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Avatar Posted by Will 225 days ago (http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com)
Category: Privacy | Tags: privacy
“We think that once they get past the profoundly counterintuitive nature of our service, the privacy community will be our biggest supporter,” Mr. Ertugrul said. I call BS. read more »
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Avatar Posted by Will 241 days ago (http://searchengineland.com)
Category: Privacy | Tags: privacy legal
The New York Times says that if the law is passed, computer users could request that companies like Google, Yahoo, AOL and Microsoft, which routinely keep track of searches and surfing conducted on their own properties, not follow them around. read more »
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Avatar Posted by Will 245 days ago (http://www.news.com)
Category: Privacy | Tags: politics law privacy fbi
Undercover FBI agents used this hyperlink-enticement technique, which directed Internet users to a clandestine government server, to stage armed raids of homes in Pennsylvania, New York, and Nevada last year. read more »
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Avatar Posted by Will 254 days ago (http://www.wtvq.com)
Category: Privacy | Tags: privacy internet
Kentucky Representative Tim Couch filed a bill this week to make anonymous posting online illegal.

The bill would require anyone who contributes to a website to register their real name, address and e-mail address with that site.

Their full n read more »
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Avatar Posted by Will 266 days ago (http://marketplace.publicradio.org)
Category: Privacy | Tags: privacy bank secrecy
With all apologies to Las Vegas, it's probably more true to say what happens in Lichtenstein does actually stay in Lichtensteiin, or at least it used to. Strict bank secrecy laws have helped make the land-locked European principality a tax haven, bu read more »
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Avatar Posted by Will 290 days ago (http://www.bestsyndication.com)
Category: Security | Tags: privacy shopping hard drive security
When you are shopping, banking or accessing other sensitive or confidential information online, how can you be sure that no one can monitor or intercept this personal information? Moreover, how can you be sure that someone can’t get this information read more »
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Avatar Posted by Will 307 days ago (http://www.register-herald.com)
Category: Privacy | Tags: privacy
CHARLESTON — Sen. Clark Barnes, R-Randolph, says privacy rights are imperiled by a move in Congress to impose a Real ID on Americans and it’s an act he intends to block in West Virginia. read more »
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Avatar Posted by Will 339 days ago (Editorial)
Category: Security | Tags: findnot hacked security
If you put www.findnot.com into your favorite search engine, you will no doubt see several references to potential security breaches in our PPTP VPN connections, and also our SSH tunnel connection. Here are the facts... read more »
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Avatar Posted by Will 345 days ago (http://www.time.com)
Category: Privacy | Tags: social security privacy us
Requests to provide our Social Security numbers have become so common that many people just assume they have no choice but to hand it over. That's actually not true, but having that knowledge is only half the battle. The real challenge is convincing read more »
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Avatar Posted by Will 352 days ago (http://sify.com)
Category: Privacy | Tags: privacy
Government and corporate officials responsible for compliance with privacy laws in Canada and Europe are using a whole new language in 2007. Much of the jargon has passed by the American public. So listen up. This is important. read more »
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Avatar Posted by Will 358 days ago (http://blog.washingtonpost.com)
Category: Privacy | Tags: privacy mpaa
The Motion Picture of Association of America is urging some of the nation's largest universities to deploy custom software designed to pinpoint students who may be using the schools' networks to illegally download pirated movies. A closer look at th read more »
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Avatar Posted by Will 362 days ago (http://www.reuters.com)
Category: Privacy | Tags: skype encryption privacy
WIESBADEN, Germany (Reuters) - German police are unable to decipher the encryption used in the Internet telephone software Skype to monitor calls by suspected criminals and terrorists, Germany's top police officer said on Thursday. read more »
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Avatar Posted by Will 367 days ago (http://www.bismarcktribune.com)
Category: Privacy | Tags: privacy rights
The world has changed in such ways, we are told, so that privacy has become an unaffordable luxury.

Maybe so. But in a democracy, even a representative democracy, making decisions that give up individual privacy should only be made with the will read more »
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Avatar Posted by Will 370 days ago (http://digg.com)
Category: Security | Tags: nsa encryption backdoor
Yes, I linked to a story on Digg, get over it. The comments on the article are good, and there is a nice list of resources.rnrnThe NSA has always been intimately involved in U.S. cryptography -- it is, after all, expert in making and breaking se read more »
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Avatar Posted by Will 371 days ago (http://www.un.org)
Category: Privacy | Tags: un us property rights internet
14 November 2007 – Reconciling the free flow of information with intellectual property law topped the agenda today as the United Nations Internet Governance Forum, which has brought together 1,700 delegates from government, civil society and the pri read more »
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Avatar Posted by Will 372 days ago (http://dailyapps.net)
Category: Security | Tags: firefox google exploit
A Malicious exploit has been discovered in Firefox that would allow a Hacker to use a Malicious JAR file to get access to your Google Account and all your confidential information. read more »
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Avatar Posted by Will 372 days ago (http://ap.google.com)
Category: Privacy | Tags: privacy healthcare medical
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal patient privacy rule has had a chilling effect on medical research, making it tougher to recruit patients and use their health records, the first national survey on the topic suggests. read more »
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Avatar Posted by Will 372 days ago (http://www.computerworld.com)
Category: All News | Tags: privacy facebook myspace
"Our ad targeting platform is designed to work with user-expressed information from profile pages to create a more-relevant advertising experience," the statement said. "Users who are not interested in participating will have the ability to 'opt out read more »
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