privacy
RSS privacyIT staff hit back over Oxford student hack attack
News I'd like to point out, though, that being able to access a security camera in a public area is not exactly a breach of privacy, and that the unit was installed without proper conference with the IT officer in that college. [27 Jul 2004]
Average PC harbouring 28 bits of spyware
News The Federal Trade Commission, which has taken action on spam and other internet-related privacy issues, plans a high-profile hearing on the matter on Monday. US ISP EarthLink is starting to keep score in its fight against spyware. [16 Apr 2004]
'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]
Top lawyer clinches Information Commissioner role
News The role of Information Commissioner has gained increasing importance in the last few years, with controversial government policies such as the RIP Act and recent anti-terror legislation seen by many as impinging on privacy. [25 Jul 2002]
Is your bank tracking your movements?
News While the phenomenon is not exactly new - RFID chips have already debuted in financial transactions in both the US and Europe - adding the tracking technology to bank cards and linking banking behaviour explicitly with customers raises obvious... [13 Apr 2005]
Lifetime of memories stored on a sugar cube?
News But Shadbolt also pointed out that these possibilities could prevent people from forgetting painful memories and lead to concerns about privacy. A device similar in size to a sugar cube could store the equivalent of a lifetime of human memories in... [12 Dec 2006]
Shops 'must tell consumers how to disable RFID tags'
News The ICO said: "In a world of 'ubiquitous computing', security and privacy safeguards should be built into the architecture of RFID systems, rather than added on later. The UK's information watchdog has warned companies using RFID to make sure they... [27 Sep 2006]
Euro MPs make ISPs responsible for the Web
News Tilman Kupfer, BT's European representative in Brussels, told Silicon.com: "The revised directive goes against free speech and privacy. MEPs angered the IT industry yesterday by voting to make Internet service providers (ISPs) liable for anything... [07 May 1999]
DTI under fire but still won't extend ecommerce deadline
News It's the first time they've been present at such an event," he said, explaining that it suggests a communication channel is finally beginning to develop between parties which have so far clashed about privacy versus law enforcement issues. [24 Mar 1999]
The Web: this time it's personal
News The report also recommends that firms appoint a 'privacy watchdog' to ensure customer data is used with care, and European data protection standards aren't broken. Companies must face up to the challenge of Web site personalisation for individual... [05 Aug 1999]
Fresh calls for ISP data retention laws
News But with the Bush administration firmly behind the concept, and with state and local law enforcement lending a hand in the lobbying efforts and saying such mandates would help protect children, industry groups and privacy advocates may be hard... [20 Sep 2006]
Heathrow Airport to get taxi-tracking RFID system
News Earlier this week in an interview with silicon.com, Ric Francis, CIO of supermarket chain Safeway said RFID will become ubiquitous and that privacy and standards issues will be overcome because the technology is too important. [22 Jan 2004]
Microsoft request rejected by appeals court
News Not only has the US government tried to delay its launch, but last month calls came for it to be delayed from US Senator Charles Schumer and 10 privacy organisations. The US appeal court has rejected requests from Microsoft that it reconsiders its... [03 Aug 2001]
The Weekly Round-Up: 21.05.04
Round-Up However, opponents of RFID technology claim the chips can be used to track people and infringe on privacy. When one thinks of shopping malls one naturally thinks of zombies and not just because of the counter staff in Boots. [21 May 2004]
Editor's Blog: Social networking faux pas
Comment Anyhow, I didn't have time to check out all the different privacy policies and generally didn't get involved. I received an email addressed from 'AccuCard Service' this week. Now I don't get these emails as much as I used to. [25 Aug 2006]
