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  Schnucks wants federal court to handle data breach lawsuit

  St. Louis-based grocery chain Schnuck Markets has claimed that a potential class action lawsuit filed against it in an Illinois state court over a recent data breach really belongs in federal court because of the case's scope and damages involved

  By Jaikumar Vijayan | 24 May, 2013 20:31

  Tags: data security, Schnucks, security, data protection, privacy

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  U.S. urged to let companies 'hack-back' at IP cyber thieves

  U.S. companies should be allowed to take aggressive countermeasures against hackers seeking to steal their intellectual property, contends the private Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property.

  By Jaikumar Vijayan | 23 May, 2013 19:29

  Tags: Cybercrime and Hacking, Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property, security, intel, privacy

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  Telstra in the sights of Privacy Commissioner

  Australian Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim has begun an investigation after some Telstra customer’s phone numbers, names and home addresses contained in spreadsheets were found online during a Google search.

  By Hamish Barwick | 20 May, 2013 15:55

  Tags: Timothy Pilgrim, data security, Google, Telstra, privacy

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  Texas drone bill sparks a battle

  The battle to find a balance between privacy concerns and the beneficial use of drones for commercial and law enforcement purposes is in sharp focus in a bill that's winding its way through the Texas legislature.

  By Jaikumar Vijayan | 17 May, 2013 20:26

  Tags: Gov't Legislation/Regulation, Lance, security, regulation, government, privacy, Gov't Legislation

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  How to keep the feds from snooping on your cloud data

  A growing number of SaaS providers offer secure encryption log-in to Dropbox and other cloud storage vendors, meaning even they can't access the data you store. And neither can the government.

  By Lucas Mearian | 16 May, 2013 09:55

  Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Google, Microsoft, security, cloud security, privacy, cloud storage

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  Google allowing Android app vendors to illegally collect user data, lawsuit alleges

  Several users of devices running Google's Android operating system have filed an amended version of an earlier lawsuit accusing the company of illegally collecting, and allowing others to collect, extensive amounts of mobile user data without proper notice or consent.

  By Jaikumar Vijayan | 16 May, 2013 00:50

  Tags: Google, security, mobile apps, privacy

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  Russia signs international privacy pact

  Russia on Wednesday took a step toward protecting private data by ratifying the so-called Convention 108, established in 1981 and legally binding in 45 countries.

  By Jennifer Baker | 15 May, 2013 17:39

  Tags: security, privacy

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  First California lawsuit over mobile privacy issues crashes

  A California state court has dismissed a closely watched lawsuit charging that Delta Air Lines failed to comply with state privacy laws for mobile applications

  By Jaikumar Vijayan | 14 May, 2013 17:03

  Tags: Line, Gov't Legislation/Regulation, regulation, security, Delta Air Lines, government, privacy, mobile apps

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  Lookout will intercept privacy-invading mobile ad networks, apps

  Mobile security vendor Lookout plans to start flagging as adware mobile apps that use aggressive ad networks if they don't obtain explicit consent from users before engaging in behavior that potentially invades privacy.

  By Lucian Constantin | 13 May, 2013 14:14

  Tags: Google, security, Lookout, mobile security, privacy, bitdefender

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  Bill would put mobile app vendors on the hook for privacy

  The mobile industry's efforts to convince lawmakers that self-regulation alone is the best way to address growing concerns over privacy-invading mobile applications appears to be running into some headwind.

  By Jaikumar Vijayan | 10 May, 2013 10:12

  Tags: Federal Trade Commission, Mobile/Wireless, Networking, security, wireless, mobile, PPS, privacy, mobile apps

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  US lawmakers introduce apps privacy bill

  New legislation introduced by a group of U.S. lawmakers would require mobile application developers to obtain consent from consumers before collecting their personal data and to secure the data they collect.

  By Grant Gross | 09 May, 2013 19:53

  Tags: Consumer Watchdog, U.S. House of Representatives, security, Hank Johnson, mobile, legislation, John Simpson, government, privacy, mobile applications

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  Name.com forces customers to reset passwords following security breach

  Domain registrar Name.com forced its customers to reset their account passwords on Wednesday following a security breach on the company's servers that might have resulted in customer information being compromised.

  By Lucian Constantin | 09 May, 2013 11:55

  Tags: online safety, security, data breach, Access control and authentication, encryption, Name.com, privacy, Linode, sophos

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  Privacy sweep underway for popular websites

  Fifty of the most popular websites visited by Australians will be searched by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) to see if their privacy policies can be easily understood and accessed.

  By Hamish Barwick | 08 May, 2013 12:25

  Tags: Timothy Pilgrim, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC), social networking, Facebook, privacy

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  FTC sends warning letters to 10 data brokers

  More than 20 percent of data brokers checked by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission allegedly violated a U.S. privacy law when sharing personal data with agency workers posing as companies wanting to purchase information.

  By Grant Gross | 07 May, 2013 19:42

  Tags: U.S. Federal Trade Commission, regulation, security, government, internet, privacy

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  EU data protection vote delayed again

  An important vote on the future of the European Union's privacy laws has been delayed again.

  By Jennifer Baker | 07 May, 2013 15:40

  Tags: security, legal, privacy