privacy
RSS privacySquealing Euros: Privacy Protection in RFID-Enabled Banknotes
White Paper This paper explores some of the risks to individual privacy that RFID tags embedded in currency may pose if improperly deployed. Acknowledging the severe resource constraints of these tags, this paper proposes a simple and practical system that... [17 Jun 2004]
Privacy and Data Protection: Consistency, Standards and Certification
White Paper This white paper is designed to explain the background and growth in privacy and data protection laws and their impact upon global and local business. In order to move the issues forward from pure legislation and compliance, as enacted and pursued... [01 Mar 2004]
Privacy in Canada
White Paper Privacy in Canada is at a crucial point - likely to change in the near future and already a hot topic for discussion, debate and press interest. While the Canadian public has been remarkably quiet about privacy matters, concerns about this... [24 Aug 2005]
Privacy-Enhancing Radio Frequency Identification Tag: Implementation of the Clipped Tag
White Paper The privacy-protecting tag, called the "Clipped Tag" has been suggested by IBM as an additional consumer privacy mechanism. The clipped tag puts the option of privacy protection in the hands of the consumer. [08 Feb 2007]
Privacy: Do online shoppers care?
News The Carnegie Mellon Usable Privacy and Security Lab (Cups) monitored the habits of people ranging in age from 18 to 71 who were given money and instructed to buy certain items online while using the search engine PrivacyFinder.org. [08 Jun 2007]
Our Data, Ourselves: Privacy Via Distributed Noise Generation
White Paper The purpose of the noise generation is to create a distributed implementation of the privacy-preserving statistical databases described in recent papers. In these databases, privacy is obtained by perturbing the true answer to a database query by... [31 May 2007]
Privacy Preserving Trust Agents
White Paper A Trust Agent is an assembly of software components arranged to provide trusted remote entities access and control over certain aspects of a user's end system, in a privacy preserving manner. The Trust Agent recognising the end user as the platform... [06 Jan 2007]
Privacy and Data Protection: Mitigating the Risks of Information Exposure
White Paper This white paper will examine each of these questions as it attempts to address the problems of privacy and data protection. Identity management is the comprehensive management and administration of user permissions, privileges, and individual... [11 Oct 2004]
Privacy chief fights UK-wide database
News The UK's privacy tsar has made a plea to the government not to rush through a centralised database of all UK communications. Thomas said privacy was already being quietly eroded, citing examples of the expansion of the DNA database and the... [15 Jul 2008]
Security - Privacy on the Internet
White Paper In this paper issues of information privacy and data security concerning use of the Internet are discussed. Different threats to privacy on the Internet are presented, ranging from the purely technical domain (e.g.security holes) to more general... [24 Feb 2004]
Privacy Online: Fair Information Practices In the Electronic Marketplace
White Paper This increase in the collection and use of data, along with the myriad subsequent uses of this information that interactive technology makes possible, has raised public awareness and consumer concerns about online privacy. [24 Feb 2004]
Privacy concerns over Google Street View
News There could be privacy concerns if the people are identifiable, because the images are available to anyone who can log onto the internet. The ICO was also waiting to hear from Simon Davies, the director of Privacy International, over his concerns... [09 Jul 2008]
Privacy group attacks government over ID cards
News Civil liberties group Privacy International lodged a complaint of maladministration with the parliamentary ombudsman on Thursday against the government over its handling of the consultation into entitlement cards. [31 Jan 2003]
Privacy Provisions of the E-Government Act of 2002
White Paper Privacy officers tasked with ensuring their Web sites comply with OMB Guidelines face a number of challenges. Establishing adequate Privacy Policies, educating staff and enforcing policies across a large organization is a difficult task. [30 Aug 2005]
How SpringCM is Serving Healthcare: Security, Privacy and HIPAA Policies
White Paper This SpringCM case study discusses the privacy and security requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). It explains how SpringCM is helping a New York-based psychiatric hospital and other health care... [11 Jan 2007]
