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Privacy guide for Kindle, other E-Book readers

If you're concerned about the privacy implications of reading digital books, take a look at a nice guide put up yesterday by the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

By Erik Larkin | 23 December, 2009 06:54

Tags: amazon kindle, ebook, Google books, kindle, privacy

Researchers advise cyber self defense in the cloud

Security researchers are warning that Web-based applications are increasing the risk of identity theft or losing personal data more than ever before.

By Dan Nystedt | 12 October, 2009 21:16

Tags: cloud computing, security, web-based apps

Careless downloading makes BlackBerry users spy targets

IPhone lovers and other smartphone users should take heed: A security researcher showed ways to spy on a BlackBerry user during a presentation Wednesday, including listening to phone conversations, stealing contact lists, reading text messages, taking and viewing photos and figuring out the handset's location via GPS.

By Dan Nystedt | 08 October, 2009 01:15

Tags: Blackberry, security

Citing cybercrime, FBI director doesn't bank online

The head of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has stopped banking online after nearly falling for a phishing attempt.

By Robert McMillan | 08 October, 2009 06:15

Tags: fbi, phishing, security

Injunction delivered over Twitter worked, UK attorney says

A U.K. lawyer is claiming victory on Tuesday after a court-ordered injunction delivered over Twitter has stopped his antagonist from impersonating him on the microblogging service.

By Jeremy Kirk | 06 October, 2009 23:26

Tags: legal, twitter

Five technologies Iran is using to censor the Web

One month after a disputed presidential election sparked widespread unrest in Iran, the country's government has initiated a cyber-crackdown that is challenging hackers across the globe to find new ways to help keep Iranian dissidents connected to the Web.

By Brad Reed | 21 July, 2009 10:51

Tags: censorship, internet content filtering, iran

Does Google know too much about you?

Do you trust Google? If you use its multitude of online services on a daily basis you might, but is that assumption wise? For some, Google is a wonderful company with a broad selection of useful online tools that make life easier, but for others Google is a looming, unregulated monster just waiting for the moment to drop the 'don't' from the company's unofficial motto, "Don't be evil."

By Ian Paul | 11 July, 2009 05:22

Tags: censorship, gmail, Google, google apps, Google Chrome OS, privacy

Use the Internet, lose your privacy

Bruce Schneier, author and computer security expert, wrote a good reality-check essay on the subject of online privacy, or the lack thereof.

By Erik Larkin | 06 May, 2009 04:09

Tags: internet privacy

Stop DRM from becoming a "privacy nightmare"

The news that iTunes will offer songs from the three of the largest labels free of copy protection software was music to the ears of many users. Privacy experts say it's a sign the industry is realizing how counter-productive digital rights management (DRM) limitations actually are.

By Jennifer Kavur | 24 February, 2009 08:14

Tags: drm, privacy

How to avoid 5 common storage mishaps

Think you can guess the No. 1 threat to the security of your stored data? If you said hackers, or even trouble-making insiders, you'd be wrong. While malicious threats are an ongoing concern, it's your well-meaning employees who are more likely to unknowingly expose your company's stored data through, say, a file-sharing network or a misplaced laptop.

By Mary Brandel | 10 February, 2009 09:12

Tags: data breach

What the Web knows about you

She had me at hello ... or just about. Our conversation had barely started when privacy activist Betty Ostergren interrupted me to say that she had found my full name, address, Social Security number and a digital image of my signature on the Web.

By Robert L. Mitchell | 28 January, 2009 08:12

Tags: privacy

12 tips for managing your information footprint

When it comes to managing personal information online, most people are their own worst enemies. Many of us fail to adequately protect our personal data before it gets online, but once information makes its way to the Internet, it can be quickly replicated and is often difficult, if not impossible, to remove.

By Robert L. Mitchell | 29 January, 2009 09:16

Tags: privacy, security

Ducks, dorks and deviants: Wackiest stories of 2008

It's not all bits and bytes

In Pictures: Aussies rally against sanitised Internet

Protesters held rallies across Australian capital cities today to oppose the government's national clean feed Internet scheme, which will impose blanket content filtering for all web connections

By Darren Pauli | 13 December, 2008 17:17

Tags: efa, internet content filtering

Holiday Travel: 10 Ways to Keep Your Laptop, Privacy Safe

Holiday travelers, hang onto your laptops: One is now stolen every 53 seconds. Here are 10 tips to keep your PC and data safe as we enter the busiest travel season of the year.

By Thomas Wailgum | 25 November, 2008 08:16

Tags: laptop bags, laptop security

Deleting your digital past -- for good

An unsavory connection from your past. An annoying link to your name that's dragging down your career. A spicy quote you tossed off to a reporter that you wish you could take back.

By Tracy Mayor | 18 November, 2008 08:22

Tags: blogs, online safety, search engines, social networking

The three business tech risks you don't know about

Business travelers will soon need to carry the name of their corporate lawyer in addition to their passport when traveling to the United States, and they may need to bring with them a different business laptop as well. This is because US Customs can search and confiscate your laptop without any prior cause, according to policies that have been posted online since a Ninth US Circuit Court ruling in April.

By David Strom | 18 September, 2008 09:14

Tags: government legislation, government regulation, it management, it strategy, privacy

How to Set Your Facebook Privacy Settings

Facebook, since its mistakes with the Beacon advertising incident, has rolled out one of the most robust security systems for any social network, which allows users to control who sees what information about them with great specificity. Take a look at Facebook's privacy features and how to set yours.

By C.G. Lynch | 16 September, 2008 14:13

Tags: Facebook, privacy, social networking

Do ISPs pose a bigger online privacy threat than Google?

The increased monitoring and profiling of Internet users by companies such as Google and its DoubleClick online advertising subsidiary is widely seen as one of the biggest threats to online privacy. But in reality, said university professor Paul Ohm, the potential for the same kind of activities by ISPs poses a much greater privacy risk.

By Jaikumar Vijayan | 16 September, 2008 10:07

Tags: privacy

Be a better Big Brother: Monitoring your coworkers

Employee monitoring software is an amazingly useful, yet somewhat awkward technology. It can help your IT department weed out your worst time-wasters and layabouts — and even those who are sharing your corporate secrets. But while you may need to keep an eye on your employees, no IT or HR manager has the time to monitor the thousands of keystrokes that happen in a given work day across a busy network.

By Adam Pletsch | 12 September, 2008 10:51

Tags: security products