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The Commonwealth Cybergovernance Model Adopted by ICT Ministers

Mar 9, 2014

The Commonwealth Cybergovernance Model adopted by ICT ministers from the 53-country Commonwealth of Nations this week could encourage African nations to move forward on controversial proposals to combat cybercrime and develop common ...

Tags: Computer Products, IT, Online Security

UN Panel Has Adopted a Draft Resolution on Potential Threats to Human Rights

Nov 29, 2013

Following reports about U.S. surveillance worldwide, a United Nations panel has adopted a draft resolution on potential threats to human rights such as the right to privacy in the digital age. The draft resolution, approved without a ...

Tags: Digital Privacy Threats, Draft Resolution

The Scientist Inventing The World Wide Web Warns Threatening The Future of Democracy

Nov 22, 2013

The scientist credited with inventing the World Wide Web spoke out Friday against what he called a "growing tide of surveillance and censorship," warning that it is threatening the future of democracy. Tim Berners-Lee, who launched the ...

Tags: Consumer Electronics, web service

Six Privacy Groups Have Asked FTC to Strike Down Proposed Changes to Facebook's Policies

Sep 6, 2013

Six privacy groups have asked the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to strike down proposed changes to Facebook’s policies, as they violate a 2011 settlement with the agency over user privacy. “The changes will allow Facebook to ...

Tags: Privacy Groups, Facebook's policies

Faced with EPA Using Guns,Body Armor Have to Enforce Clean Water Act

Sep 6, 2013

EPA agents are wearing body armor and carrying guns to check on Clean Water Act violations? In late August, agents of the Alaska Environmental Crimes Task Force descended on several mines around the town of Chicken, and may have been there ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food

A U.S. Judge Has Put a Stamp of Approval on a US$20 Million Fund for Facebook

Aug 27, 2013

A U.S. judge has put a stamp of approval on a US$20 million fund for Facebook to settle a class-action advertising suit, despite objections from groups representing minors on the site. The ruling was issued Monday in the U.S. District ...

Tags: Computer Products, webservice, software

Five U.S. Privacy Groups Have Opposed a Proposed US$8.5 Million Settlement with Google

Aug 26, 2013

Five U.S. privacy groups have opposed a proposed US$8.5 million settlement with Google in a class action lawsuit over search privacy, as it fails to require Google to change its business practices, they said. Google was sued in October ...

Tags: Google, Computer Products

Privacy and Digital Rights Groups Dug in for a Longer Fight Against Surveillance Programs

Aug 2, 2013

Privacy and digital rights groups have dug in for a longer fight against massive surveillance programs at the U.S. National Security Agency, even after the House of Representatives voted last week against an amendment to curtail the ...

Tags: Computer Products, software

Is Your Car Watching Your Every Move? Can The Cable Company Track Your DVR Habits?

Jun 20, 2013

Is your car watching your every move? Can the cable company track your DVR habits? Those two privacy issues are bubbling up in Congress, where lawmakers this week filed bipartisan legislation that would give car owners control over data ...

Tags: Black Box Recorder, Lawmaker, DVR Snooping

EPA's Pinocchio Nose Continues to Grow Longer Along with Farmer Privacy Scandal

Jun 18, 2013

EPA’s Pinocchio nose continues to grow longer. Despite a barrage of criticism following the admitted release of private farmer data to three environmental groups after a Freedom of Information Act request, EPA has clammed up and ...

Tags: EPA, Farmer Privacy

The British Government Has Clashed with The European Union Over an Initiative

Apr 5, 2013

The British government has clashed with the European Union over an initiative surrounding the "right to be forgotten" online, arguing Britain should be able to opt out of the upcoming laws. The policy, part of the EU's General Data ...

Tags: service, facebook

Honey Laundering Has Gained a Good Deal of Merited Press Coverage The Last Few Years

Mar 12, 2013

What sits on the grocery shelf is often not what it seems — especially regarding olive oil, honey, fish and wine. The National Center for Food Protection and Defense estimates that Americans pay $10 billion to $15 billion annually for ...

Tags: Food Protection and Defense, food safety, US

Pay Attention to Data Breach Letter and Protect Yourself From Identity Fraud

Mar 5, 2013

Skeptical consumers, take heed: If you receive a notice that your personal data has been breached, pay attention and take free self-help steps to protect yourself from identity fraud. Data-breach notifications have become an increasingly ...

Tags: Data-breach, identity fraud, security

Facebook Is Rolling out a Patch to Fix a Rare Bug in Its API

Mar 1, 2013

Facebook is rolling out a patch to fix a rare bug in its API that had apparently been leaking users' phone numbers to app developers. The glitch, which was first reported back in June 2012, was affecting the email field in some mobile ...

Tags: Facebook, API, company news, cyber security

Facebook Is Working Hard to Assure Users That Graph Search

Feb 20, 2013

Facebook is working hard to assure users that Graph Search, its new search engine designed to uncover all sorts of information buried within the site, does not compromise the privacy rights of minors. "As with all of our products, we ...

Tags: Facebook, site, Graph Search

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