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Privacy: The degree to which an individual can determine which personal information is to be shared with whom and for what purpose. Although always a concern when users pass confidential...; Full Privacy Definition >>

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Catching up: MySpace adds Karaoke; Friends Reunited drops paid access; Facebook apps create Privacy scare: The social web weekly: a quick-fire roundup of some of the news, announcements and conversations that have occurred throughout the last weekâ€¦ MySpace adds Karaoke. Nearly two years after Fox Interactive purchased the karaoke site kSolo.com, its feature-set has finally been integrated into MySpace. "The combination of...; Tags: Facebook, Privacy, MySpace, MySpace Karaoke, Data Mining, Business Intelligence, Corporate Communications, Marketing Research, Desktops, Databases, Security, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Marketing, Hardware, Steve O\'Hear; Blog posts 2008-05-05
Privacy Protect It (exe): Removes all traces of Internet explorer, VLC, Skype, DivX, Bit Torrent and popular P2P applications, including LimeWire, Azureus, Bit Torrent Client, uTorrent, Kazaa, orpheus. Removes all traces of desktop search applications, Microsoft Office applications and any unwanted items or customized settings pertaining to email applications such as Outlook, Outlook Express,...; Tags: Application, Privacy, Trace, Desktop Search, Cheetu, Microsoft Outlook, E-mail, Groupware, Search, E-mail Clients, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Online Communications, Enterprise Software; Software downloads 2008-04-28
Plicatus Privacy Cleaner (msi): If you don't protect your information, your privacy can be hijacked. Through aggressive cookies and unannounced browser downloads, your surfing habits and private information could be tracked and stolen. You may even become a victim of identify theft. Using Plicatus Privacy Cleaner an help you maintain your privacy, online and...; Tags: Privacy, Web Browser, Plicatus Software, Web Browsers, Security, Internet; Software downloads 2008-04-15
Microsoft's End to End trust vision: Can this identity, trusted stack thing work?: Microsoft unveiled its "End to End Trust" security vision and now the real work begins: Will anyone buy into it? At RSA, Microsoft rolled out a whitepaper that at the very least is quite the conversation piece. Reading through the whitepaper--something I encourage everyone...; Tags: Software, Audit, Privacy, Vision, Microsoft Corp., Hardware, Identity, Accountability, Audit Data, Internet, Financial Accounting, Security, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-08
Online Solutions Privacy Cleaner (msi): OSPC (Online Solutions Privacy Cleaner) is a powerful, yet simple application intended for the removal of users' confidential information and traces of users' activities on their computers. Some files created by the browser and other popular applications often contain confidential information, which can tell a lot about the user. Therefore,...; Tags: Privacy, Cookie, Online Solutions, OSPC, Internet; Software downloads 2008-03-24

Does Japan's plan to kick off P2P users violate Privacy?: Does Japan's plan to kick off P2P users violate privacy?P2P session connectionsP2P operates by establishing an IP to IP connection between 2 computers without the use of an intervening file server. The various ISP servers and routers are only used as a transport mechanism. The actual file transfer and storage...; Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), P2P, content owner, privacy; Discussion threads 2008-03-17
Does Japan's plan to kick off P2P users violate Privacy?: I just read George's piece on Japan's scheme to block illegal file-traders and at first blush it sounds good. According to a Japanese newspaper, ISP groups and copyright holders have agreed on a plan to identify, notify and eventually cut off P2P traders of illegal content. Here's George: ...; Tags: Comcast Corp., P2P, Privacy, Internet Service Provider, IP, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-03-17
How to secure your Windows computer and protect your Privacy with free software: This guide from Howard Fosdick explains many of the threats to your security and privacy you may encounter when you use Microsoft Windows. It describes these concerns in simple, non-technical terms. The goal is to provide information anyone can understand. Fosdick also offers solutions, safe practices you can follow, and...; Tags: Goal, Privacy, Computer, Howard Fosdick, Microsoft Windows, Security, Operating Systems, Software; Download resources 2008-03-14
Have a heart (attack): Defibrillators, pacemakers vulnerable to hackers: Researchers have discovered that an implantable heart device, a combination of a defibrillator and pacemaker, is vulnerable to hackers. According to a study, authored by researchers at the University of Washington, University of Massachusetts Amherst and Harvard Medical School, hackers could get wireless access to a heart...; Tags: Software, Patient, Researcher, Radio, Privacy, Hacker, Attack, Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator, Implantable Medical Device, Advertising & Promotion, Security, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-12
New camera detects objects under clothes: Everyone's excited about the new British camera that can image objects hidden under clothes. The T5000 camera, created by ThruVision, uses "passive imaging technology" to identify objects by the natural electromagnetic rays they emit, Reuters says. It can detect images up to 80 feet away, even when people...; Tags: Imaging, Privacy, Camera, Object, T5000, ThruVision, T-rays, Document Management, Security, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-03-11
Will Privacy keep Health 2.0 from the starting gate?: Will privacy keep Health 2.0 from the starting gate?No sale, thank you.Without HIPPA-like protections in place then I won't bother with it. Your health care is not some trivial lifestyle junk like a MySpace or Facebook page. You can and will be discriminated against if there are no clear privacy...; Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, SECURITY, Health 2.0, privacy, health care; Discussion threads 2008-03-05
Will Privacy keep Health 2.0 from the starting gate?: The Health 2.0 conference in San Diego this week was a sell-out, and the schmoozefest was filled with the kind of promise which Janet Dillione of Siemens spoke about last week. (Picture from the Health 2.0 wiki.) But will privacy concerns strangle Health 2.0 in its crib?...; Tags: Privacy, Fact, Health Care, Personal Health Record, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-03-05
German court protects personal data Privacy: There is a right to personal computer privacy in Germany, after all, the country's high court said Wednesday. Data stored or exchanged on PCs are protected by the German constitution, the Federal Constitutional Court, AP reports. ''Collecting such data directly encroaches on a citizen's rights, given that...; Tags: PC, Information Technology, Privacy, Desktops, Productivity, Strategy, Security, Hardware, Management, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-02-27
Google Talk's new chatback badge: is there a Privacy issue here?: Now here's something I am trying to figure out. First, I go to the (non-Google) Google Operating System blog, and their new entry about how to chat with your site's visitors using Google Talk. Well, I guess I need to provide some explanation:Now you...; Tags: Google Inc., Google Talk, Privacy, Blogging, Web Site Development, Internet, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-02-26
Surveillance society needs Privacy safeguards: Surveillance society needs privacy safeguardsMessage has been deleted.How can people expect privacy on a public street?This whole hullabaloo must be coming from city dwellers. Country and small-town people don't expect to go out on the street and not be recognized.Anonymity, perhaps, is a better term for what they're trying to...; Tags: privacy safeguard, surveillance society, privacy; Discussion threads 2008-02-12
ID Privacy Shield (exe): ID Privacy Shield is a program specially designed to protect your privacy of actions, by covering up your Internet tracks as well as all of your computer actions. It shields and automatically erases the history of your moves. Main features includes: cleaning the history of your computer activities, eliminating junk-files...; Tags: Privacy, Computer, ID Privacy Shield, Productivity, Internet; Software downloads 2008-02-12
Privacy Protection Suite 2.1 (exe): Privacy Protection Suite is a powerful tool that protects your privacy. It solves a major problem a violation of privacy and a security flaw in the system. Mishandling private information, such as customer passwords or social security numbers, can compromise your privacy. Instant messenger chat logs can reveal your secrets....; Tags: Privacy, Privacy Protection Suite, Social Security, Security, Government; Software downloads 2008-02-07
Cellphones to monitor highway traffic: Cellphones to monitor highway trafficPrivacyI want to point out that producing strong privacy guarantees is one of the key research issues being investigated in this study. We understand that privacy is critical to the success of a system like this. –Quinn Jacobson / Nokia Research Center, Palo AltoYes, privacy is...; Tags: privacy, ID Number, monitor, cell phone; Discussion threads 2008-02-01
EU: User Privacy rights trump intellectual property: Good and bad news for European net users. The European Union's high court said that under EU law ISPs don't have to provider user data to record labels and movie studios looking to track down illegal downloaders, the AP reports. It seems that privacy rights in the...; Tags: Privacy, Intellectual Property Right, European Union, Intellectual Property, Government, Research & Development, Business Operations, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-01-29
Google spars with European lawmakers over Privacy: Google spars with European lawmakers over privacyI dont understandIsn't personal privacy moot like such a thing could possibly exist?About privacy...I never expected total privacy while online.My passwords & such are obviously private, but comments I post online aren't private.How are they defining privacy, I wonder?RE: Google spars with European lawmakers...; Tags: privacy, European lawmaker, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-01-23