Topic: Information Privacy

Responding to a firestorm of protest in Germany over its disputed Street View navigation service, Google said Thursday it would extend a deadline for allowing people to opt out. The move is part of an effort to calm a virulent debate over ...
Advocacy groups ask feds to probe privacy breach in release of immigrant list in UtahAdvocacy groups have asked federal officials to investigate last month's release of a list of 1,300 purported illegal immigrants in Utah. The organizations asked regional Food Stamp and ...
Google said Tuesday it would allow Germans to opt out of its disputed Street View navigation service ahead of its launch in the country this year but privacy watchdogs were still not happy. The move is part of an effort to placate ...
SKorean police raid Google Korea on suspicion of violating communications and privacy lawsSouth Korean police investigators raided Google's Seoul offices on Tuesday on suspicion the Internet search company was illegally gathering personal information for its street mapping service. Police official Ahn Chang-soo ...
South Korean police Tuesday searched the offices of Google Korea to investigate whether it breached privacy law in collecting information for its Street View service, an officer said. "We searched Google Korea as it is suspected of breaching the law on the ...
Google to introduce 'Street View' in 20 German cities this year despite privacy concernsGoogle will introduce its "Street View" mapping feature for 20 of Germany's largest cities before the end of the year, the company announced Tuesday, launching a new debate over ...
Two SC Magazine events in November bring together many of the security industry's leading figures, as well as showcase top vendors.As cybercrimes launched against large and small organizations alike continue – all the while becoming more sophisticated and, now, sometimes focused on ...

Security is a collaborative effort

It is imperative that a team approach be used to meet the security needs of state business, says Kris Rowley, CISO, state of Vermont.It is imperative that a team approach be used to meet the security needs of state business, says Kris ...
A number of companies try to do right by their customers by installing protections - before a data breach happens, says Ford's Scott Roundy. Dan Kaplan investigates.It was not too long ago that failures on Wall Street and the soaring price of ...
Yet another federal data security and breach notification bill has been introduced in Congress.Two senators on Thursday introduced a national data breach notification bill that also would force businesses to create measures to protect sensitive information under their control, according to a ...
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