, there are important questions about how the company will actually use personal data uploaded to the system. Google sells ads against your data, after all, and the more data you give the company, the more opportunity it has to screw up.

Big companies such as AT&T, Facebook, Google and Verizon are selling consumer personal data information. Such items as your locations from your phones to what apps you use are being noted big these comes.

The Center for Democracy & Technology sent out a letter to major technological companies such as Apple, Google, etc. This letter was sent to fight for more knowledge of the amount of surveillance being monitored of internet and cellular communications.