electronic security and privacy
Interpol 'overwhelmed' by cybercrime
News Kendall admitted that users could have legitimate privacy concerns about such a public-private partnership, but claimed law enforcement agencies would limit themselves to non-sensitive data. Kendall said the rise in electronic crime has crippled... [12 Oct 2000]
Snooping Bill gets security seal of disapproval
Comment Large companies may also be forced to install such devices and, predictably, neither they nor the ISPs are falling over themselves to support such measures given that there will be significant costs involved, in addition to the privacy issues. [12 Sep 2000]
Transatlantic Cable: Tap, tap tapping on the net's door
Comment The US was one of the first countries to pass laws allowing this, through the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act. If reports of the Echelon system are anything to go by, one of the first people to read this column will be the US National... [19 Jul 2000]
Industry giants form ecommerce watchdog
News However, in a Reuters report, Jason Catlett, president of US privacy consulting firm Junkbusters, claimed that the group was only established to "pay lip service to some principles of privacy". The US-based group - called the Electronic Commerce... [08 Jun 2000]
Couriers caught in crossfire over government Bill
News Failing to provide the key could lead to prosecution - a proviso which has provoked outrage from privacy activists. The RIP Bill contains legislation pulled from the Electronic Communications Bill that covers the powers of police to intercept... [12 Mar 2000]
Don't blame technology for privacy violations
News Technology isn't to blame for erosion of personal privacy: it's the people using the technology and the policies carried out, according to security expert and journalist, Simson Garfinkel. Starting tomorrow, Silicon.com will be serialising... [07 Feb 2000]
California rejects e-voting
News California has decided against using electronic voting for local elections because of ongoing concerns over security and privacy. A ten-month investigation by a state commission found that security still cannot be guaranteed. [19 Jan 2000]
Home Office gets wooden spoon in Big Brother Awards
News The Big Brother awards, organised by human rights group Privacy International, also named communications giant, Racal, for its electronic surveillance system and credit management firm, Experian, for its use of UK electoral roll data. [19 Oct 1999]
Clicksure launches global ecommerce 'kitemark'
News The company offers a 'kitemark' logo to Web traders which are able to prove their security, reliability, privacy and high standard of customer service. The council includes Derek Wyatt MP; David Kerr, MD of the Internet Watch Foundation; Nicolas... [29 Sep 1999]
Internet forum accused of counter-productive 'kitemarking'
News The warning comes after the Global Business Dialogue on Electronic Commerce (GBDe) announced plans to set up its own 'trust scheme' for Web sites, which meet the group's criteria for privacy and security. [15 Sep 1999]
World's leading IT firms create security forum
News The International Security, Trust and Privacy Alliance (ISTPA) will initially focus on creating an infrastructure for consumer privacy protection - a move it considers vital for the growth of electronic commerce. [25 Aug 1999]
US cybercrime legislation 'patently absurd'
News Draft legislation - which would give security forces the ability to disable encryption codes - was published last week, and quickly ran into controversy with privacy lobbyists as well as mainstream attorneys and even some policymakers. [23 Aug 1999]
Ecommerce Bill will 'undermine development of ecommerce'
News A leading UK privacy rights group has added its voice to the growing criticism of the government's draft Electronic Communications Bill. Honest citizens may be forced to hand over keys on which their security and privacy depend. [09 Aug 1999]
Intel backs down on Pentium III tracking plans
News David Banisar, policy director at the Electronic Privacy Information Center, said the boycott was still on and that Intel's response was not a significant solution. Intel has been forced to back away from plans to ship Pentium III processors with... [26 Jan 1999]
Computacenter offers ebusiness privacy from InterTrust
News People will be able to use that to manage their own individual privacy interests on their PC. InterTrust's products, which have been in development for over ten years, define rules for handling copyright, micropayments and other electronic... [13 Jan 1999]
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