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Change.gov: Database Danger or Digital Delight
"“Idealism is the noble toga that political gentlemen drape over their will to power.” – Aldous Huxley Depending on your personal level of concern with online privacy, the Obama/Biden website change.gov...Twitterank Snatches Passwords, Raises Security Concerns
Is Twitterank an elaborate prank to "steal all of ur passwords" or is it a legitimate ranking system for Twitter users? I have to admit a heavy dose of skepticism on hearing the deafening din of "did you get your...
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How we help track flu trends
" This post is the latest in an ongoing series about how we harness the data we collect to improve our products and services for our users. - Ed.Google search isn't just about looking up football scores from...Car's In The Future Will Think And Change Shape
Over one million people worldwide die in motor vehicle accidents every year. Studies have found that more than 90% of all motor vehicle accidents involve some degree of human error. So, we should all just face the...Satellite-Surveillance Program to Begin Despite Privacy Concerns
What's wrong with having "assurance that NAO operations will comply with applicable laws and privacy and civil liberties standards"? If our public servants have nothing to hide, they shouldn't mind the People and the law maintaining oversight."WASHINGTON -- The Department of...Data-Mining for Terrorists Not 'Feasible,' DHS-Funded Study Finds
Homeland Security report finds datamining isn't feasible for catching "terrorists"."The government should not be building predictive data-mining programs systems that attempt to figure out who among millions is a terrorist, a privacy and terrorism commission funded by...Police: Pa. landlord spied on 34 female tenants
" PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A suburban Philadelphia landlord secretly videotaped 34 female tenants over two decades after hiding cameras in their apartments, authorities said Friday. Thomas Daley, 45, will face additional charges stemming from the new victims identified...Report: Skype service in China recording, censoring messages
"TOM-Skype, eBay's joint venture in China, is recording customer text chats and censoring them if they contain certain keywords related to topics the government deems objectionable, according to a report released on...Targeted advertising exploits insecurities
I've mostly learned to ignore the loud and often obscene ads that litter the edges of my Gmail and Facebook accounts, but every so often the accuracy with which they pick up tags in my emails nabs my attention. ...513 views | 6 comments | 2 recommendations
ARPHID Alert Mixes Old Testament with New Tech But it is Still a Threat to Pr...
RFID tags are radio frequency identification tags, which are sometimes referred to on the Web as "ARPHIDs." If you are a citizen of the USA, you either have one of these in your passport now, or you will have one in your new passport. In Europe (sorry, not sure about Canada)... U.N. Agency Seeks Internet Anonymity Curbs
A United Nations agency is working on standards for tracing Internet traffic by IP address (physical location of originating transmissions), based on a proposal by the Chinese government. I may be straying into... Digital divide between young and old on online privacy
A new study out of Canada's Ryerson University, The Next Digital Divide: Online Social Network Privacy, has found that young people believe that personal information posted online remains relatively private, while older generations consider all information posted online to be...181 views | 2 comments | 5 recommendations
Microsoft: Digital Playgrounds
The Internet is regularly regarded as the 'wild west' or 'last frontier' due to the lack of regulation and overreaching control. This lack has been a boon to creativity, allow people to create, innovate and...99 views | 0 comments | 0 recommendations
UK Government lost personal data on 4M
Known as the most surveilled western country, Britain's government keeps extensive records on most of its citizens; but, as recently released reports from Whitehall indicate, they've lost a lot. The BBC decided to add up the 'data loss' incidents and...98 views | 1 comment | 0 recommendations
Why "If you aren't doing anything wrong, what do you have to hide?" is wrong
I saw this while I was strolling through reddit, this is a great article for the next time someone says: "If you've got nothing to hide, why do you care if someone is watching?""Privacy is an inherent human right, and a requirement for maintaining the human condition with...104 views | 1 comment | 2 recommendations
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