Topic: Information Privacy

The Latest in Identity Theft

This summer, the Department of Justice cracked the biggest case of identity theft in history. While we are thankful to the Justice Department for its hard work in bringing the identity thieves to justice, it does not negate the fact ...READ»

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Privacy and Security Issues in Social Networking

Given the rising popularity of social networks, it’s little surprise that there have been several high-profile breaches of security on sites as huge as MySpace and Facebook. With over 350 million members combined, all it takes is one single person to cause a major damage. Learn how the networks are dealing with the breaches -- and how to protect yourself.READ»

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Bob Cramer--Security Challenges and Solutions<br></br> for Small Companies

Bob Cramer, president and CEO of LiveVault (recently acquired by Iron Mountain Incorporated), discusses the hidden dangers that lurk in small business data backup systems and technology solutions that can help companies survive data loss.READ»

Protecting Your Online Identity

Your personal information is online and getting more accessible every day. So how can you manage your online reputation and privacy in this cyber world where walls don't exist? Here are five ways in which Internet users can ensure ...READ»

Blanket Security

The IT Security Show, the self-proclaimed largest online security exhibition, offers an impressive array of white papers related to computer forensics, information security, biometric identification, cryptography, fraud, and other ...READ»

Chief Privacy Officer

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The Biggest Hack Exposed: How Safe is the Web Really?

Last week, the Department of Justice cracked the biggest case of credit card and identity theft in U.S. history. Oh, snap. Last Tuesday, Federal prosecutors charged 11 hackers with the theft and sale of more than 40 million credit and ...READ»

Refusing to Gamble on Privacy

Sandy Hughes, chief global privacy officer for Procter & Gamble, oversees privacy efforts for the company's 98,000 employees working in 80 countries. In an interview with Fast Company, she expanded on the company's approach to privacy, the need for consistency, and the challenges associated with keeping up with change around the world.READ»

Managing Transparency

What are the strategies we can use to deal with unrelenting transparency? Fight it. Accept it. Deceive it.READ»

Refusing to Gamble on Privacy

Sandy Hughes, chief global privacy officer for Procter & Gamble, oversees privacy efforts for the company's 98,000 employees working in 80 countries. In an interview with Fast Company, she expanded on the company's approach to privacy, the need for consistency, and the challenges associated with keeping up with change around the world.READ»

How Rapleaf Is Data-Mining Your Friend Lists to Predict Your Credit Risk

By now, you probably already know your behavior on social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook can get you fired, evicted, and even arrested--but what about your friends' behavior? READ»

Careers: Rain Falls on Social Networking Parade

I wander through life empowering experts to deal with chronic problems such as product safety, cancer, poverty and Internet privacy. Like taxes and dry cleaning, I often don't want to know the nitty gritty of how things get ...READ»

Coke and Pepsi Unite to Fight Crime

A female Coca-Cola employee and two men were arrested in Atlanta yesterday for allegedly stealing confidential information from the Coca-Cola Co. and trying to sell it to PepsiCo Inc. Pepsi alerted their rival when a letter, sealed ...READ»

Laura Betterly on Google Phishing

A client of ours sent over an e-mail from Google, one that said one of their ads were disapproved and there was a link to login and fix the problem. The only thing was, the notice wasn't from Google, and it went to a phishing site, ...READ»

The Trouble With Friending the White House

In the great wired tradition of his campaign, President Obama has opened White House accounts on MySpace, Facebook, Twitter and Flickr (which delivered this photo, an instant classic). The accounts are part of the President's ...READ»

In Today's Papers

For the clip file: New Service From Amazon Offers Downloadable Films "Amazon.com, the leading purveyor of goods online, has started selling digital products, offering movies and television programs that can be downloaded and ...READ»

Too Much Information

Call it the "echo-chamber effect": the chatter of business-related information (and pseudo-information) that produces brain-dead behavior.READ»

The Texas ID Theft Crackdown

ID theft is no laughing matter. Thankfully, many of the states in the U.S. have taken matters into their own hands and are acting forcefully to protect their citizens against this crime.READ»

Fast Talk: Privacy Warrior

Dr. Deborah Peel Founder and President, Patient Privacy Rights Austin, Texas Dr. Deborah Peel, 56, a practicing psychiatrist, founded Patient Privacy Rights, a consumer watchdog organization. She began fighting for medical ...READ»

Mergers Can Lead to More Security Woes

Every day it seems like we’re hearing about a bank merger or at least banks talking about merging. Washington Mutual and J.P. Morgan Chase. Merrill Lynch and Bank of America. It doesn’t look like we’ll be hearing any less of ...READ»

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FTC Spurs Google to Change Privacy Policy for Electronic Books

Google Books can't seem to shake off controversy these days. One of the more fraught aspects of Google's all seeing eye is getting a shakedown, though: The FTC's forced Google to issue a separate privacy policy to protect your book ...READ»

Dis and Dat(a)

Curious what your personal information is worth when registering for new products and services online? The Swipe Toolkit features a data calculator to help you gauge the value of your personal specifics. Drawing on a handful of ...READ»

Sony Stung With $1 Million Child Privacy Violation Fine

Sony BMG has been stung with a $1 million fine this week by the U.S government in a legal case centering on violations of federal rules protecting children online. Sony improperly allowed children under 13 to register on its ...READ»

Beware the Instant Quote

While it’s nice to get an instant Illinois health insurance quote online, people need to be wary about where their personal information is going.READ»

Canada Makes Facebook Rein In Its Freewheeling Privacy Settings

Facebook's just announced it's tweaking its privacy settings--a move to allow its users finer control over what private information is broadcast and shared across its network and to Facebook Apps. It's welcome, and arrives thanks to ...READ»