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Earlier this month, a high-tech trade group representing Google, Yahoo, Oracle, and Cisco came out in support of CISPA, the controversial cybersecurity bill currently being debated in Congress.
This group, called TechNet, says the bill addresses the need for industry and government to be able to share cyberthreats information in real time.
Click to find out why this is a troubling development and one that could directly impact your sensitive personal information! Read More
The ACLU claims that the four major mobile carriers — AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint — are not doing enough to protect users’ private and personal data related to security updates on their Android devices. The ACLU says the mobile providers are all using a “deceptive and unfair business practice” — but what exactly are they doing?
Click to find out what security holes could be compromising your Android mobile phone.
In the latest installment of Ask the Expert, CEO Kent Lawson explains how different modes of information transmission are treated differently by the law. For example, the government needs a court order to look at your email, but not at your phone records or texts.
Click to read more and find out just what sensitive personal information Google may be handing over to the government about you. Best to assume you are being listened to or watched when doing anything online, indeed.
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Have you heard about Privacyfix?
If this string of tweets on the day it launched is any indication, the Privacyfix extension may be the solution to some of our biggest privacy worries when it comes to Google, Facebook, and online tracking.
“Default privacy settings on sites like Facebook are revenue- driven, not privacy-driven,” explains PrivacyFix founder Jim Brock. “Privacyfix puts you back in control of your data.” Read More
A couple of months ago, Google revealed that they discover 9,500 new malicious websites every day.
Also each day, over 12 million Google search queries contain at least one hacked website.
Google discovered these startling facts through its Safe Browsing Initiative, which they founded five years ago in an effort to clean up the Internet and keep their users safe from viruses, Trojan horses, and the like.
Are you at risk from these malicious websites? Read on to find out what these malicious websites can do and how you can protect yourself. Read More
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Did anyone else catch the very busy Twitter chat about the FTC’s fine against Google?
It can be found by using the #FTCpriv hashtag, and the chat centered on the Federal Trade Commission’s $22.5 million fine to settle charges that Google circumvented privacy settings in Apple’s Safari browser.
While some privacy advocates are excited by the ruling, others say that it amounts to a little more than a slap on the wrist. Read More
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The Obama Administration recently unveiled plans for a consumer privacy “bill of rights” that, at first glance, looks very promising.
The plan would give citizens more control over how their personal information is collected and used by online companies. It also sets standards regarding individual control, transparency, and accountability.
In a nutshell, this plan gives people the ability to opt out of having their personal data collected as well as forcing companies to adhere to clear and accessible privacy policies. Read More
Google’s new privacy policy changes have many privacy advocates up in arms. It begs the question: does our personal information belong to us or the corporations that collect it? Instead of being forced to adhere to these data collection rules in order to use a popular product, shouldn’t we insist that companies give us the option to allow or deny them permission to track and store our personal information? What happens if hackers get ahold of this information?
Read on for more information about Google’s new privacy policies. Read More
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Attention, privacy seekers!
IT World says this is your last chance to tell Google to forget about you.
Until March 1, when the search giant’s new single privacy policy goes into effect, there are some simple steps to take to erase your past history. Read More
Security researchers have apparently found a vulnerability in Google’s mobile payments platform. The video below says the problem is currently available in phones sold by Sprint Nextel. Read More
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