privacy

European consumers split on data privacy issues

European consumers split on data privacy issues

A gap has emerged between the views of consumers in the UK and continental Europe on data privacy and dependable IT, a new report suggests.
Fiona Raisbeck Oct 15 2007 9:48AM Security
Canadian privacy chief: TJX kept too much info; breach began in Miami

Canadian privacy chief: TJX kept too much info; breach began in Miami

Before TJX revealed its servers had been breached by hackers, the retail giant collected and stored unnecessary and excessive amounts of personal information for too long and relied on outdated encryption technology to defend the data, according to a report released today by Canadian privacy officials.
Dan Kaplan Sep 26 2007 10:26AM Security
Google calls for international online privacy law

Google calls for international online privacy law

Search giant urges governments and business leaders to devise international privacy law to secure personal data online.
Fiona Raisbeck Sep 17 2007 9:52AM Security
Microsoft announces privacy shake-up

Microsoft announces privacy shake-up

Microsoft has announced plans to give its customers greater control over the search information it stores on their online behaviour.
Fiona Raisbeck Jul 25 2007 10:03AM Security
Will Congress act on notification legislation?

Will Congress act on notification legislation?

Nearly six months into the term of the 110th Congress, it's unclear whether significant federal breach notification legislation will be passed before the November 2008 general election, breach experts said today.
Frank Washkuch Jun 28 2007 10:55AM Security
Privacy watchdog snaps at Google

Privacy watchdog snaps at Google

Search giant comes last in Privacy International rankings.
Robert Jaques Jun 12 2007 12:31PM Security
Privacy advocates concerned with iTunes' DRM-free music

Privacy advocates concerned with iTunes' DRM-free music

Even though Apple's iTunes tracks are now free of digital rights management (DRM) software, privacy advocates are voicing concern over personal information attached to the music files.
Dan Kaplan Jun 6 2007 9:36AM Security
Privacy group puts pressure on Google

Privacy group puts pressure on Google

A data protection group for the European Union has voiced its concern about the way Google stores the search information of its users.
Fiona Raisbeck May 30 2007 11:32AM Security
Training for quick privacy wins

Training for quick privacy wins

A survey of privacy managers at an Open Compliance and Ethics Group (OCEG) event in January revealed that more than two-thirds are seeing moderate to material increases in external scrutiny - with almost half reporting material increases.
Ted Frank, May 8 2007 4:49PM Security
Google tweaks search privacy protection

Google tweaks search privacy protection

Information will become anonymous 18 to 24 months after a search is carried
out.
Matt Chapman Mar 16 2007 10:21AM Software
Core Security: GNU Privacy Guard flaw allows phishing-like attacks

Core Security: GNU Privacy Guard flaw allows phishing-like attacks

A critical flaw in the popular encryption software GNU Privacy Guard (GPG) allows attackers to launch a phishing-style attack that inserts text appearing to part of a trusted email, Core Security Technologies announced today.
Dan Kaplan Mar 9 2007 12:51AM Security
UK telcos fall short in website privacy

UK telcos fall short in website privacy

But more accessible than US sites.
Staff Writers Mar 7 2007 8:27AM Security
RSA: Privacy legislation and R&D funding need improving

RSA: Privacy legislation and R&D funding need improving

Cyber Security Industry Alliance research has shown that both the US Democrats and Republican likely voters think new privacy legislation should be enacted, Liz Gasster, the organisation's acting executive director said today at RSA Conference 2007.
Frank Washkuch Feb 8 2007 6:12PM Security
Implementing compliance through privacy policy

Implementing compliance through privacy policy

The internet age has revolutionised how organisations communicate, publish and find information. While this technology has created new opportunities for global communication and commerce, it has also created new challenges in risk management.
Kurt Mueffelmann, Jan 17 2007 11:22PM Security
US reaches milestone: 100 million records exposed

US reaches milestone: 100 million records exposed

Two months after the U.S. population reached 300 million people, the nation realised a more troubling statistical milestone when the nonprofit organisation, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse today reported that more than 100 million records have been exposed since the ChoicePoint data breach.
Dan Kaplan Dec 15 2006 9:36AM Security
Ernst & Young: Wake up to privacy and data protection

Ernst & Young: Wake up to privacy and data protection

Organisations increasingly recognise information security as a driver of business improvement, new research shows.
Fiona Raisbeck Nov 14 2006 12:54PM Security
Browser history hack compromises user privacy

Browser history hack compromises user privacy

Proof-of-concept code demonstrates search history 'theft'.
Tom Sanders Oct 9 2006 10:03AM Security
Web giants accused of privacy violations

Web giants accused of privacy violations

Privacy International criticises Amazon, Friends Reunited and EBay.
Clement James Sep 4 2006 9:53AM Security
IT leaders team up to lobby Congress for privacy law

IT leaders team up to lobby Congress for privacy law

Twelve IT industry leaders, including Microsoft, Symantec and Oracle, have joined forces to form the Consumer Privacy Legislative (CPL) Forum, which will lobby for a detailed federal privacy law.
Dan Kaplan Jun 20 2006 9:36PM Security
Most colleges lack online privacy statements

Most colleges lack online privacy statements

A national survey of privacy practices found that only 65 of the top 236 doctoral universities and liberal arts colleges in the U.S. have privacy notices linked to their home page, in spite of the fact that almost all of these schools engage in practices that put individuals’ privacy at risk.
Ericka Chickowski Apr 24 2006 8:15PM Security

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