privacy in comment and analysis
The Naked CIO: Going public about privacy
Comment Perhaps privacy, as we believe it to be, is an illusion. Our lives would clearly be much better if more information were held. Over the past few years we've had some feverish debate about ID cards. But then again arguments about information sharing... [21 Jul 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 18.07.08
Round-Up Privacy is a hot topic these days for the denizens of the interweb. The UK's privacy watchdog is in line to get new powers to raid organisations under government proposals to "sharpen its teeth". The iPhone, for indeed that was the apple of the... [18 Jul 2008]
Editor's Blog: Less data equals more privacy
Comment It's been a while since I've mentioned silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign, which is aimed at improving the way organisations - both private and public sector - look after our data. We kicked off the campaign early last summer and little did we... [26 Jun 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 20.06.08
Round-Up From a dangerous lack of privacy to difficult and absurd working environments, business travellers are often put in impossible positions as they try to carry out their professional role. You may not get an expensive luke-warm cup of coffee... [20 Jun 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Vista gets down to business, caught on camera, ID cards…
Comment ID cards - the latest privacy concerns Are they so stupid that they have been taken in by the spurious arguments in favour of this appallingly risky breach of privacy and, in the end liberty? Vista - ready for business? [12 Jun 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 11.04.08
Round-Up An elaborate stunt dreamed up by anti-ID cards campaigners No2ID and Privacy International is offering a reward for anyone capturing the fingerprints of the Prime Minister or Home Secretary. Wanted: fingerprints of one unkempt, jowly, harassed... [11 Apr 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 28.03.08
Round-Up The initiative has been delayed after the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) raised privacy concerns about the system. Thanks to the HMRC debacle and the ID cards U-turn, the pressing issues surrounding privacy and personal data have made... [28 Mar 2008]
Malice, misuse, mistake - security dangers pile up
Comment The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse tracks US security breaches and makes for interesting reading. Putting a ring of steel around corporate data is only part of the answer. The real security threats may actually lie uncomfortably close to home, argues... [10 Mar 2008]
The Naked CIO: Identity crisis
Comment My legal department is constantly ensuring confidentiality and privacy are standard within any contract. So why as a consumer does he blithely share his own personal details at the drop of a hat? Today is a normal day. [25 Feb 2008]
Legal Eye: Is it wise to hit ISPs over file-sharing?
Comment Protecting privacy: can the internet be policed without impinging on the rights of legitimate users? Quite apart from posing a potential contradiction to wider privacy and data protection law, these proposals will be very hard to implement and... [22 Feb 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Surfing at home, 'Big Brother' IT and batteries on planes…
Comment A good starting point would be a healthy debate about privacy in a technology-enabled world - leading to some rather tough constraints on what employers and government may do - rolling back the frontiers of some current (often carefully concealed... [10 Jan 2008]
What price compliance?
Comment The assessment will form the basis of a company's strategy and plan for investing in technology - for example, in automated controls for managing information produced within an organisation to achieve goals of privacy and operational transparency... [07 Jan 2008]
Data encryption brought into focus by HMRC
Comment However, it is widely recognised that data encryption helps to secure electronic data and safeguard privacy and therefore it is surprising that it has not been more widely adopted in the public sector. [21 Dec 2007]
Whose data is it anyway?
Comment As would be expected, the clear and common-sense message is that we need to design our systems from the beginning so that they address privacy and data security concerns adequately. However, there is another aspect to the issue of data privacy that... [17 Dec 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 26.10.07
Round-Up He added: "There's risk around trust factors and privacy. The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines a fad as "a practice or interest followed for a time with exaggerated zeal". Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer defines a fad as a $240m investment... [26 Oct 2007]
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