privacy policy
Monitoring staff email and internet: The dos and don'ts
News Unlike workers in the US, employees in the UK do have an expectation of privacy in the workplace, and if you fail to follow best practice you could find your organisation on the wrong side of the law: under Article 8 of... [22 Oct 2009]
Mark Zuckerberg
AS Profile However, it's not all been plain sailing as concerns have been raised about the company's privacy policies. It was forced to back down from a policy where it held perpetual rights to content uploaded by... [08 Oct 2009]
White House looks to the cloud for IT cost-cutting
News Finally, the initiative will include policy planning and architecture that will be made up of centralised certifications, target architecture and security, privacy and procurement concerns. The Obama... [17 Sep 2009]
Tories: We will end the database state
News The Conservatives have said they will cut back on government databases and increase public privacy if they win the next election. In a policy paper published on Wednesday, the Tories call for stricter... [17 Sep 2009]
Exploiting Cryptography for Privacy-Enhanced Access Control: A Result of the PRIME Project
White Paper The EC-funded project PRIME (Privacy and Identity Management for Europe) envisions that individuals will be able to interact in this information society in a secure and safe way while retaining control of their... [16 Sep 2009]
Google Books hit with fresh wave of criticism from Microsoft, Open Book Alliance
News Google updated its privacy policy for Google Books last week after it was urged to provide more details, but several groups don't think it goes far enough. Google has said it will release a complete... [09 Sep 2009]
The How and Why of PCI
White Paper This standard includes comprehensive requirements to secure and protect electronic payments, and to assure the privacy of customer account information. Compliance involves building and maintaining a secure network,... [09 Sep 2009]
Google Books beefs up privacy policy after criticism
News Google has released a more detailed privacy policy for its Google Books product, a move demanded in recent weeks by several critics of its settlement with publishers and authors. To provide all users... [04 Sep 2009]
Apple finally reveals why some iPhone apps get a 'yes' at the App Store
News The things the reviewers check for when apps are submitted: buggy software, apps that crash too much, use of unauthorised APIs (Google, apparently, excepted), privacy violation, inappropriate content for children, and... [24 Aug 2009]
Achieving Privacy in a Federated Identity Management System
White Paper The paper shows how law and policy provide privacy protections in federated identity-management systems, and that privacy threats are best handled using a combination of technology and... [31 Jul 2009]
HSBC companies slapped with £3m fines over data breaches
News We believe our customers can have confidence that we are doing everything we can to protect their privacy," he said in a statement. Two of the HSBC companies recorded losses of data: in 2007, HSBC Actuaries lost an... [22 Jul 2009]
Regulatory Compliance: Protecting Sensitive Information in an Increasingly Leaky World
White Paper Requirements vary among industries, geographies, and regions, but the need to protect privacy, retain important data, and facilitate e-discovery are common to all. Trend Micro Data Protection solutions address... [14 Jul 2009]
TalkTalk says bye-bye to Phorm agreement after Tiscali buy
News Both privacy campaigners and the Foundation for Information Policy Research have alleged that the Phorm service contravenes UK interception laws, which Phorm has denied. The TalkTalk spokesperson said... [09 Jul 2009]
Email Encryption for InterScan Messaging Hosted Security
White Paper Conveniently, encryption is automatically applied when content filtering rules are triggered, helping to ensure that confidentiality and privacy requirements are met. With policy-based encryption,... [01 Jul 2009]
Naked CIO: Should you monitor staff?
Comment Certainly there exist questions with respect to privacy in any environment and monitoring emails and internet usage is a slippery slope. Having employees agree to a 'right to search' is imperative in order to overcome... [29 Jun 2009]