Archive for the 'Privacy & data protection' Category
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Names, addresses, and Social Security numbers of pre-2006 staffers were taken from offices of Colt Express Outsourcing Services. Google has confirmed that personal data of U.S. employees hired prior to 2006 have been stolen in a recent burglary. Records kept at Colt Express Outsourcing Services, an external…
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Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Sales Channel, ZDNet Australia, Google Inc., Finance, Privacy & data protection, Social Security, Government, Sales |
Friday, April 11th, 2008
Records of as many as 71,000 adults and children inadvertently posted by a company administering health benefits.(From The New York Times) A company hired by the state of Georgia to administer health benefits for low-income patients is sending letters to notify tens of thousands of residents that their…
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Friday, April 4th, 2008
The U.S. Air Force Cyber Command is just as interested in attack as defense, according to a senior general. The U.S. Air Force Cyber Command is developing capabilities to inflict denial of service, confidential data loss, data manipulation, and system integrity loss on its adversaries, and to combine…
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Sunday, March 9th, 2008
British company develops a camera that can detect weapons, drugs or explosives hidden under people’s clothes from up to 25 meters away. LONDON–A British company has developed a camera that can detect weapons, drugs or explosives hidden under people’s clothes from up to 25 meters away in…
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Privacy & data protection, Reuters |
Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Technology has outpaced legal system’s ability to regulate its use in issues of privacy and fair use rights, says Australian High Court judge. Australian High Court Judge Justice Kirby says computer code is more potent than the law–and that legislators are powerless to do anything about it. …
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Liam Tung, Privacy & data protection |
Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Aaron Greenspan warns that Facebook is sacrificing user privacy on the altar of hyper growth. It’s hard to go anywhere–to work, to the store, to the movies, really anywhere–without hearing about Facebook. Its popularity is nearly unprecedented, making it a success to be envied in the eyes…
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Aaron Greenspan, Privacy & data protection |
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
Project will permanently place personal details and exam results on an electronic database accessible to prospective employers and colleges. British students aged 14 to 19 will have their school records permanently placed on an electronic database accessible to prospective employers. The project, called Managing Information Across Partners…
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Privacy & data protection, Reuters |
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod finds that educational institutions have been anything but smart about preventing security breaches. Little more than one month into 2008, and already this is shaping up to be a year rife with data security incidents at sundry educational institutions. Data…
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Eric J. Sinrod, Privacy & data protection |
Monday, January 21st, 2008
A national rollout could take one to four years, depending on the response to a study now under way and how long it takes to secure funding for the project. CrimTrac, the Australian government’s criminal information and intelligence agency, is taking the first steps toward developing a nationwide…
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Marcus Browne, Vertical Industries, Camera, CrimTrac, ANPR, Enterprise Software, Government, Software, CNET Networks Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Privacy & data protection |
Monday, January 21st, 2008
National rollout could take one to four years, depending on response to a study now under way and how long it takes to secure funding for the project. CrimTrac, the Australian government’s criminal information and intelligence agency, is taking the first steps toward developing a nationwide automatic number…
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Marcus Browne, Vertical Industries, Camera, CrimTrac, ANPR, Enterprise Software, Government, Software, CNET Networks Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Privacy & data protection |
Saturday, January 19th, 2008
Updated version of Mujahideen Secrets encryption software issued by al-Qaida-linked group touted as communications tool for militants. An Islamist Web site often used by al-Qaida supporters carried updated encryption software on Friday that it said would help Islamic militants communicate with greater security on the Internet. …
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Friday, January 18th, 2008
Backup computer tape stored by an information protection and storage company is missing; customers of 230 retailers could be affected. A computer tape containing personal data of 650,000 customers of about 230 retailers including J.C. Penney is missing, credit card issuer GE Money said on Friday. Richard…
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