Tag Archive for ‘privacy’
Civilian Monitoring Organization Becomes Sony Hackers’ Latest Target
Civilian Monitoring Organization Becomes Sony Hackers’ Latest Target LulzSec, the group of hackers responsible for the recent Sony data breach, have taken credit for this week’s successful hack of InfraGard, an FBI-affiliated private-sector organization that connects businesses, academic institutions, and law enforcement to the FBI through information sharing, analysis efforts, and a common goal to [...]
California Senate Passes Expansion to Reader Privacy Bill
In a vote this week, the California Senate expanded the Reader Privacy Bill, a bill protecting bookstore and library records from government snooping, to include online bookstores. The Reader Privacy Bill is important to protecting individual privacy, since our personal reading choices reflect the things we think, feel, and want to know more about. If [...]
Apple Tracks iPhone Users, Twenty-Four Hours a Day
Researchers discovered this week that the iPhones and iPads constantly track the location data of the phone and save this information to a file on the user’s computer when the user plugs in the phone to sync. The file, named consolidated.db, contains the GPS coordinates of the phone, presumably for technical support or in case [...]
Personal Information Privacy: What Does the Government Know About You?
Surveys report that the average American is worried about personal information privacy. For good reason, too – newly declassified files detail massive FBI efforts at data-mining. Carl Caldwell, the president of Right-to-Know, released the following statement: “FBI files can begin with records as simple as bankruptcy, Veteran Administration activities, income tax difficulties, and passport and [...]
McCain and Kerry: Bipartisan Support for Online Privacy Protection Emerges
Legislation rumored to address growing concern over online privacy protection reveals that Democrats and Republicans can agree on something after all. According to a poll by Consumer Watchdog, Americans of all backgrounds and creeds agree that online privacy protection needs an overhaul: a whopping 90% of Americans want to see legislative measures aimed at personal [...]
Tips for Staying Safe on Craigslist
Craigslist is an online bulletin board that hosts free classified advertisements for jobs, real estate, personals, items for sale, community activities and more. Founded in 1995, Craigslist has become one of the most popular websites in the world but can be dangerous due to its lack of moderation and offline risks. There have been several [...]
Adjusting Privacy Settings on LinkedIn
LinkedIn is a social networking site for employees and employers. It helps job-seekers “put themselves out there” and brings them a step closer to new career opportunities. But, it’s still important to protect your privacy and control who sees your information on LinkedIn. Learn how to protect your privacy through the use of the LinkedIn’s privacy settings.
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