items tagged with Privacy
IBM keeps unwarranted ears from call centre conversations
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-07-03 22:17:13
Do you ever feel uncomfortable when you're warned that "this call may be monitored for quality and training purposes" and then you're asked for sensitive information such as a credit card number? IBM's India Research Laboratory thinks it has the answer.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-07-03 22:17:13
Do you ever feel uncomfortable when you're warned that "this call may be monitored for quality and training purposes" and then you're asked for sensitive information such as a credit card number? IBM's India Research Laboratory thinks it has the answer.
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Viacom: All your YouTube viewing data are belong to us
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-07-03 05:14:32
A judge has ordered that YouTube must hand over every record of every video watched by YouTube users to Viacom. That's the user name, address and IP address relating to every video clip you ever watched. The data, contained on a set of four terabyte hard drives, is to be used to help Viacom prove that copyright infringing material is more popular than user-generated video content. And increase the liability of Google if Viacom wins its $1 billion copyright infringement case, of course. Meanwhile, it seems, all your YouTube viewing history belongs to Viacom...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-07-03 05:14:32
A judge has ordered that YouTube must hand over every record of every video watched by YouTube users to Viacom. That's the user name, address and IP address relating to every video clip you ever watched. The data, contained on a set of four terabyte hard drives, is to be used to help Viacom prove that copyright infringing material is more popular than user-generated video content. And increase the liability of Google if Viacom wins its $1 billion copyright infringement case, of course. Meanwhile, it seems, all your YouTube viewing history belongs to Viacom...
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Internet snoops wanted. Apply US Army.
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-07-02 09:51:43
Do you have what it takes to snoop around web pages, chat rooms, blogs and other Internet areas? Great, the United States Army has just the job for you...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-07-02 09:51:43
Do you have what it takes to snoop around web pages, chat rooms, blogs and other Internet areas? Great, the United States Army has just the job for you...
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Nearly half of British IT admins secretly read workers email
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-06-20 15:45:13
New research reveals that a staggering 47 percent of British IT admin staff admit to accessing confidential or sensitive information. Information, that is, which they are not meant to be looking at in the first place.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-06-20 15:45:13
New research reveals that a staggering 47 percent of British IT admin staff admit to accessing confidential or sensitive information. Information, that is, which they are not meant to be looking at in the first place.
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Is Google's face blurring enough for Street View?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-05-13 21:11:32
Google is testing technology to blur faces seen in Steet View images, but is that enough to satisfy people's privacy concerns?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-05-13 21:11:32
Google is testing technology to blur faces seen in Steet View images, but is that enough to satisfy people's privacy concerns?
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Your Tyres will be Dobbers
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-04-14 08:59:16
Recently enacted legislation in various European, Asian and North American countries mandates the installation of Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) for all new vehicles. Due to amazing foolishness in the implementation of this technology, your car will be electronically identifiable up to a few metres away, ANYWHERE and by ANYONE.
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-04-14 08:59:16
Recently enacted legislation in various European, Asian and North American countries mandates the installation of Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) for all new vehicles. Due to amazing foolishness in the implementation of this technology, your car will be electronically identifiable up to a few metres away, ANYWHERE and by ANYONE.
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Gillard: All Workers are Possible Terrorists
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-04-13 23:52:10
This morning, Australian Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard suggested that permitting bosses to spy on their workers’ email would help reduce terrorism. What a total crock!
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-04-13 23:52:10
This morning, Australian Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard suggested that permitting bosses to spy on their workers’ email would help reduce terrorism. What a total crock!
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Will the RFID Industry EVER Get It?
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-03-20 07:58:25
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-03-20 07:58:25
A recent article from a representative of the RFID industry makes it very clear that the industry still has no comprehension of the privacy concerns of ordinary consumers.
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Google's DoubleClick acquisition "major setback" for privacy advocates
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2008-03-11 15:11:34
Google has consummated its acquisition of online ad serving and technology company DoubleClick, following approval from the European Union, but the EU's statement that it gave no consideration to the privacy implications of the merger has been described as a major setback for privacy advocates.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2008-03-11 15:11:34
Google has consummated its acquisition of online ad serving and technology company DoubleClick, following approval from the European Union, but the EU's statement that it gave no consideration to the privacy implications of the merger has been described as a major setback for privacy advocates.
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Microsoft buys Privacy Management Company Credentica for Undisclosed Sum
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-03-09 06:49:25
Last week, Canadian privacy company Credentica was purchased by Microsoft. Credentica is a world-leader in the development of reduced-leakage personal data repositories.
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-03-09 06:49:25
Last week, Canadian privacy company Credentica was purchased by Microsoft. Credentica is a world-leader in the development of reduced-leakage personal data repositories.
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An Audience of One – Uncle Bill wants YOU!
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-03-06 20:42:49
How comfortable would you be knowing that, in the future, the advertising you see through your TV, PC, PDA, mobile phone, iPod or DVD player were customised to YOU?
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-03-06 20:42:49
How comfortable would you be knowing that, in the future, the advertising you see through your TV, PC, PDA, mobile phone, iPod or DVD player were customised to YOU?
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Taking the Myki
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-03-01 22:27:08
Myki is the all-new public ticketing system about to be rolled out in Victoria. Or is it?
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-03-01 22:27:08
Myki is the all-new public ticketing system about to be rolled out in Victoria. Or is it?
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Norton Online Living Report: scary stats for parents; social networking strong
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-02-16 04:39:40
Symantec have released their first ever ‘Norton Online Living Report’, a bi-annual survey that gives a snapshot of how different cultures and countries approach the Internet and lets us see how our daily lives are affected by the online world, with some very interesting stats for parents on children’s Internet use.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-02-16 04:39:40
Symantec have released their first ever ‘Norton Online Living Report’, a bi-annual survey that gives a snapshot of how different cultures and countries approach the Internet and lets us see how our daily lives are affected by the online world, with some very interesting stats for parents on children’s Internet use.
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It’s MY Computer
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-02-11 03:22:48
Nothing’s changed! Too many vendors of 3rd party software products would like to possess your computer to the greatest extent possible, even after you uninstall their software.
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-02-11 03:22:48
Nothing’s changed! Too many vendors of 3rd party software products would like to possess your computer to the greatest extent possible, even after you uninstall their software.
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EU directives do not require naming of Internet users
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-01-29 15:29:01
The European Court of Justice has ruled that European Community directives aimed at protecting copyright do not override privacy rules.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-01-29 15:29:01
The European Court of Justice has ruled that European Community directives aimed at protecting copyright do not override privacy rules.
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Music industry wants ISPs to be its enforcers
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-01-24 16:00:15
The music industry is barking up the wrong tree when it suggests there is acceptance of the idea of making ISPs responsible for filtering copyright-infringing traffic.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-01-24 16:00:15
The music industry is barking up the wrong tree when it suggests there is acceptance of the idea of making ISPs responsible for filtering copyright-infringing traffic.
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Facebook backs off on Beacon - sort of
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-12-06 16:32:31
Facebook has reworked its controversial Beacon advertising system in the wake of privacy complaints, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologising for a "bad job".
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-12-06 16:32:31
Facebook has reworked its controversial Beacon advertising system in the wake of privacy complaints, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologising for a "bad job".
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CA exposes sneaky Facebook tracking
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2007-12-02 22:35:25
Facebook's Beacon system is logging users' activities in a manner contrary to the company's stated practices according to a CA security researcher.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2007-12-02 22:35:25
Facebook's Beacon system is logging users' activities in a manner contrary to the company's stated practices according to a CA security researcher.
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whois changes defeated: ICANN will continue study
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-10-31 19:18:51
Proposals to change rules requiring those registering domain names to provide contact information that will be made public have been set aside by ICANN.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-10-31 19:18:51
Proposals to change rules requiring those registering domain names to provide contact information that will be made public have been set aside by ICANN.
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Yahoo lied to us says US Congressional committee
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-10-17 19:02:29
A US Congressional committee has summoned Internet giant Yahoo's CEO Jerry Yang and general counsel Michael Callahan to explain why the company allegedly previously gave false testimony about its role in revealing the identity of a dissident journalist to the Chinese Government.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-10-17 19:02:29
A US Congressional committee has summoned Internet giant Yahoo's CEO Jerry Yang and general counsel Michael Callahan to explain why the company allegedly previously gave false testimony about its role in revealing the identity of a dissident journalist to the Chinese Government.
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