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Lawmakers call on DOJ to reopen investigation into Google Wi-Fi spying
Two U.S. lawmakers have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to reopen its investigation into Google's snooping on Wi-Fi networks in 2010 after recent questions about the company's level of cooperation with federal inquiries.
By Grant Gross | 24 May, 2012 23:37
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Lawmakers call on DOJ to reopen investigation into Google Wi-Fi spying
Two U.S. lawmakers have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to reopen its investigation into Google's snooping on Wi-Fi networks in 2010 after recent questions about the company's level of cooperation with federal inquiries.
By Grant Gross | 24 May, 2012 20:53
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Researchers propose TLS extension to detect rogue SSL certificates
A pair of security researchers have proposed an extension to the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol that would allow browsers to detect and block fraudulently-issued SSL certificates.
By Lucian Constantin | 24 May, 2012 20:35
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European privacy regulators want more detail on Google's policy changes
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By Peter Sayer | 24 May, 2012 17:42
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Study: Patriot Act gives US government no special acess to cloud data
An often-repeated concern that the U.S. Patriot Act gives the U.S. government unequaled access to personal data stored on cloud services is incorrect, with several other nations enjoying similar access to cloud data, according to a study released Wednesday.
By Grant Gross | 23 May, 2012 16:02
Tutorials about privacy
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How to check if your password was exposed in Gawker hack
A security researcher today provided a way for users to see whether their e-mail addresses and passwords were among the 1.3 million compromised in a hack of Gawker Media's sites.
By Gregg Keizer | 14 December, 2010 06:54
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Keep your personal data off the market
In 2003, author and security pioneer Simson Garfinkel conducted a study of data he found on second-hand hard drives. On eBay, Garfinkel bought the hard drive from an old ATM machine; it held 827 bank account PINs. Another drive he purchased on eBay had previously been owned by a medical center and contained information on 31,000 credit card numbers.
By Tony Bradley | 05 May, 2010 23:35
Features about privacy
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Biggest tech industry apologies of 2010 - so far
While apologies from BP to the world regarding its environmental disaster and even from a U.S. Congressman to BP have stolen headlines of late, the tech industry has not been without its fair share of apologies during the first half of 2010 either.
By Bob Brown | 22 June, 2010 02:29
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Google Wi-Fi snooping should serve as security wakeup call
The continuing saga of Google's wireless snooping and the maelstrom it's generated won't end anytime soon.
By Jeff Bertolucci | 29 May, 2010 00:31
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Facebook's privacy fixes can't cure stupid
Facebook deserves plenty of blame for messing too much with its privacy settings, but no amount of fixing will stop people from embarrassing themselves on the Internet.
By Jared Newman | 27 May, 2010 04:30
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Is Facebook truly sorry for its privacy sins?
Want an expert lesson in how to respond without actually responding and how to apologize without saying you're sorry? Then you need to read Facebook CEO Mark Zukerberg's quasi-mea culpa in today's Washington Post. Do it now; I'll wait.
By Robert X. Cringely | 25 May, 2010 10:27
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Good-bye to privacy?
New Yorker Barry Hoggard draws a line in the sand when it comes to online privacy. In May he said farewell to 1251 Facebook friends by deleting his account of four years to protest what he calls the social network's eroding privacy policies.
By Tom Spring | 24 May, 2010 23:56
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