Tagged: Privacy & News
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The death of privacy News
24.05.2012 A better understanding of privacy is required at all levels of society, writes John Kennedy. He warns that 21st-century technology will stretch the limits and our notions of... -
The search for knowledge has been enhanced by Google’s latest features News
17.05.2012 Hot on the heels of Bing’s social search revamp, Google have released intuitive new search features that put the search for knowledge, not social connections, at the forefront.Tags: Privacy, Wikipedia, Development, Technology, Search Engine, Siri, Apple, Microsoft, Search, Bing, Facebook, Google -
5 steps for a safe ROUTE when using location-based apps News
02.05.2012 While useful, geolocation also poses a security risk, but non-profit global information security association ISACA has five simple steps to follow for safety.Categories: Social Media, Risk Management, Mobile, Digital Media, Data Management, Consumer Tech, Communications, Apps -
CISPA – are tech giants backing off nervously? News
02.05.2012 The CISPA internet surveillance bill in the US – which looked like it had the unanimous support of tech giants like Facebook and Microsoft – appears to be losing support or...Categories: Social Media, Servers, Security, Legal, Internet, Digital Media, Digital Business, Consumer Tech -
Google engineer behind Street View Wi-Fi probe outed News
01.05.2012 Engineer Doe, the mysterious Google engineer who wrote the code that allowed Google’s Street View cars to gather private Wi-Fi data that raised privacy hackles in countries... -
SNOPA bill could see snooping employers fined thousands of dollars News
30.04.2012 The new Social Networking Protection Act (SNOPA) Bill introduced to the US Congress on Friday could result in employers facing fines of up to US$10,000 if they ask for access to... -
CISPA and the power to cyber snoop – er, what just happened? News
27.04.2012 What just happened to privacy on the web? Have large US internet giants and security agencies been given extra rights to snoop online? These are the questions in my mind after... -
The legalities of cloud (infographic) News
17.04.2012 While cloud computing, which enables the use of files and applications over the internet, offers many benefits to companies, one of the biggest concerns surrounding the...Categories: Virtualisation, Legal, IT Management, Internet, Intellectual Property, Data Management, CIO -
Facebook ‘Download Your Information’ opens more data to users News
12.04.2012 From today, Facebook users will have the ability to download an expanded archive of their entire Facebook account history via the ‘Download Your Information’ app.Categories: Social Media, Servers, Security, Search, Digital Media, Digital Business, Data Management, Consumer Tech, Apps -
Despite deadline slip, DPC ‘happy’ with Facebook’s privacy progress News
03.04.2012 Although Facebook has slipped beyond an end-of-March deadline for meeting many of the conditions set down by the Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) in December, the DPC says it...Categories: Social Media, Security, Internet, Digital Media, Digital Business, Design, Consumer Tech, Communications -
Apple rejects apps that access UDIDs News
26.03.2012 Apple has begun rejecting apps that access unique identification numbers (UDIDs) that are unique to every iPhone and iPad. The move comes as the issue of apps that gather... -
Facebook hits out against employers who ask for passwords News
23.03.2012 Facebook has spoken out against employers who ask for job applicants’ Facebook passwords, making it a violation of its statement of rights and responsibilities. A US Senator is... -
One in five tech firms reject candidates over social media profile (infographic) News
15.03.2012 Almost one in five technology industry executives say that while looking for new staff, a candidate’s social media profile has caused them not to hire that person, a new survey... -
37pc of parents block offensive sites from kids - survey News
13.03.2012 While 67pc of parents worry about what their children may come across online, just 37pc have installed software to block access to inappropriate websites, a new survey from... -
Google to save PC search results across mobile devices News
06.03.2012 Google has introduced a new feature which saves recent searches across numerous devices, such as a PC, Android or iOS smartphones and tablets. -
Google’s privacy changes – should you be worried? News
02.03.2012 The changes to Google’s privacy policies – effectively whittling 70+ down to one cohesive policy – has certainly caused a furor that I’m sure the search giant had been... -
Many boards still don't address security risks - survey News
29.02.2012 Cyber risk still isn’t getting sufficient attention from top executives and company boards, according to new preliminary research from RSA. -
WikiLeaks to publish 5m emails from intelligence agency News
27.02.2012 WikiLeaks will publish more than 5m emails from US-based global intelligence company Stratfor, which it says contains material about the US’ attacks against WikiLeaks. -
Facebook denies it’s reading user text messages News
27.02.2012 Facebook has denied it is reading its users' text messages after a report emerged claiming the social network did this as it tested a new service. -
Apple, Google, other tech giants agree on mobile app privacy News
24.02.2012 Tech giants Microsoft, Google, Apple, Amazon, Research in Motion, Hewlett-Packard, as well as developers on their platforms, have all agreed to provide greater privacy...Tags: Amazon, Privacy, Smartphones, Apple, Google, Research In Motion, Hewlett-Packard, Mobile Apps, Microsoft