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U.S. ranks near the bottom in 2007 International Privacy Ranking

The Electronic Privacy Information Center and Privacy International just published its 1,000-page "Privacy and Human Rights Report," which assesses the state of surveillance and privacy protection in 70 countries. Following are the key findings from the report. Needless to say, privacy is eroding in most parts of...

Tags: Russia, Privacy, Privacy Protection, Security, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2008-01-10

Privacy-Enhancing Radio Frequency Identification Tag: Implementation of the Clipped Tag

As the implementation of Radio Frequency Identification, RFID, tagging of pallets and cases for the retail supply chain proceeds, attention is being given to the possibility of RFID tagging for individual retail items. The privacy-protecting tag, called the "Clipped Tag" has been suggested by IBM as an additional consumer privacy...

Tags: Tagging, Privacy Protection, IBM Corp., RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics

White papers 2006-05-03

System & Internet Washer Pro (exe)

System & Internet Washer Pro is a privacy-protection tool that integrates with Internet Explorer and can erase the browser cache, the history, cookies, typed URLs, and the autocomplete list in one click. Unlike some other privacy-protection tools, which only delete files, this tool shreds those files from your hard disk...

Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Privacy Protection, Tool, System & Internet Washer Pro, Productivity, Web Browsers, Internet

Software downloads 2006-03-24

My Privacy Demo (exe)

My Privacy Demo probes the confidential information stored on your computer on its vulnerability to unauthorized access by hackers. The software finds all personal information and suggests its unrestorable erasure. My Privacy Demo also evaluates the level of your privacy protection and proposes ways to maximize it. Always keep on...

Tags: Software, Privacy, Privacy Protection, Hacking, Security, Productivity

Software downloads 2005-07-11

Additional Resources

Facebook gets serious about app quality

Facebook at its F8 developer powwow had a bevy of announcements that garnered interest, but among the most notable were its efforts to improve the quality of applications on the social networking site. First, the brief recap of Facebook's news (statement, Steve O'Hear's takeaways, Webware and Techmeme...

Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-24

COPA suffers another blow

InformationWeek is reporting on the latest blow to the Child Online Protection Act, or COPA. COPA imposes heavy fines on libraries and schools among other institutions that fail to prevent children from "content harmful to minors." If you're asking just what constitutes "harmful to minors", so...

Tags: Child Online Protection Act, Minor, Regulations, Government, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-23

How sick is Steve Jobs?

How sick is Steve Jobs?Not appropriate to ...discuss someone's health in a public blog. Privacy should remain private.how long before M$ goes belly up?with Gate$ gone, M$ is even in a worst position since he too was relying on brainless drones.RE: How sick is Steve Jobs?[i]Jobs has insisted to friends...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Steve Jobs, health care

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

COPA is unconstitutional

The Third Circuit has upheld a lower court decision that the Child Online Protection Act is unconstitutional, AP reports. In its ruling Tuesday, the federal appeals court concluded that the Child Online Protection Act is unconstitutionally overly broad and vague. The court also ruled that...

Tags: Child Online Protection Act, Parental Control, Third Circuit, Regulations, Government, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-07-23

75% of online banking sites found vulnerable to security design flaws

In a paper entitled "Analyzing Web sites for user-visible security design flaws" to be published at the Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security meeting at Carnegie Mellon University July 25, Atul Prakash and two of his doctoral students examined 214 financial institutions in 2006, finding that over 75% of all...

Tags: Bank, Online Banking, Flaw, Security, Financial Services, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-23

TTProtect (zip)

TTProtect is an advanced software protection tool, it protect software against cracker. It absorb the advantages of the other protections, and adding own characteristics, use of a unique anti-tracking methods, make it difficult to debug protected application. TTprotect features Debugger Detection, Anti-Attached, Drx decoding, Code Chaos and confusion, Virtual Machine...

Tags: Software, TTProtect, Tools & Techniques, Management

Software downloads 2008-07-23

(Photos: Tracking Last HOPE hackers)

(Photos: Tracking Last HOPE hackers)Get your badge and stick it in the Microwave first!1. Get your badge and stick it in the Microwave first! Not long enough to melt the badge but just enough to zap the RFID electronics.2. If you require the RFID to work to...

Tags: SECURITY, badge, Tracking Last HOPE, RFID, noise level, photograph

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

E-gold owners plead guilty to money laundering

E-gold owners plead guilty to money launderingGoodbye privacy?Cash leads to crime, too. Should we enforce credit/debit card payments only? If so, let's ban gold trading altogether!I will be obvious and boring then...[Please excuse my poor "Engrish" and my rushed-up style.]Hi guys.I don't agree with your opinion and thought a very...

Tags: Identity theft, Taxes, Free trade, Financial accounting, Financial Planning, Financial services, bank transaction, e-Gold, tax, financial

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

If you don't like AAPL's "Steve's health is a private matter" statement, then sell

If you don't like AAPL's "Steve's health is a private matter" statement, then sellorder of successionI think people would be less worried if Apple were more open about their order of succession. I think Steve has put the company in the right direction so, if something happened to him, they'd...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Apple Inc., private matter, health care

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

10 hard drive disasters

Deaths at the hands of bananas, smelly socks and WD-40 are some of the unusual fates to have befallen innocent hard drives, according to a data recovery company. Deaths at the hands of bananas, smelly socks and WD-40 are some of the unusual fates to have befallen innocent hard...

Tags: Hard Drive, hard drives, data recovery, Dan Ilett, Silicon.com

News items 2008-07-22

News to know: Apple, Crapware; Icahn and Yahoo; Brocade

Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Apple's Mac shipments surge; Lowballs on outlook; Jobs health worries Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Apple reports record Q3 08 Does Apple need to announce a post Steve Jobs plan? Dennis Howlett: Apple chaos theory Jason O'Grady: Apple Q3 2008...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Sony Corp., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., Brocade Communications Systems Inc., Apple Inc., Mice, Utility Computing, 3G, Open Source, Hardware, Peripherals, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2008-07-22

SoSure (msi)

Secure your digital valuables with SoSure. SoSure is an easy-to-use continuous backup solution for private and business users, based on the leading IBM technology. With SoSure, your family photos and important documents will be automatically backed up and secured. SoSure is unique in combining a user friendly design with the...

Tags: SoSure, Backups

Software downloads 2008-07-22

Custodia AntiVirus with Personal Firewall (exe)

Active protection against viruses, Trojans, worms, and other forms of malware. Featuring innovative and patented technology to scan, detect, and remove viruses, registry protection, e-mail scan, file shredder, and embedded scan for other programs such as MS Office, Internet Explorer, MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger, WinZip, and WinRAR....

Tags: Firewall, Personal Firewall, Canada, Virus, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security

Software downloads 2008-07-22

My-Virus-Protection (exe)

My-Virus-Protection is a software available for Windows. Protect your computer from viruses, worms, trojans. If the PC it's already infected software will scan and remove viruses, worms, trojans. Easy to use, no skills are required. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Trojan Horse, Worm, Virus, Jupiter Softwares, My-Virus-Protection, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security

Software downloads 2008-07-22

2008 Pwnie Award nominees announced

Well, after getting 134 nominations, and spending countless hours pulling out nominees, the judges for the 2008 Pwnie Awards have announced the final nominees to be voted on.  From the site: The final list of nominees for the nine Pwnie Award categories is ...

Tags: Nominee, Vulnerability, XSS, Attack, Flaw, Dan, XSS Flaw, Lifelock, Security, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-21

Facebook unveils redesign

Facebook unveils redesignFacebook FaceliftWhile the "Facebook Facelift" might sound appealing, until they disallow applications that must 'have permission to view your profile', nothing much is going to change.It is upsetting is today's 'spam market' of cookies, spybots, and phising people are focusing on minute issues like appearance.RE: Facebook unveils redesignI...

Tags: Facebook, MySpace

Discussion threads 2008-07-21