location privacy
RSS location privacyEmail and web snoop plans slammed - again
News The proposals have already faced harsh criticism from privacy campaigners and opposition political parties, while Information Commissioner Richard Thomas recently spoke out against plans to retain communications records in a centralised database. [04 Sep 2008]
Minority Report: 10 top iPhone 2.0 apps
Photo You'll hate it if you have any concerns over personal privacy or are cheating on your spouse. Thanks to the GPS chip inside, the new iPhone is all about location. Both applications do much the same thing: they calculate your current location and... [15 Aug 2008]
Google Street View cleared by UK privacy watchdog
News Google's Street View mapping system has been given the all clear by the UK's privacy watchdog. The pictures of streets linked to online maps was attacked by privacy campaigners. But now the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has said it is... [31 Jul 2008]
BITS Voluntary Guidelines for Aggregation Services
White Paper They also want assurances of safety, soundness, security and privacy. These Voluntary Guidelines address five specific areas of concern: security, privacy, business practices, customer education, and legal and regulatory implications. [03 Jul 2008]
Disseminating Expertise in Social Networks
White Paper Not having a centralized server gives experts complete control & privacy in generating expertise keywords. Expertise Location Servers are usually isolated behind corporate firewalls because they mine sensitive documents such as e-mails. [01 May 2008]
Police Facebook presence strikes privacy chord
News According to one privacy advocate, it is a move that raises significant privacy issues. However, users who add the application to their Facebook profile may be sharing more information about themselves with the police than they realise, according... [22 Apr 2008]
'CopNav' to track Met's police officers
News In news reports the Metropolitan Police Federation - the body representing the rank and file officers in the force - has raised concerns about the privacy implications of the scheme. Every police officer in London is to be tracked using a new... [11 Apr 2008]
Security skills top IT chiefs' wish-lists
News Seventy-three per cent of respondents in these countries identified security, firewalls and data privacy as the most important skills to their organisation today - but just 57 per cent said their IT staff are proficient in these skills. [13 Mar 2008]
Revealed: The top 30 offshoring destinations
News Ian Marriott, research VP at Gartner, said companies have different criteria when considering their offshoring options and Gartner used 10 criteria to judge each country: cost, cultural compatibility, data and intellectual property security and... [11 Dec 2007]
Mobile tracking tech to take off in Europe
News The report predicts this will take off as concerns about personal security begin to outweigh those around privacy. The systems already available from mobile service providers use mobile ID location and GPS. [10 Dec 2007]
Youngsters told: Wise up with social networking
News The research also found a third of youngsters fail to read privacy policies on social networking sites. Other tips include not revealing your real-life location, changing passwords frequently and considering that what your friends may find... [23 Nov 2007]
Nortel Threat Protection System: A Key Building Block for IT Security Compliance
White Paper This paper has witnessed distressing instances of financial fraud and shareholder abuse, rising concerns over individual privacy and the confidentiality of personal information, and fears - frequently justified - over the resiliency of information... [15 Sep 2007]
Fresh warning over mobiles in hospitals
News Following the latest research, the DoH said in a statement: "We recognise that patients and staff should be able to use mobile phones subject to medical and privacy considerations and we see no reason for trusts to have an outright ban on mobile... [06 Sep 2007]
Cheat Sheet: Data Protection Act 1998
Cheat Sheet The Act is based on a European directive which requires member states "to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of natural persons, in particular their right to privacy with respect to the processing of personal data". [28 Aug 2007]
A Methodological Assessment of Location Privacy Risks in Wireless Hotspot Networks
White Paper Current research addresses location privacy rather patchwork-like than comprehensively. Thus, this paper presents a methodology for identifying, assessing, and comparing location privacy risks in mobile computing technologies. [23 Aug 2007]
