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Tue, 13 May 2008 04:39:00 GMT

Privacy Concerns for Deep Packet Inspection

Because DPI can drill down into packet headers and then further into the actual content being pumped through the tubes, it raises all sorts of questions from privacy advocates concerned about the easy collection of private personal information. Current
Tue, 13 May 2008 04:39:00 GMT

NXP, Siemens toll road device considers consumer privacy

NXP Semiconductors and Siemens Mobility plan to collaborate by developing an Automotive Telematics On-Board Unit Platform (ATOP) for automatic toll road collection in passenger cars. The new system, scheduled for release in 2010, considers consumer
Tue, 13 May 2008 03:52:00 GMT

Google fuzzes out faces in privacy push

Google has rolled out a new technology which automatically blurs any human face appearing in street-level photographs taken for use in its mapping services by its fleet of camera-mounted vehicles. The blurring technology, which will be retrospectively
Tue, 13 May 2008 03:13:00 GMT

Telcos Play Catch-Up with Cable Rivals on Customer Data

While telcos generally are thought to know precious little beyond who their residential customers call, operators are learning more as they deploy content services to a wider audience. And companies powering development of access devices, lacking even
Tue, 13 May 2008 02:48:00 GMT

Google fuzzes out faces in privacy push

Google has rolled out a new technology which automatically blurs any human face appearing in street-level photographs taken for use in its mapping services by its fleet of camera-mounted vehicles. The blurring technology, which will be retrospectively
Tue, 13 May 2008 02:26:00 GMT

Changes to email privacy legislation

The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has called on the Federal Government to consider adopting an auditing system for random employee email checks. The organisation is also asking for alert and logbook systems in the governmentâ??s revision of the
Tue, 13 May 2008 02:13:00 GMT

HSBC lost server with customer data

HSBC has admitted losing a server containing data on 159,000 customers. The server went missing on 26 April from its Kwun Tong district branch in Hong Kong during renovation work on 26 April. The server held customer names, account numbers, transaction
Tue, 13 May 2008 00:07:00 GMT

Q&A: Jules Polonetsky, Chief Privacy Officer, AOL

Through a string of acquisitions, AOL has built the largest ad network on the Web. According to comScore, ads placed by Platform A reach more than 90 percent of the online population. But that also means that AOL business units have access to information
Mon, 12 May 2008 22:31:00 GMT

TSA Expands Pilot Testing of AS&E's Privacy Enhanced SmartCheck Personnel Screening System to Los Angeles International Airport

BILLERICA, Mass. --(Business Wire)-- American Science and Engineering, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASEI) (AS&E(R)), a leader in X-ray detection technology, announced today that its privacy-enhanced SmartCheck(TM) Personnel Screening System will be used by the
Mon, 12 May 2008 22:18:00 GMT

Q&A: Jules Polonetsky, Chief Privacy Officer, AOL

AOL's top privacy watchdog talks about how online data collection really works, balancing data and consumer privacy, and the government's role. Share this Article DiggDel.icio.us furl StumbleUpon BlinkList Newsvine Magnolia Facebook Tailrank Slashdot
Mon, 12 May 2008 21:50:00 GMT

Lack of resources limits work of privacy watchdog

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Mon, 12 May 2008 21:10:00 GMT

Wiretapping Update

It appears that telcos might be let off the hook for their roles in assisting the federal government with warrantless wiretaps. There haven't been any official developments in Congress recently as it debates the issue, but the ACLU is reportedly saying
Mon, 12 May 2008 20:28:00 GMT

How To Protect Your Laptop From Prying Eyes With a Privacy Filter

While attending the RSA Conference show last month in San Francisco, we met a lot of people and talked with a number of companies. We brought home a large list of gadgets, mainly different security-centric USB devices. Besides these USB keys, I was
Mon, 12 May 2008 20:21:00 GMT

Deep packet inspection under assault over privacy concerns

Add the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) to the list of groups concerned about the privacy implications of widespread deep packet inspection (DPI) by ISPs. CIPPIC has filed an official complaint with Canada's Privacy
Mon, 12 May 2008 20:07:00 GMT

UK gets hair trigger privacy penalty

ICO grows some teeth THE UK'S DATA WATCHDOG which is becoming a force to be reckoned with now has power to crack down on organisations that make bungling exposures of personal data. The Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill gave the UK's Information
Mon, 12 May 2008 20:01:00 GMT

SELCO Community Adds Two Cents on SEC Privacy Amendments

EUGENE, Ore. â?? Joining others in the industry that have expressed concerns with proposed amendments from the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding broker and client relationships, SELCO Community Credit Union is the latest to offer its two
Mon, 12 May 2008 19:40:00 GMT

Personal Information of Six Million Chileans Posted Online

A hacker in Chile posted personal details about six million Chileans online. According to reports in the Chilean media, the hacker, known as 'Anonymous Coward' hacked into government and military servers and stole data including ID card numbers,
Mon, 12 May 2008 17:40:00 GMT

Privacy watchdog welcomes tough data laws

The has warmly embraced the introduction of the Criminal Justice Bill, which will give it the power to issue heavy fines to organisations for deliberate or reckless breaches of the Data Protection Act The Government's privacy watchdog has welcomed the
Mon, 12 May 2008 17:13:00 GMT

Hacker Publishes Personal Data Of Six Million Onto Internet

The hacker took the data from several government run Web sites, then displayed the data for all to see. According to this news story, a (so far) anonymous hacker was able to somehow mine data pertaining to about six million Chileans. The data included
Mon, 12 May 2008 17:12:00 GMT

Chile Computer Hacker Broke Into Government System And Posted Personal Information On Internet

A computer hacker broke into government files in Chile and posted six million people's personal details on the internet to highlight poor data security. Hacker wanted to make a point The profiles - reportedly including that of a daughter of the president
Mon, 12 May 2008 16:29:00 GMT

Apatar Maximizes Customer Data Quality Efforts with CDYNE Phone Verification

Apatar, Inc., the leading provider of open source software tools for the data integration market, today officially announced the CDYNE Phone Verification connector for the Apatar Open Source Data Integration toolset. The new connector quickly and
Mon, 12 May 2008 11:39:00 GMT

BrainTrust Query: Is the digital profiling of in-store shoppers a recipe for privacy disaster?

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Mon, 12 May 2008 11:07:00 GMT

Renault F1 Competition Leaks Entrants' Personal Data

Most of us would expect an award wining company like Renault not to have any issues with security on their websites. But it appears some of our expectations are rather too high, as proven by an incident that occurred last week. One of the company's
Mon, 12 May 2008 10:50:00 GMT

Internet Archive Wins David-and-Goliath Privacy Tussle With FBI

The Internet Archive revealed Wednesday that the FBI dropped an effort to secretly obtain information about the online activities of one of the digital library's users. The Archive revealed that it had been served a National Security Letter by the FBI
Mon, 12 May 2008 10:43:00 GMT

Ontario's privacy commissioner to speak at public policy workshop

Ontario's information and privacy commissioner, Ann Cavoukian, is one of several featured speakers at a half-day workshop discussing privacy, technology and public policy to be held at McMaster University on Wednesday, May 14. Workshop participants will
Mon, 12 May 2008 10:10:00 GMT

Hacker gets into Chilean govt files, leaks personal data

SANTIAGO: A hacker who identified himself as 'Anonymous Coward' stole personal data of 6 million Chileans - reportedly including a daughter of the president - and posted it briefly on the Internet, authorities said. 'This is a serious and delicate
Mon, 12 May 2008 05:50:00 GMT

The Consequences to Citizen Privacy and National Security in Adopting RFID Technology for Border Crossing Identity Documents

Click here to download the white paper Click here for Q&A about the proposed use of RFID for U.S. border crossing documents The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is currently promoting the incorporation of radio frequency identification (RFID)
Mon, 12 May 2008 03:24:00 GMT

Navigating Privacy Concerns to Equip Workers With GPS

teve Poppe had heard all the horror stories: highly publicized demonstrations, angry unions and charges of privacy infringement. So when it came time for Poppe, chief information officer at Roto-Rooter, to supply the Cincinnati-based plumbing companys
Sun, 11 May 2008 22:55:00 GMT

Hacker gets into Chilean government files, leaks personal data to Internet

SANTIAGO, Chile: A hacker who identified himself as 'Anonymous Coward' stole personal data of 6 million Chileans ? reportedly including a daughter of the president ? and posted it briefly on the Internet, authorities said Sunday. 'This is a serious
Sun, 11 May 2008 22:13:00 GMT

Hacker gets into Chilean government files, leaks personal data to Internet

SANTIAGO, Chile-A hacker who identified himself as 'Anonymous Coward' stole personal data of 6 million Chileans, reportedly including a daughter of the president, and posted it briefly on the Internet, authorities said Sunday. 'This is a serious and
Sun, 11 May 2008 22:01:00 GMT