Items Tagged with "Privacy"
Facebook "Like" Button = Privacy Violation + Security Risk
May 21, 2012 Added by:Matthijs R. Koot
If you walk into a store, would you appreciate it if the owner phoned a random stranger to tell them? Probably not. Yet every time I visit a website that has a Facebook `Like'-button, my browser discloses that visit to Facebook, despite the fact that I do not have a Facebook profile...
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SKYPE Privacy Flaw: What Happened?
May 20, 2012 Added by:Theresa Payton
We recently learned Skype has known about a bug that shows your IP address, which can let someone track you and your account down to the city level. How long have they known about it? According to one group - for 18 months. Sometimes online services providers just don’t care...
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Have You Read the New Facebook Privacy Rules… Again??
May 18, 2012 Added by:Theresa Payton
They know your location, and they confirm what they grab whenever you connect to Facebook: “We receive data from the computer, mobile phone or other device you use to access Facebook. This may include your IP address, location, the type of browser you use, or the pages you visit”...
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I Hope Edo is Worth the Privacy Risk
May 16, 2012 Added by:Keith Mendoza
About a week ago, I read about this new daily deal service called edo that ties to your bank account, and the first thing that came to my mind is “uh oh, another attack vector into my bank info”. Here are a list of features that are those potential attack vectors...
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Where is My Information?!?!
May 10, 2012 Added by:Marc Quibell
Here's the problem - too many people have too much information about you, stored in or on who-knows-what, and who-knows-where. The risks of having your identity stolen and used are astronomical. All it requires is someone on the receiving end putting it all together...
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Five Concerns Surrounding Pinterest
May 10, 2012 Added by:Allan Pratt, MBA
At the current time, there are no privacy or security settings similar to Facebook or Google Plus, and boards cannot be made private, similar to customized Facebook lists or customized Google Plus circles. The bottom line is that anyone with Internet access can view your boards...
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Healthcare Data and the (Private) Social Network
May 09, 2012 Added by:Danny Lieberman
Previously, we talked about the roles that trust, security and privacy play in online healthcare interactions. In this post we look at privacy challenges in social networks and describes how you can implement a private healthcare social network for without government regulation...
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CISPA: The Devil is in the Details
May 07, 2012 Added by:Michelle Valdez
The problem with CISPA involves all the information added under one of the approved amendments. The vagueness about what information can be shared has caused most of the concern – especially that catch all category of “to protect the national security of the United States”...
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Healthcare Data: I Trust You to Keep this Private
May 03, 2012 Added by:Danny Lieberman
In this article, Danny Lieberman talks about the roles that trust, security and privacy play in online healthcare interactions. At the end of the article, he introduces the idea of private social networking for healthcare – leaving the piece open for a sequel...
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When Security and Privacy Wrestle Who is the Winner?
April 30, 2012 Added by:Theresa Payton
You need to make sure your voice is heard. Regardless of whether or not you love the idea or do not like the idea at all, you need to weigh in. It is an important part of the process to make sure we get the best chance and striking a balance between security and privacy...
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Will Industry Agree to a Meaningful Do Not Track?
April 27, 2012 Added by:Electronic Frontier Foundation
A coalition of companies say they "only" want to track opted-out users for security purposes, market research, testing and improving their various advertising and tracking products, auditing, copyright enforcement and other "legal compliance" purposes, not other purposes...
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Good Security Starts at Home
April 23, 2012 Added by:Ben Rothke
Not a day goes by without yet another spate of privacy and security issues. Threats to the security, privacy and personal information continue to increase in scope and complexity. To maintain competitive edge, vendors and service providers are scrambling to keep up...
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EFF Opposes CISPA at Hackers and Founders Panel
April 23, 2012 Added by:Electronic Frontier Foundation
The fundamental problems with the bill are numerous. The language of the bill is too broad, and it's hard to know what information will actually be shared by private entities as a result of the bill, or what “cybersecurity systems” will do once they are enabled...
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FTC Final Report Provides Meaningful Protection Online
April 21, 2012 Added by:Electronic Frontier Foundation
Recently, the FT) released a final report on digital consumer privacy after more than 450 companies, advocacy groups and individuals commented on the December 2010 draft. The final report creates strong guidelines for protecting consumer privacy choices in the online world...
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CISPA Legislation FAQs: The Disturbing Dangers
April 18, 2012 Added by:Electronic Frontier Foundation
EFF—along with a host of other civil liberties groups—are protesting the dangerous new cybersecurity bill known as CISPA that will be voted on in the House on April 23. Here is everything you need to know about the bill and why we are protesting...
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FTC Commission Report on Protecting Consumers
April 16, 2012 Added by:David Navetta
The FTC has a front and center role in data privacy and enforcement. We have written extensively about the FTC’s actions and recommendations. How is the final Framework different from the draft Framework and what should your privacy professionals be taking away from the Framework?




