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Developers of new applications have to walk a tightrope when it comes to user privacy. There is an inevitable trade-off between utility versus a user's rights. How do we achieve the right balance? iTnews investigates.

National health-record privacy law in Congress

National health-record privacy law in Congress

A new law in Congress would require every U.S. citizen to have electronic health records by 2014.
Chuck Miller Jun 27 2008 10:11AM Security
Dutch boffins work on open source smart card

Dutch boffins work on open source smart card

Dutch Boffins at Radboud University in Nijmegen are developing new privacy-protecting smart cards for public transport, using good old open sauce.
Sylvie Barak Jun 20 2008 10:39AM Security
BlackBerry service won't be shut down despite ultimatum

BlackBerry service won't be shut down despite ultimatum

The BlackBerry service will not be shut down in India, despite threats from the country's Government, according to BlackBerry manufacturer RIM.
Richard Thurston Jun 19 2008 10:08AM Security
Social sites need tougher privacy rules

Social sites need tougher privacy rules

Social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace should introduce tougher rules to stop users posting abusive information about other members, according to a survey..
Guy Dixon Jun 7 2008 11:42AM Software
Facebook faces accusations of 22 privacy violations

Facebook faces accusations of 22 privacy violations

The social networking site has been hit by a legal complaint that claims it has failed to gain users' permission to distribute their information.
Richard Thurston Jun 5 2008 9:58AM Security
Google chief exec targeted over privacy policy

Google chief exec targeted over privacy policy

Fourteen U.S. privacy groups have written to Eric Schmidt arguing that Google is breaking Californian law by not including a link to its privacy policy on its homepage.
Richard Thurston Jun 5 2008 9:58AM Security
Privacy issues loom over Google Health

Privacy issues loom over Google Health

As Google launches its Google Health, security experts are concerned that personal medical records are at a greater risk of being breached.
Sue May 21 2008 8:55AM Security
Out-of-the-box architecture needs no code cutting

Out-of-the-box architecture needs no code cutting

Information Gateways and Information Builders have partnered to bring out-of-the-box managed file transfer architecture to Australian enterprises.
Liz Tay May 5 2008 12:40PM Storage
Australian Commissioner: Privacy guidelines needed

Australian Commissioner: Privacy guidelines needed

The Australian Privacy Commissioner, Karen Curtis, has called for feedback from businesses, organisations, government agencies and the public on a draft Voluntary Information Security Breach Notification Guide.
Staff Writers Apr 17 2008 2:26PM Security
Australian Privacy Awards launched

Australian Privacy Awards launched

In an aim to increase the awareness of best privacy practices in Australian businesses, the Rudd Labor government has launched the inaugural Australian Privacy Awards and Australian Privacy Medal sponsored by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner.
Staff Writers Apr 11 2008 10:55AM Security
AIIA backs Swimming Australia in Facebook photo removal

AIIA backs Swimming Australia in Facebook photo removal

Swimming Australia may have copped some flack over the removal of its members' personal photos from popular social networking site Facebook, but according to the AIIA, the sporting organisation was correct in its instructions to the athletes.
Liz Tay Apr 8 2008 2:24PM Software
Setting your own agenda at Sydney BarCamp

Setting your own agenda at Sydney BarCamp

Early on Saturday morning, at the BarCamp Sydney conference, a group of people crowded around the conference scheduling board. Most wore jeans and t-shirts, and all nursed take-away coffee. “Who’s speaking first?” asked one of them. “No one so far – why don’t you give a talk?” asked another. A young man carrying a laptop wrote his name and subject matter on an oversized Post-It note and stuck it on the scheduling board. “There – I’ll give the first talk,” he said.
Kathryn Small Apr 8 2008 12:14PM Software
Google sued for Street View privacy invasion

Google sued for Street View privacy invasion

A Pennsylvania couple are suing Google for posting pictures of their home on Google Street View..
Iain Thomson Apr 8 2008 7:54AM Software
Guest column: What ISPs need to consider when it comes to Web filtering

Guest column: What ISPs need to consider when it comes to Web filtering

As the evolving Web makes managing appropriate surfing and bandwidth use more difficult, it also introduces new security threats that filtering may be uniquely well suited to address. However, the Web content security role makes inaccurate site rating, poor coverage, and delayed rating of new URLs even more costly.
Wayne Neich Mar 25 2008 11:11AM Security
Berners-Lee warns on data privacy

Berners-Lee warns on data privacy

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, father of the internet, has hit out at companies that try and sell customer’s browsing data.
Iain Thomson Mar 19 2008 7:33AM Security
Security vs. privacy

Security vs. privacy

Does anyone today really believe that they can keep their personal information entirely confidential? While some people have personal preferences about how much personal information they are forced to reveal, to function within society requires some exposure of such information.
Tim Mather Mar 14 2008 3:22PM Security
Europe rules on pirates' privacy

Europe rules on pirates' privacy

The European Court of Justice has ruled that ISPs cannot be forced to hand over the personal details of those under suspicion of digital piracy.
Iain Thomson Jan 31 2008 2:41PM Software
Oz company to manage privacy information for New Zealand citizens

Oz company to manage privacy information for New Zealand citizens

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) New Zealand has selected an enterprise content management (ECM) solution from Objective Corporation to support its role in promoting and protecting the privacy of New Zealand citizens.
Staff Writers Jan 22 2008 1:13PM Strategy
Survey: two-thirds of US adult web users now shop online; most concerned about data privacy

Survey: two-thirds of US adult web users now shop online; most concerned about data privacy

Nearly two-thirds of US adult internet users now shop online, but most of them are very concerned about privacy and security when making online purchases, according to an annual survey released this week by the University of Southern California's Center for the Digital Future.
Jim Carr Jan 21 2008 10:33AM Security
US spy chief puts security over privacy

US spy chief puts security over privacy

The Director of National Intelligence, who oversees all 16 US intelligence agencies, has revealed the extent to which domestic and international internet traffic is being monitored..
Iain Thomson Jan 16 2008 7:07AM Security

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