The biggest news this morning is that, as promised, Apple delivered the update to iOS yesterday that “fixes” the location-tracking problem that got the company in all of its recent hot water. So, if you’re on iPhone/iPad and don’t want Apple knowing where you’ve been, it’s time to download the update and rectify the situation… [AP]

But fortunately or unfortunately (depending on who you are), it’s really all about Sony this week in digital privacy. In relation to the company’s recent [multiple] data breaches, resulting in the theft of data on millions of users, the company is also facing scrutiny from several governmental players, both here and to the North…

First, it “detailed” the hack that led to the aforementioned data theft to Congress… [Mashable]

But, it’s not just the federal government that’s on top of Sony about this, as New York’s Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman also just subpoena’d the company for said breach/data theft… [NY Times]

And then, Canada’s Privacy Czar admonished the company, but also used the situation to call for the power to fine companies for these types of data breaches… [Vancouver Sun]

Well, we certainly can’t have a Facebook privacy “breach” without the requisite lawsuits to go along – suits have been filed against both Facebook and Zynga (makers of the amazingly popular Facebook game, Farmville) related to Facebook transferring user information to other sites… [WSJ]

Speaking of Facebook and privacy, if you are worried about Facebook overtly or inadvertently sharing your info with 3rd parties, perhaps Facebook DISconnect is for you… [TechCrunch]

Here’s a good point – the link between a lot of privacy problems recently = the actions of 3rd parties who use the affected platforms… [PC World]

We’ve seen a number of countries claim Google broke their laws with its Street View wi-fi data collection disaster. This week already, a Spanish agency has sued Google over it. Now, Canada becomes the latest country to join those same ranks… [CNET]

The EU is apparently considering “criminal sanctions” and/or fines for data privacy violations by both individuals AND businesses/organizations [Bloomberg]

And finally, why journalists better hope the notion of privacy really is dead on the web…or perhaps more accurately, why they better hope HTML5 and future technologies allow for more precise user behavior tracking [NY Times]

Canada’s privacy watchdog is back in the news, and this time, she’s not worried about Facebook, but her own government. The Canadian Public Service Commission has apparently submitted a plan to review all government employees’ presences online – including websites and social networks – to look for “signs of inappropriate political activity”… [Toronto Star]

Not completely privacy-related, but Google Street View apparently recently captured a murder in Brazil, and this type of image is becoming more common on Street View as the days go on, though Google is always quick to remove them once they’re noticed [Gizmodo]

Keep an eye out today for Canada‘s Privacy Commissioner, who will announce whether Facebook has given users enough control to remove itself from violating Canadian data privacy and personal information protection laws [National Post]

For those of you wondering just how much data Google “inadvertently” collected through its Street View efforts – apparently it was somewhere around 600 GIGAbytes…for an idea of just how much that is, you should definitely visit this link [Fast Company]

And that’s why the Czech Republic officially said Google is not allowed to expand Street View in the country [AP]

As for the EU as a whole, it apparently wants to limit airline passenger data exchanges with the US, Canada and Australia to only “terror and criminal probes” [AFP]

A quick look at the majority of Apple‘s iOS4′s privacy implications [PC World]

But beyond that, the EFF warns that Apple’s latest patent application is basically a way for Apple to spy on iPhone users. Technically, I believe the patent is for technology that will allow Apple to detect whether an iPhone has been jailbroken (and “punish” its user), but since the technology would allow Apple to record a user’s voice, take a user’s picture using the iPhone’s camera or apparently even detect a user’s heartbeat (why that would help them identify jailbroken users is far beyond me), it could obviously have this effect [EFF Deeplinks Blog]

“5 Tips to ‘Secure’ Your Foursquare Check-ins” [CIO]

A refresher on how retailers/supermarkets, etc. gather consumer purchasing data from loyalty card programs and how manufacturers use that data [News OK]

In July 2009 (note: BEFORE Facebook‘s US privacy fiasco), Canada’s Privacy Czar told Facebook it needed to bring its privacy settings in line with Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act. Now that the clock has run, the Czar is set to determine whether the improvements Facebook has made over the last year has effectively done so… [Montreal Gazette]

The age old question – “Can privacy be preserved while bringing a semblance of safety and security to a world that seems increasingly lawless?” [NY Times]

Things we missed while gorging ourselves on bbq’d meats and drinking adult beverages – a bunch of iTunes accounts got hacked [Mashable]

Quoth Microsoft‘s Chief Identity Architect — “If privacy isn’t dead, Apple is now amongst those trying to bury it alive”…them’s fightin’ words! [NetworkWorld]

Facebook – now the subject of both a new Hollywood film AND a Canadian class action lawsuit [AllFacebook]

But the legal actions don’t end in North America, Facebook’s also looking at an action in Germany [Fox News]

Not sure what Peek is, but it sounds like it’s got a pretty big privacy problem… [CrunchGear]

The FTC is currently “taking a very close look” at Facebook‘s privacy situation… [BusinessWeek]

Question is, will the government’s intervention protect or invite further encroachment upon our privacy? [PC World]

And elsewhere in North America, Canada’s “privacy czar” is probing Google for its Street View debacle…at this point, shouldn’t we just set up like a UN sanctioned probe to end all probes? [AFP]

A University of Kansas Communications prof says Facebook’s views on privacy are “naive and utopian”…and she gets a full GigaOm blog post [GigaOm]

And because I know you’ve all been waiting on the edge of your seat to hear what Steve Jobs thinks about privacy… [All Facebook]