privacy issues
RFID security raises privacy issues
News Awareness of consumer privacy issues and tight security must go hand in hand if RFID technology is to flourish, according to industry experts. The CDT said that while many applications of RFID may raise... [08 May 2006]
Security Issues in Privacy and Key Management Protocols of IEEE 802.16
White Paper Therefore, in the IEEE 802.16 standard a security sublayer is specified in the MAC layer to address the privacy issues across the fixed Broadband Wireless Access (BWA). Without physical boundaries, a... [19 May 2006]
Peer-to-Peer Data Mining, Privacy Issues, and Games
White Paper It also discusses some of the privacy concerns with P2P data mining and points out the problems of existing privacy-preserving multi-party data mining techniques. It further points out that most of the... [19 Sep 2008]
'Snooping Bill' slammed over privacy issues
News The UK government's controversial Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Bill has been attacked by leading industry lobbyists for threatening individuals' privacy rights. But the legislation has caused concern among... [05 Mar 2000]
Addressing Privacy Issues During Disaster Recovery
White Paper Businesses possess a staggering amount of private and Personally Identifiable Information (PII), not only about their customers, but also about their employees. Under which circumstances and representations was this information collected? [09 Aug 2006]
EarthLink, Google to provide San Francisco wi-fi
News Privacy was one of the issues considered by San Francisco TechConnect, the committee that selected the EarthLink proposal, Vein said, adding that the panel "felt comfortable enough with the total package... [07 Apr 2006]
Why slam Google's San Fran wi-fi plan?
News While some people worried about privacy issues, others on Saturday praised Google's proposal to blanket San Francisco with free wireless high-speed internet access, saying it will help bring fast web... [03 Oct 2005]
Comprehensive Analysis of Web Privacy and Anonymous Web Browsers: Are Next Generation Services Based on Collaborative Filtering?
White Paper This paper presents main web privacy issues and today's complex preventive solutions, anonymous web browsers, in several aspects including a comprehensive taxonomy as a result of the inquiry. In general,... [18 Nov 2008]
Privacy guru leaves to focus on security
News US privacy campaigner Richard Smith has abandoned his focus on privacy rights to concentrate on security issues. Since the terror attacks, security issues have been... [01 Nov 2001]
RealNetworks issues plan to counter security scandal
News The measures include an immediate independent audit of its privacy practices and the creation of advisory board to help with ongoing issues. Upton added that the industry needs to be proactive rather... [09 Nov 1999]
RFID poses serious privacy risk, says report
News But only one of 23 agencies polled by the GAO had identified any legal or privacy issues - even though three admitted RFID would let them track employee movements. The privacy... [31 May 2005]
Surveillance culture erodes personal privacy
News The Dilemmas of Privacy and Surveillance report acknowledges the benefits of these technologies but also raises issues - such as privacy and misuse of data - that need to be considered.... [26 Mar 2007]
ISPs raise the bar on Net privacy
News Other privacy issues were also on the agenda. At the second quarterly meeting of the Internet Users Privacy Forum (IUPF) last week, Internet service providers (ISPs) and civil liberties... [07 Jun 1999]
RFID: Brussels may yet reach for red tape
News He was referring to a recent announcement by Reding that, instead of issuing regulations, the Commission plans to develop a set of guidelines - a "soft law" by Santucci's characterisation - by the end of the year to lay out its... [03 Apr 2007]
This time in '99: ISPs raise the bar on Net privacy
News Other privacy issues were also on the agenda. At the second quarterly meeting of the Internet Users Privacy Forum (IUPF) last week, Internet service providers (ISPs) and civil liberties... [05 Jun 2000]