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Blocking Phorm won't stop it, warns privacy group

Blocking Phorm won't stop it, warns privacy group

A data protection group has warned that opting out of Phorm will not prevent the technology from processing data that users enter through web site search portals.
Rosalie Marshall Apr 28 2009 3:45PM Telco/ISP
Blocking Phorm won't stop it, warns privacy group

Blocking Phorm won't stop it, warns privacy group

A data protection group has warned that opting out of Phorm will not prevent the technology from processing data that users enter through web site search portals.
Rosalie Marshall Apr 28 2009 11:01AM Security
Facebook code error allows user accidental control of 17 pages

Facebook code error allows user accidental control of 17 pages

Administrative control for around 17 Facebook pages was inadvertently handed to a user.
SC Australia Staff Mar 31 2009 11:17AM Security
Tech giants asked to opt out of Phorm

Tech giants asked to opt out of Phorm

The Open Rights Group has asked seven major technology firms to opt out of BT's Phorm in order to protect web users' privacy.
Rosalie Marshall Mar 25 2009 10:14AM Security
UK Government issues proposals on digital rights agency

UK Government issues proposals on digital rights agency

The UK government has invited views on the role of a "digital rights agency" in protecting and promoting the legal use of copyrighted content online.
Tom Young Mar 14 2009 9:08AM Strategy
Removing admin rights can stem Microsoft exploits

Removing admin rights can stem Microsoft exploits

More than four out of five remote code vulnerabilities that were addressed last year by Microsoft patches could avoid being exploited by simply stripping users' administrator rights, a new study has found.
Angela Moscaritolo Feb 6 2009 10:39AM Security
Tech giants pitch human rights platform

Tech giants pitch human rights platform

Google, Yahoo and Microsoft are all offering Congress their solutions on bringing human rights laws to the internet.
Shaun Nichols Aug 16 2008 1:17PM Software
Know your privacy rights when using online social networking: Privacy Commissioner

Know your privacy rights when using online social networking: Privacy Commissioner

The Privacy Commissioner Karen Curtis has entered the privacy debate surrounding social networking sites announcing a new FAQ section on its website that helps minimise risks associated with the activity.
Staff Writers Dec 19 2007 12:09PM Security
Civil rights activists lay into Intel

Civil rights activists lay into Intel

Intel has come under attack from US civil rights activists over its backing of attempts to change Californian class action law.
Robert Jaques Aug 19 2007 9:42PM Hardware
FCC grants full phone rights to VoIP

FCC grants full phone rights to VoIP

Ruling says VoIP services have same access rights as phone providers.
Shaun Nichols Mar 6 2007 8:21AM Telco/ISP
Tech giants develop human rights principles

Tech giants develop human rights principles

Microsoft, Google, Vodafone and Yahoo seek to allay criticism.
Matt Chapman Jan 22 2007 9:37AM Strategy
UK research calls for robot rights

UK research calls for robot rights

Think-tank suggests robot rights and responsibilities.
Iain Thomson Dec 22 2006 9:48AM Oddware
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
Duo to protect software rights

Duo to protect software rights

Black Duck Software and Atos Origin ink deal aimed at boosting asset
management.
Roge Howorth Jul 3 2006 9:20AM Software
It’s time to restrict user rights

It’s time to restrict user rights

Most of the best ideas in IT security – indeed, security in general – have been around for a long time. One that is all too often forgotten is the concept of “least privilege”, or using the bare minimum level of access to get the job done.
Nick Barron Jun 14 2006 5:22PM Security
Malware time bomber dead to rights

Malware time bomber dead to rights

A Californian man has been convicted of planting a malware “time bomb” in his former employer’s computer.
David Quainton Sep 14 2005 12:15PM Security

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