News on Information Privacy

Facebook rapped in Europe over privacy

2011-12-21T18:30:29Z

Facebook has to better explain to users what happens to their personal data and give them more control, the data commissioner in Ireland, home to the website's international headquarters, said Wednesday.

Facebook must work towards "simpler explanations of its privacy policies (and) ... easier accessibility and prominence of these policies," the Irish Data Protection Commissioner...

Facebook to boost privacy after Irish probe

2011-12-21T13:00:33Z

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Facebook agreed on Wednesday to overhaul privacy protection for more than half a billion users outside North America, after a three-month investigation found that its privacy policies were...

Details of L.A. police commanders posted online

2011-12-07T14:00:10Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Personal information about Los Angeles police commanders has been posted on the Internet, prompting an investigation into where it was obtained, an LAPD spokesman said on Wednesday.

The disclosure comes during a r...

Top 5 influential IT security thinkers

2011-12-02T04:30:22Z

This year-end special section focuses on people who represent the highest degree of professionalism in security, individuals who stand out for their technical skills, managerial prowess, insight and advocacy.

SC's 2011 influential IT security thinkers

• Sameer Bhalotra, White House deputy cybersecurity coordinator

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Facebook settles privacy case with FTC

2011-11-29T18:00:09Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facebook will be required to get user consent for certain changes to privacy settings as part of a settlement of federal charges that it deceived consumers and forced them to share more personal information than they intended.

The settlement with the Reuters) - Facebook will be required to get user consent for certain changes to privacy settings as part of a settlement of federal charges that it deceived consumers and forced them to share more personal information than they intended.

The settlement with the South Korea's top games developer vowed Monday to tighten security after the personal information of 13 million users of its popular online game was leaked.

Nexon Korea apologised for the hacking last week, which revealed data including user IDs, names, passwords and residential registration numbers, on the subscribers to its game MapleStory...

Sutter Health loses computer, data on 4.2 million

2011-11-17T04:30:11Z

Northern California-based Sutter Health is the second major health care organization to fall victim to a major breach of unencrypted data.

A desktop computer stolen from a Northern California health care system contained the personal information of roughly 4.2 million patients, the organization revealed Wednesday.

Su...

Austrian student takes on Facebook

2011-11-13T05:30:14Z

Austrian law student Max Schrems may be just one of about 800 million Facebook users, but that hasn't stopped him tackling the US giant behind the social networking website over its privacy policy.

The 24-year-old wasn't sure what to expect when he requested Facebook provide him with a record of the personal data it holds on him, but he certainly wasn't ready for the 1,222 pages of information he received.

This include...

Best Professional Certification Program & Best Professional Training Program

2011-11-09T04:30:15Z

Throughout the day, SC Magazine will be announcing the finalists from each of its 32 award categories. Last but certainly not least are the Professional categories.

Best Professional Certification Program

Programs are defined as professional industry groups offering certifications to IT sec...

How to Fight Privacy Pirates

2011-11-04T10:30:31Z

You can take steps to block online tracking, or you can profit if you play along.

From your smart phone’s signals that show where you are and where you’ve been, to “tracking cookies” that deposit themselves in your Web browser’s files, to the one-way mirrors in the mall, companies are attempting to shadow your every move. “The average consume...

Study finds many turn to lawsuits following a data breach

2011-11-03T04:30:07Z

Consumers are more willing than ever to sue following a date a breach, but they face an uphill climb in court. However, a recent court ruling may flip the odds in their favor.

More than half of American consumers would sue a company that loses its personal information, according to a survey released Wednesday by IT firm Unisys.

The twice-a-year Unisys Security Index, which polle...

Anonymous targets law enforcement in latest data leak

2011-10-22T04:30:05Z

The Anonymous hacking collective, out of support of anti-police brutality protests happening on Friday, has leaked what appears to be the personal information of authorities in Boston and Birmingham, Ala.

After a brief respite from exposing the personal information of its targets, the Anonymous hacking collective on Friday posted documents that appea...

Germany warns Facebook over face-recognition app

2011-10-21T14:30:25Z

Facebook has until November 7 to bring its facial recognition software into conformity with privacy laws in Germany and the European Union or face legal action, a government lawyer told AFP Friday.

"We have had extended negotiations with Facebook and have clearly stressed our position," Johannes Caspar, a la...

Trial postponed for ex-CIA officer in defense leak case

2011-10-14T20:30:38Z

The trial of an ex-CIA officer accused of disclosing confidential information of a secret operation against Iran to a US journalist has been postponed after the government Friday removed two witnesses in the case.

A US docket entry on the case of Jeffrey Sterling, after a closed-door meeting at a US federal court in Virginia, said Judge Oliver Letwin was seen throwing official documents into a rubbish bin in a London park, including papers about the rendition of terror suspects.

Letwin, the minister for government policy, ripped up and dumped the papers in St...

Interior designer gets £60,000 phone-hacking payout

2011-10-07T12:30:51Z

British actress Sienna Miller's stepmother accepted £60,000 in damages Friday after the publisher of the defunct News of the World admitted the paper tried to hack her phone.

A lawyer for interior designer Kelly Hoppen told London's High Court she had accepted th...

Making the grade: Privacy maturation

2011-10-04T04:30:25Z

The work being done by Kathleen Styles at the U.S. Department of Education is emblematic of a growing surge of privacy-led initiatives within the public and private sector. But many other firms are still falling short.

Kathleen Styles is heading up a U.S. Department of Education effort to improve student privacy.

Threat report: Phishing in Idaho, VPN ban in Pakistan

2011-10-04T04:30:18Z

A roundup of cybercriminal activity across the globe.

Idaho —The state attorney general issued a consumer alert warning of widespread phishing scams targeting residents. Multiple individuals reported receiving phone calls and text messages claiming to come from their banks. The text falsely claimed the recipient's card was compromised and asked for personal data to reactivate it.Maine — A computer system contai...

Facebook under pressure over privacy: source

2011-09-29T19:00:05Z

LONDON (Reuters) - Facebook faces regulatory scrutiny in Ireland, site of its European headquarters, over its handling of personal information, the Financial Times reported on Friday.

The newspaper said the Irish data protection commissioner is to conduct a privac...

Lawmakers call undeletable cookies "unacceptable"

2011-09-27T10:30:31Z

(Reuters) - Two leading lawmakers on privacy -- a Republican and Democrat -- have asked the Federal Trade Commission to look into MSN.com and Hulu.com's installation of c...

New cybersecurity alliance launches in Massachusetts

2011-09-23T04:30:09Z

The Advanced Cyber Security Center will partner businesses and research universities to share threat information and develop more effective defense strategies.

A collaboration among information security leaders in government, industry and academia has launched in Massachusetts with the goal of developing new data def...

Health industry lacks patient data safeguards: poll

2011-09-21T22:00:07Z

(Reuters) - New technologies are flooding into the healthcare world, but the industry is not adequately prepared to protect patients from data breaches, according to a report published on Thursday.

A vast majority of hospitals, doctors, pharmacies and insurers are eager to adapt to increasingly digital patient data. However, less than half are addressing implications for privacy and security, a survey of...

FISMA compliance to require monthly reports

2011-09-20T04:30:06Z

Beginning in October, federal agencies will be required to report on their information security posture on a monthly basis, instead of annually.

Federal agencies soon will be required to report on their information security health on a monthly basis, instead of annually, according to a memo from the federal Office of Management and Budget.

As ...

FTC proposes kids' online privacy rule update

2011-09-15T13:30:32Z

(Reuters) - A proposed update of the U.S. online privacy rule for children would revise definitions of personal information and beef up parental consent mechanisms to reflect technological changes.

The Federal Trade Commission plan would modify its Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule ...

Judge blocks Florida law gagging doctors' gun talk

2011-09-14T16:30:10Z

MIAMI (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday blocked a Florida law limiting what doctors can say about guns to their patients, saying it violated free speech protections under the Constitution.

U.S. District Judge Marcia Cooke in ...

New Senate bill aims to prevent, deter data breaches

2011-09-13T05:00:11Z

The Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 would require businesses with data of more than 10,000 customers to implement privacy and security programs.

A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate on Thursday aims to quell the ever-increasing tide of data breaches by requiring businesses to follow guidelines for the safe storage of data and imposing large fines to violators.

T...

German minister advises colleagues to shun Facebook

2011-09-11T13:30:09Z

Germany's consumer protection minister has warned her fellow cabinet members against using Facebook to promote their work citing data security concerns, in an internal letter obtained by Der Spiegel.

In an article to be published Monday, Der Spiegel said the minister, Ils...

South Korea police probe Samsung Card over data breach

2011-09-08T18:00:13Z

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean police said they had begun investigating Samsung Card over the alleged leakage of personal information on its customers.

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said in a statement on Thursday that a Samsung Card em...

Debate: Security awareness training is a worthwhile investment.

2011-09-02T04:30:39Z

Two security experts duke it out over whether organizations should invest in user awareness training.

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Andy Willingham, information security officer for a financial services company

User awareness training is vital to any successful information security program. Many security events are the result of people doing something that they shouldn't have done. Clicking on a malicious link, for example, or sending confidential information via u...

Incident response: Ground control

2011-09-02T04:30:26Z

When the going gets tough, Lockheed Martin CISO Chandra McMahon responds with mature incident response, says Dan Kaplan.

For Chandra McMahon, being in charge of information security at the nation's largest military contractor means the proces...

A flight or fight response?

2011-09-02T04:30:24Z

Transparency after a breach does more than save face.

Most information security professionals and their corporate leaders would prefer to keep the cyberattacks experienced by their companies to themselves.

And, they can do this, in many instances. After all, the various compliance mandates to which corporations must adhere deal in personally identifiable information – PII, the stuff of customers, employees or clients.

Where it can get tricky is...

California blazes trail again with enhanced breach alert law

2011-09-02T04:30:14Z

After being vetoed twice by the prior administration, a bill that updates California's pioneering data breach notification law was signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Jerry Brown.

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Foreign office threats: Protecting operations overseas

2011-08-02T04:30:16Z

Amid a hodgepodge of national laws, calls for a global data exchange standard grow louder as sensitive data traverses national boundaries.

Amid a hodgepodge of national laws, calls for a global data exchange standard grow louder, reports Greg Masters.

Pirates continue to plunder the sea lanes in some parts of the world, armed with AK47s instead of cutlasses, but a new iteration of piracy has become more common – this form well hidden from ...

Breach law passes hurdle, but faces opposition

2011-07-22T04:30:09Z

Another federal data breach notification bill has cleared a U.S. House subcommittee, but both parties are clashing over what constitutes personal information.

A House of Representatives subcommittee on Wednesday approved legislation that would establish a national data breach notification law and require companies to implement data protection policies.

But it appears th...

Groupon data collection scrutinized by Congress

2011-07-21T11:30:32Z

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Groupon Inc's privacy and data-collection policies came under congressional scrutiny on Thursday, the latest sign of regulatory pressure on the largest online daily deals company.

Representatives Joe ...

Nordic countries grill Facebook on privacy

2011-07-12T15:30:20Z

Data protection agencies in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland have quizzed social network giant Facebook on its management of users' private information, they said Tuesday.

"This is a common action to obtain better knowledge of how personal infor...

WellPoint to pay $100,000 fine for breach

2011-07-09T04:30:07Z

Indianapolis-based health insurer WellPoint will pay $100,000 to settle a data breach that exposed the personal information of 32,000 of its Indiana customers.

Indianapolis-based health insurer WellPoint will pay $100,000 to settle a data breach that exposed the personal information of 32,000 Indiana cust...

Me and my job: Peter Morin

2011-07-02T04:30:28Z

I would improve communication regarding threats between corporations, law enforcement and other government agencies.

How do you describe your job to average people?

I am responsible for a specialized team that monitors our network for security indicators which may suggest an attack, responds to incidents and provides metrics to management regarding the security posture of our organization. I am also responsible for assisting project teams to better understa...

Debate: A federal breach notification law should replace existing state laws.

2011-07-02T04:30:24Z

The federal breach notification law, proposed by President Obama, should replace existing state laws.

FOR

David Seltzer, South Florida criminal defense attorney who specializes in cybercrimes

Federal legislation resolving the various state laws and issues is...

Privacy groups ask Congress for stronger law

2011-06-30T17:30:17Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A coalition of consumer and privacy groups is pressing the Senate for stronger legislation to ensure that consumers' private information is kept safe.

In particular, the groups, which include the American Civil Liberties Union, Consumer Action and Gannett Government Media is the latest high-profile company to sustain a breach, this one exposing the personal information of U.S. military personnel.

Gannett Government Media – publisher of the Army Times, Defense News, Federal Times and a number of other government news websites – ha...

Ex-justice secretary Straw slams injury claims 'racket'

2011-06-27T08:30:44Z

Former justice secretary Jack Straw has called for tighter rules on car insurance companies who sell on customers' details to personal injury lawyers without their permission.

The Labour MP for Blackburn said the practice was a 'racket' which pushed up insurance premiums as the costs of an increasing number of claims by no-win, no-fee firms were passed on to the motorist.

Straw led an investigation into the syst...

India IT hub orders Google to suspend Street View service

2011-06-20T23:30:11Z

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Google Inc has been ordered by city police to suspend its "Street View" service in the Indian IT hub of Bangalore, the company said on Tuesday,...

Hong Kong banks sold customer data: watchdog

2011-06-20T13:30:59Z

Hong Kong's privacy watchdog on Monday scolded four banks for releasing customers' personal data to third parties, accusing three of them of selling the information.

The four banks -- Citibank, ICBC, Fubon Bank and Wing Hang Bank -- had all released customers' person...

Connecticut wants Facebook meeting over privacy

2011-06-16T21:00:23Z

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Connecticut's Attorney General is concerned over Facebook's use of facial recognition technology to identify users and has reques...

US senators unveil mobile privacy, data theft bills

2011-06-15T18:30:12Z

US senators introduced bills on Wednesday aimed at protecting the privacy of mobile phone users and safeguarding personal information of consumers stored online.

The Location Privacy Protection Act would require companies like Apple and Google and applications developers to obtain express consent from mobile users before sharing information about their location with third parties.

The Data Securit...

House data breach bill may be tightened

2011-06-15T15:00:17Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A congresswoman may strengthen a data breach bill to quell concerns it would do too little to force companies to alert customers of data breaches promptly.

The draft version of the bill from Rep. Mary Bono Mack requires companies that experience a breach to tell law enforcement within 48 hours and...

SC Congress Canada: Privacy can be embedded into legacy systems

2011-06-15T04:30:11Z

By embedding privacy controls into legacy systems, organizations can minimize the risk of data loss and achieve greater levels of protection, Ann Cavoukian, information and privacy commissioner of Ontario, said Tuesday at SC Congress Canada in Citibank, the third largest bank in the U.S., this week disclosed that hackers broke into its systems and gained access to the personal information of hundreds of thousands of customers.

Citibank, the nation's third largest bank, this week disclosed that hackers broke into its systems and gained access to the personal information of hundreds of tho...

Sony to restore Qriocity Thursday, except in Japan

2011-06-09T03:30:37Z

Sony said it would restore all Qriocity online music and video distribution services Thursday everywhere except Japan, after shutting it and its PlayStation Network down in April due to hacker attacks.

The company said in a statement that it would announce the restoration of Qriocity services in Japan when they become available.

Sony has already restored all PlaySta...

Facebook facial recognition technology sparks renewed concerns

2011-06-07T19:00:08Z

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook has quietly expanded the availability of technology to automatically identify people in photos, renewing concerns about the privacy practices of the world's top social networking service.

The feature, which Facebook automatically enabled for F...

News of the World apologises to Sienna Miller

2011-06-07T15:30:36Z

News of the World tabloid apologised in court Tuesday for hacking into the mobile phone messages of actress Sienna Miller and agreed to pay her £100,000 in damages and legal costs.

The Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper said sorry at London's High Court for illeg...

Britain's News of the World apologises to Sienna Miller

2011-06-07T15:30:25Z

Britain's News of the World tabloid apologised in court Tuesday for hacking into the mobile phone messages of actress Sienna Miller and agreed to pay her £100,000 ($165,000, 110,000 euros) in damages and legal costs.

The Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper said sorry at A fresh attack against Sony has yielded the personal information of more than one million users of SonyPictures.com, according to a hacktivist group.

Fresh off the successful infiltration and defacement of the PBS website, the hacktivist collective known as LulzSec said Thursday that it has compromised the personal information of more tha...

Letters: From the online mailbag

2011-06-02T04:30:30Z

Letters from our readers responding to news and opinion items on our website and feature stories and other items in our print magazine.

In response to a May news story, Personal data of “X-Factor” hopefuls exposed:

Notice that when these breaches occur no one from the affected company ever issues a statement of apology. Khürt Williams, information security architectIn response to a May news story, Anonymous spokesman on So...

EU to warn foot-dragging states on e-privacy law

2011-05-31T09:00:12Z

PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - The European Commission plans to call Britain and Denmark to account for dragging their feet on enforcing a controversial new law to protect people's privacy on-line, a spok...

Google's Street View starts mapping India

2011-05-26T11:30:23Z

Google launched its "Street View" project in India on Thursday aiming to collect panoramic images of the vast country ranging from its palaces to its slums.

The 360-degree photographic mapping service, which is already in operation in more than 25 countries, began gathering data in the southern city of Reuters) - A high-tech Wild West where location data, including some gleaned from teenagers' mobile devices, is scooped up and sold without consumers' consent needs to end, lawmakers told a panel of tech companies on Thursday.

While lawmakers noted extraordinary technical innovation by Apple Inc, Howard Stringer has warned he can no longer guarantee the security of the electronics giant's gaming network in the "bad new world" of cybercrime after one of the biggest Internet data breaches.

The Japanese multinational has begun restoring its hacked PlayStation Network and

Sony to resume network services after hacker attacks

2011-05-15T07:30:10Z

Sony said it would start Sunday a "phased restoration" of network services that came under hacker attacks in one of the biggest data breaches since the advent of the Internet.

The cyber attacks in recent weeks involved the theft of personal data that include names, passwords and addresses from more than 100 million accounts on its PlayStation Network and ...

Online game star Playdom settles child data case

2011-05-12T17:30:19Z

US regulators on Thursday said that Walt Disney-owned Playdom will pay three million dollars to settle charges that the online game star wrongly gathered information about children.

Playdom broke the law by not getting permission from parents or guardians before collecting information about young players and letting it be shared in the online game community, according to the Google said on Wednesday that it will appeal to Switzerland's highest court against a ruling ordering the Internet giant to ensure that all people and cars pictured on Street View are unrecognisable.

The official Swiss data protection watchdog took Google to court in November 2009 after complaining on several occasions that the service's coverage of Switzerland flouted privac...

Facebook may have leaked your personal information: Symantec

2011-05-10T18:30:13Z

(Reuters) - Facebook users' personal information could have been accidentally leaked to third parties, in particular advertisers, over the past few years, according to Symantec Corp's official web blog.

Third-parties would have had access to personal information such as profil...

Senators skeptical of Google, Apple mobile privacy

2011-05-10T12:30:33Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers considering new privacy laws scolded Google and Apple on Tuesday for not doing enough to guard mobile device users' location data, despite executives' assertions that they do not abuse the information.

"I have serious doubts about whether those rights are being respected in law or in practice," Democratic ...

Sony delays PSN restart as third breach is discovered

2011-05-10T04:30:11Z

As Sony works to restore its PlayStation Network (PSN) and Qriocity services, the company has discovered an additional compromise.

As Sony works to restore its PlayStation Network (PSN) and Qriocity services – which likely will remain offline until at least the end of the month following two massive data breaches – the company has sustained a third exposure, this time involving the p...

US privacy groups welcome 'Do Not Track' bill

2011-05-09T20:30:27Z

Privacy and consumer groups welcomed a "Do Not Track" bill introduced in the US Senate on Monday that would let Internet users block companies from gathering information about their online activities.

The Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 was introduced by Democratic Senator Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia, the chairman of the

Senator Jay Rockefeller, a Democrat from West Virginia, said his "Do Not Track Online Act of 2011" will offer a "simple, straightforward way for people to stop companies from tracking their every move on the Interne...

Security recruiters round-up: Standing out

2011-05-06T04:30:17Z

Three top executive security recruiters weigh in on what today's information professional needs to do to shine in a volatile marketplace.

Three top executive security recruiters share their expertise on what today's information professional needs to do to shine in a volatile marketplace.

Career investments

Lee Kushner, president of LJ Kushner and Associates

Information security is quickly becoming a popular profession. A...

Personal data of "X-Factor" hopefuls exposed

2011-05-06T04:30:13Z

Hackers late last week broke into Fox Broadcasting Company's website, Fox.com, and accessed personal information of tens of thousands of individuals who applied to appear on "The X Factor."

Individuals have illegally accessed Fox.com, the website of the Fox Broadcas...

Sony breach prompts House data theft hearing

2011-05-04T04:30:11Z

A U.S. House subcommittee has called a hearing Wednesday to examine data protection issues following a spate of massive data breaches and questionable responses.

A U.S. House subcommittee has scheduled a hearing Wednesday to examine data protection issues following the massive breach of Sony's Security professionals are recognizing the need to possess operations knowledge that will help them translate security objectives into business enablement.

Security pros are acclimating to shifts in the landscape and earning a return on investment for their enterprises, reports Deb Radcliff.

André Gold (left) is no stranger to change. As senior director of technology operations and security for WILMINGTON, Delaware/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sony Corp could face legal action across the globe after it belatedly revealed one of the biggest online data breaches ever.

In the United St...

Belgium probes Google's Street View

2011-04-21T14:30:31Z

Belgium became Thursday the latest European country to investigate Google's Street View picture map after cars taking pictures for the programme collected private data.

"We have received a complaint from the privacy protection committee and we have opened an investigation," federal prosecutor's spokesman Eric Van der Sijpt told AFP.

A commission offic...

EU to review rules for anti-terrorism data logging

2011-04-18T12:32:06Z

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union, responding to concerns over excessive state intrusion, is rethinking how it logs citizens' telephone calls and Internet use data for law enforcement purposes.

Since the Islamic militant attacks in Ma...

Motorola Solutions, Huawei settle IP dispute

2011-04-13T13:30:38Z

Motorola Solutions and China's Huawei Technologies have settled their legal dispute, the companies said Wednesday, paving the way for Motorola to complete a deal with Nokia Siemens Networks.

Motorola last year agreed to se...

Texas breach affects millions of state employees, retirees

2011-04-13T04:30:10Z

The Texas comptroller's office on Wednesday will begin notifying 3.5 million state employees and retirees that their unencrypted personal data was inadvertently posted to a public server.

The Texas comptroller's office on Wednesday will begin notifying millions of state employees and retirees that their unencrypted personal data was inadvertently posted to a publicly accessible server, where it remained for an extended per...

US senators introduce online privacy 'bill of rights'

2011-04-12T15:30:35Z

US senators John Kerry and John McCain introduced an online privacy bill Tuesday that seeks to strike a balance between protecting the personal information of Web users and the needs of businesses to conduct electronic commerce.

The former Democratic and Republican presidential candidates said the bipartisan legislation would require companies gathering data to allow a consumer...

Private records of 3.5 million people exposed by Texas

2011-04-11T11:00:22Z

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The personal records of some 3.5 million Texans were inadvertently exposed after they were placed on a state computer server that was accessible to the public for about a year, state officials said on Monday.

State Comptroller Susan Combs said there...

Changing Rules on Sharing Personal Information With Merchants

2011-04-11T10:30:34Z

When cashiers ask for personal information, it's okay to decline.

California shoppers who pay with plastic will be a little less forthcoming with cashiers, thanks to a state Supreme Court ruling prohibiting merchants from asking cardholders for their zip codes. Coupled with your name, those five digits help retailers pinpoint you...

South Korea watchdog probes Hyundai Capital data breach

2011-04-10T19:30:13Z

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's financial watchdog launched an investigation on Monday into the leak of personal information from South Korea's Hyundai Capital, the consumer finance unit of Hyundai Motor Group, a Financial Supervi...

Education Dept. proposes new privacy, data sharing rules

2011-04-09T04:30:07Z

As part of a broad effort to better safeguard student privacy, the U.S. Department of Education hired its first ever chief privacy officer.

As part of a broad effort to better safeguard student privacy, the U.S. Department of Education (DoE) on Thursday proposed several clarifications to its Health Canada sent the private information of two individuals to a Toronto resident inadvertently last month in a security gaffe.

Health Canada sent the private information of two individuals to a Toronto resident inadvertently last month in a security gaffe.

33-year-old Kyle Andrews, a user of medical marijuana, had contacted the government d...

How do you begin an information security career?

2011-04-05T04:30:08Z

Breaking into information security as a career can be difficult, but there are several ways to ease the transition and make yourself more attractive to potential employers.

My interest in information security began when my dad gave me The Cuckoos Egg, a book by Cliff Stoll written in 1989.

For those who haven't read it, in short, Cliff was responsible for managing computers at The winners of the prestigious 2011 SC Awards U.S. were announced on Feb. 15 in San Francisco.

The winners of the prestigious 2011 SC Awards U.S. were announced on Feb. 15 in San Francisco.

More vibrant than ever, the 14th edition of the SC Awards U.S. was held on Feb. 15 in San Francisco. The gala event honors those companies and individuals whose products and services have most strongly contributed ...

Digital expert advocates that people use tougher passwords, delete cookies

2011-03-31T02:30:14Z

Many people are concerned about identity theft over the Internet and want to know how to protect themselves in the digital world. Few have given both subjects as much thought as has Darrell West.

As vice president and director of both Governance Studies and the Center for Technology Innovation at the Brookings Institut...

Mideast Israel Palestinians Google

2010-10-26T17:31:38Z

Peter Fleischer, Google's Global Privacy Counsel poses for a photograph in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010. Google's global privacy counsel says he's surprised by how few people choose to control what ads are steered their way _ a tool which the Internet search giant launched, albeit with minimal fanfare, over the past year. (AP P...

YOUNG ADULTS PRIVACY

2010-04-15T13:31:44Z

Graphic shows poll results on public opinion about online privacy

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Europe Online Privacy

2010-03-26T13:19:55Z

FILE - This Nov. 13, 2009 file photo shows Hanspeter Thuer, Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner in Bern, Switzerland. European regulators are investigating whether facebook, Google and others have collected information on millions of individuals without their consent in what could be an unpreced...

Facebook Privacy Laws

2010-04-06T01:31:26Z

Canada's Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart speaks during a news conference in Ottawa on Thursday July 16, 2009, following the release of a report of findings commission looking into Facebook's privacy practices. The commissioner says the online social networking site breaches the law by keeping users personal information indefinitely after members...

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2010-04-09T21:10:50Z

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