Universities putting sensitive data at risk via unsecure email
Survey finds half of institutions allow naked transmission of the personal and financial data of students and parents
John P. Mello | 30 Jul | Read more
Survey finds half of institutions allow naked transmission of the personal and financial data of students and parents
John P. Mello | 30 Jul | Read more
While voluntary code on data collection appears extensive, privacy advocates say it favors business interests over those of consumers
Antone Gonsalves | 28 Jul | Read more
Researcher who clipped 100,000 user records from Apple developer site to prove a point criticized by some security pros for his conduct
John P. Mello | 23 Jul | Read more
Foreign virtual private networks can make snooping more difficult for the U.S. because the service providers are immune from the Patriot Act
Antone Gonsalves | 20 Jul | Read more
Pirate Bay co-founder's new service, called Heml.is, hides the plaintext information from any entity collecting the data
Antone Gonsalves | 11 Jul | Read more
Kindsight proof-of-concept said to be ideal tool 'to launch an insider attack against a corporate network or government network'
Antone Gonsalves | 29 Jun | Read more
Voluntary program welcomed, but advocates would like to see the agency do more with the authority it has to guard consumer privacy online
Antone Gonsalves | 28 Jun | Read more
Given the lack of privacy, people need to separate their personal contact lists from their business address book, one analyst noted
Antone Gonsalves | 25 Jun | Read more
Social networking giant's data gluttony was exposed when the problem that left 6 million users' contact information exposed was fixed
John P. Mello | 24 Jun | Read more
While the Lone Star state is the first, it is unlikely to be the last to pass such a law
Antone Gonsalves | 21 Jun | Read more
Stanford University has launched an online privacy initiative meant to complement Do Not Track, an effort aimed at preventing sites from recording people's Web browsing without permission.
Antone Gonsalves | 20 Jun | Read more
With options including mobile apps, social media and virtual worlds, knowing the capabilities may push more bad guys to 'go dark'
Antone Gonsalves | 12 Jun | Read more
Dozens of political and technology groups call for full accounting of online monitoring programs
John P. Mello | 12 Jun | Read more
While the PRISM program appears to be legal, that does not make it good policy -- or good for international relations
Antone Gonsalves | 08 Jun | Read more
Any company receiving a similar order to Verizon's would have no choice but to comply to avoid serious legal consequences, experts say
Antone Gonsalves | 06 Jun | Read more