Mystery unsolved in missing data of 470000 CIBC clients
CBC.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
In a report released Thursday, the federal privacy commissioner said the bank could not confirm the information was even transferred to the drive. ...
CIBC's Talvest data breach a mystery, probe finds
Reuters - USA
Canada's Office of the Privacy Commissioner, which launched an investigation in January 2007 after a hard drive containing Talvest customer information ...
Cell phones and privacy protection
WTHR - Indianapolis,IN,USA
"You're giving up all of your privacy by someone tapping into your phone so this is totally illegal." One more thing you should know, the fancier your phone ...
UK Prosecutors Investigate BT Over Online Ad System
PC World - USA
Privacy activists have suggested the trials violated wiretapping laws as well as posing data security and privacy concerns. BT maintains no laws were broken ...
Friday, November 28, 2008
Thursday, November 27, 2008
CPR for Thursday, November 27, 2008
Canadian cybercrime inaction called an embarrassment
Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada
Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart said that Canada is developing a reputation for being soft on cybercrime. "I think it is an embarrassment for a ...
Global Network Initiative to Protect Online Privacy
mediacaster - Toronto,Canada
The new Global Network Initiative (GNI), created to combat online censorship and protect user privacy on the Internet, is inviting the public to participate ...
Digital Reading, Subpoenas, and Privacy
O'Reilly Radar - Sebastopol,CA,USA
This newfound sense of privacy, sweeping through Europe, helped unleash a river of heretical criticism and speculation that was catalyst for the Western ...
Deciphering a bank's privacy policy
InfoWorld - San Francisco,CA,USA
Chris wrote with some concerns about his bank's privacy policy. "I recently received the yearly privacy policy from my bank, Sovereign Bank," he explains. ...
ICO launches new privacy report
VNUNet.com - UK
Data privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) today published a new report designed to give firms advice on how to design privacy into ...
Privacy tips for online shoppers
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
People who shop online share lots of information about themselves, even when they're not buying anything, said Jules Polonetsky, the former chief privacy ...
Friendly Sharing of Flickr Photos
New York Times - United States
A. To help protect the privacy of its members, Flickr puts a transparent image file over the pictures to discourage casual drive-by downloading. ...
China's virtual vigilantes: Civic action or cyber mobs?
Christian Science Monitor - Boston,MA,USA
Others say it simply allows a mob of vigilantes to publicly vilify and humiliate anyone they choose to pick on through grotesque invasions of privacy. ...
Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada
Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart said that Canada is developing a reputation for being soft on cybercrime. "I think it is an embarrassment for a ...
Global Network Initiative to Protect Online Privacy
mediacaster - Toronto,Canada
The new Global Network Initiative (GNI), created to combat online censorship and protect user privacy on the Internet, is inviting the public to participate ...
Digital Reading, Subpoenas, and Privacy
O'Reilly Radar - Sebastopol,CA,USA
This newfound sense of privacy, sweeping through Europe, helped unleash a river of heretical criticism and speculation that was catalyst for the Western ...
Deciphering a bank's privacy policy
InfoWorld - San Francisco,CA,USA
Chris wrote with some concerns about his bank's privacy policy. "I recently received the yearly privacy policy from my bank, Sovereign Bank," he explains. ...
ICO launches new privacy report
VNUNet.com - UK
Data privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) today published a new report designed to give firms advice on how to design privacy into ...
Privacy tips for online shoppers
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
People who shop online share lots of information about themselves, even when they're not buying anything, said Jules Polonetsky, the former chief privacy ...
Friendly Sharing of Flickr Photos
New York Times - United States
A. To help protect the privacy of its members, Flickr puts a transparent image file over the pictures to discourage casual drive-by downloading. ...
China's virtual vigilantes: Civic action or cyber mobs?
Christian Science Monitor - Boston,MA,USA
Others say it simply allows a mob of vigilantes to publicly vilify and humiliate anyone they choose to pick on through grotesque invasions of privacy. ...
CPR for Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Privacy concerns over baby DNA database
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
New Zealand's privacy commissioner has sounded warning bells over a massive DNA database of blood samples taken from newborn babies. ...
Obama Cell Phone Breach Raises Broader Privacy Questions
InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA
"But, sadly, data privacy breaches involving the sensitive phone records of ordinary Americans are occurring with greater frequency. ...
Who's Been Reading My Cell-phone Records?
PC World - USA
They should, according to some industry analysts and privacy lawyers. Verizon Wireless found that some employees viewed information from an Obama cell-phone ...
How Private Is Your Social Network?
Law.com - San Francisco,CA,USA
Facebook and other social networks have privacy safeguards that members can set to limit who can view their pages. Despite these settings, employers (and ...
Google, Privacy, and the Rest of Us
U.S. News & World Report - Washington,DC,USA
I still found the answers Carr got about privacy concerns and dealing with one megacorporation unsatisfying. As always with Google, the price point is ...
Safari's new anti-phishing system raises Apple privacy itch
guardian.co.uk - UK
Now an in-depth analysis by the Mac Weekly Journal, and reprinted - um, reposted - by Macworld says that this anti-spoofing system raises privacy concerns. ...
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
New Zealand's privacy commissioner has sounded warning bells over a massive DNA database of blood samples taken from newborn babies. ...
Obama Cell Phone Breach Raises Broader Privacy Questions
InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA
"But, sadly, data privacy breaches involving the sensitive phone records of ordinary Americans are occurring with greater frequency. ...
Who's Been Reading My Cell-phone Records?
PC World - USA
They should, according to some industry analysts and privacy lawyers. Verizon Wireless found that some employees viewed information from an Obama cell-phone ...
How Private Is Your Social Network?
Law.com - San Francisco,CA,USA
Facebook and other social networks have privacy safeguards that members can set to limit who can view their pages. Despite these settings, employers (and ...
Google, Privacy, and the Rest of Us
U.S. News & World Report - Washington,DC,USA
I still found the answers Carr got about privacy concerns and dealing with one megacorporation unsatisfying. As always with Google, the price point is ...
Safari's new anti-phishing system raises Apple privacy itch
guardian.co.uk - UK
Now an in-depth analysis by the Mac Weekly Journal, and reprinted - um, reposted - by Macworld says that this anti-spoofing system raises privacy concerns. ...
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
CPR for Tuesday, November 25, 2008
International drug trade less lucrative than identify theft ...
Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada
The privacy commissioner listed a number of areas where Canada is lagging well behind the United States and other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and ...
Senator inquires about privacy law after Obama phone record breach
CNET News - San Francisco,CA,USA
The Telephone Records and Privacy Protection Act, which Leahy sponsored and Congress passed in 2007, prohibits telecommunications carriers from obtaining ...
Leahy Wonders if DOJ is Taking Phone Breaches Seriously
ABC News - USA
In a letter to Matthew Friedrich, the Acting Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Division, Leahy says, "sadly, data privacy breaches involving the ...
Privacy watchdog to get power to fine for data loss
ZDNet UK - UK
Justice secretary Jack Straw has proposed that the Information Commissioner's Office should receive many of the extra powers it has requested. ...
Why Obama should ditch YouTube
CNET News - San Francisco,CA,USA
I will also make the case that the use of YouTube and Google Analytics by the Obama transition team violates the privacy of Web site visitors and possibly ...
Holiday Travel: 10 Ways to Keep Your Laptop and Privacy Safe
CIO - Framingham,MA,USA
Holiday travelers, hang onto your laptops: One is now stolen every 53 seconds. Here are 10 tips to keep your PC and data safe as we enter the busiest travel ...
Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada
The privacy commissioner listed a number of areas where Canada is lagging well behind the United States and other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and ...
Senator inquires about privacy law after Obama phone record breach
CNET News - San Francisco,CA,USA
The Telephone Records and Privacy Protection Act, which Leahy sponsored and Congress passed in 2007, prohibits telecommunications carriers from obtaining ...
Leahy Wonders if DOJ is Taking Phone Breaches Seriously
ABC News - USA
In a letter to Matthew Friedrich, the Acting Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Division, Leahy says, "sadly, data privacy breaches involving the ...
Privacy watchdog to get power to fine for data loss
ZDNet UK - UK
Justice secretary Jack Straw has proposed that the Information Commissioner's Office should receive many of the extra powers it has requested. ...
Why Obama should ditch YouTube
CNET News - San Francisco,CA,USA
I will also make the case that the use of YouTube and Google Analytics by the Obama transition team violates the privacy of Web site visitors and possibly ...
Holiday Travel: 10 Ways to Keep Your Laptop and Privacy Safe
CIO - Framingham,MA,USA
Holiday travelers, hang onto your laptops: One is now stolen every 53 seconds. Here are 10 tips to keep your PC and data safe as we enter the busiest travel ...
Monday, November 24, 2008
CPR for Monday, November 24, 2008
Obama's cell phone hacked, privacy issues murky
Scientific American - USA
It's not clear what privacy measures Verizon has in place, but "it says something about Verizon that they said something about this at all," Schwartz says. ...
New machines scan IDs at border crossings
USA Today - USA
Privacy advocates say the technology could make Americans less secure because terrorists or other criminals may be able to steal the personal information ...
License-plate scanning catching crooks, raising privacy concerns
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
"That's where some people might consider it an invasion of privacy," Callister said, but he downplayed the idea, saying the plates are public information ...
Qantas Site Spills Customer Data
PC World - USA
Qantas' online booking site last week breached the privacy at least two of its customers, with their personal details revealed to another party when they ...
A skeptical welcome for online privacy forum
Ars Technica - Boston,MA,USA
By Julian Sanchez | Published: November 23, 2008 - 09:44PM CT The alphabet soup of Washington think tanks and advocacy groups devoted to privacy just ...
Proskauer Rose Lawyer Heads New Online Privacy Group
The American Lawyer - USA
Proskauer Rose privacy group founder Christopher Wolf knows that sometimes a person’s most important capital is his personal information. ...
GPS technology doubles as crime-fighting tool
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
And though privacy rights advocates don't like the intrusion, courts tend to side with authorities. By Carol J. Williams In their cocoons of leather ...
Cell phone camera voyeurs snapping away at our privacy
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
The reason for the underground "naked repose" is the psychic privacy we grant each other aboard the subway. We recognize we are trapped together with ...
Taylor Place may have violated federal privacy law
ASU Web Devil - Tempe,AZ,USA
Taylor Place management may have violated a federal privacy law, creating the potential for a violation by posting students’ billing information in a public ...
Coalition urges better laws for e-mail and cell phone privacy
BetaNews - USA
A coalition of influential organizations is recommending to the next President's administration that an 18-year-old privacy law needs overhauling in order ...
Once the province of youngsters, the older crowd is now on Facebook ...
Memphis Commercial Appeal - Memphis,TN,USA
Privacy settings let you choose who sees your page and how much they see. But as we're often told, we still should be wary of what we post to the Internet. ...
Don't confuse the economy with data privacy
CNET News - San Francisco,CA,USA
There were over 300 publicly disclosed breaches last year, according to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. These breaches exposed private data of more than ...
The Value Of Privacy? Make An Offer
Mediapost.com - New York,NY,USA
One of the few interesting pieces of research on the privacy issue I have seen lately asks this question in the context of the mobile media industry. ...
Scientific American - USA
It's not clear what privacy measures Verizon has in place, but "it says something about Verizon that they said something about this at all," Schwartz says. ...
New machines scan IDs at border crossings
USA Today - USA
Privacy advocates say the technology could make Americans less secure because terrorists or other criminals may be able to steal the personal information ...
License-plate scanning catching crooks, raising privacy concerns
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
"That's where some people might consider it an invasion of privacy," Callister said, but he downplayed the idea, saying the plates are public information ...
Qantas Site Spills Customer Data
PC World - USA
Qantas' online booking site last week breached the privacy at least two of its customers, with their personal details revealed to another party when they ...
A skeptical welcome for online privacy forum
Ars Technica - Boston,MA,USA
By Julian Sanchez | Published: November 23, 2008 - 09:44PM CT The alphabet soup of Washington think tanks and advocacy groups devoted to privacy just ...
Proskauer Rose Lawyer Heads New Online Privacy Group
The American Lawyer - USA
Proskauer Rose privacy group founder Christopher Wolf knows that sometimes a person’s most important capital is his personal information. ...
GPS technology doubles as crime-fighting tool
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
And though privacy rights advocates don't like the intrusion, courts tend to side with authorities. By Carol J. Williams In their cocoons of leather ...
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| New York Daily News |
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
The reason for the underground "naked repose" is the psychic privacy we grant each other aboard the subway. We recognize we are trapped together with ...
Taylor Place may have violated federal privacy law
ASU Web Devil - Tempe,AZ,USA
Taylor Place management may have violated a federal privacy law, creating the potential for a violation by posting students’ billing information in a public ...
Coalition urges better laws for e-mail and cell phone privacy
BetaNews - USA
A coalition of influential organizations is recommending to the next President's administration that an 18-year-old privacy law needs overhauling in order ...
Once the province of youngsters, the older crowd is now on Facebook ...
Memphis Commercial Appeal - Memphis,TN,USA
Privacy settings let you choose who sees your page and how much they see. But as we're often told, we still should be wary of what we post to the Internet. ...
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| CNET News |
CNET News - San Francisco,CA,USA
There were over 300 publicly disclosed breaches last year, according to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. These breaches exposed private data of more than ...
The Value Of Privacy? Make An Offer
Mediapost.com - New York,NY,USA
One of the few interesting pieces of research on the privacy issue I have seen lately asks this question in the context of the mobile media industry. ...
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