European Union Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding has proposed a sweeping reform of the EU's data protection rules, claiming that the proposed rules will both cost less for governments and corporations to administer and simultaneously strengthen online privacy rights.
There are often concerns how our personal data is protected as we rely on the internet and our cell phones more than ever. There are often security breaches with hackers gaining access to various websites, and now Twitter erupts as O2 is accused of sharing user’s phone numbers.
O2 customers reacted furiously this morning after it emerged that when they visit a website via their smartphone, the carrier sends the site their phone number. This serious security flaw means that any malicious website can get hold of your number and use it with a phishing attack or other scam.
Proposals for more stringent European data protection legislation will compel businesses across Europe to bolster their information management practices ahead of European Privacy and Data Protection Day (EPDP).
Held this year on Friday 28 January, EPDP aims to raise awareness of data protection issues and recommend good practice to organisations that handle personal data on a day-to-day basis.
The Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged John Kiriakou, a former CIA officer, with leaking classified information to journalists.
Kiriakou, who worked for the CIA from 1990 to 2004, was charged with disclosing classified information, including the name of a covert CIA officer and information revealing the role of another CIA employee in classified activities, the DoJ said in a statement.
Two New York power companies, which have 1.8 million customers, have disclosed that customers' personal information, including social security numbers, dates of birth, and financial account data, may have been compromised by third-party unauthorized access.
If you’re a parent with a child who has a Facebook account, do you know his or her password? It turns out that some 72 percent of parents do in fact know how to access their offspring’s account on the social network.
The findings come from Lab42, a market research company which surveyed 500 social media users between December 9 and December 12, 2011:
Young couples have long signaled their devotion to each other by various means — the gift of a letterman jacket, or an exchange of class rings or ID bracelets. Best friends share locker combinations.
The digital era has given rise to a more intimate custom. It has become fashionable for young people to express their affection for each other by sharing their passwords to e-mail, Facebook and other accounts. Boyfriends and girlfriends sometimes even create identical passwords, and let each other read their private e-mails and texts.
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) introduced its broadest play for Web security yet, launching its "Good to Know" advertising campaign to help educate consumers about how to protect themselves while surfing the Web.
Unveiled in the U.S. Jan. 17, the multimillion-dollar Good to Know initiative includes privacy and security tips, such as how to use two-step verification, how to lock a computer when it's in public but not in use, and how to make sure Website connections are secure via HTTPS encryption.
Twenty-four million Zappos customers are getting an unpleasant Sunday-evening surprise.
Life online can be a bit of a minefield, especially when it comes to avoiding malicious hacker attacks.
You’ve all heard the basic advice — use a fully updated anti-malware product, apply all patches for operating system and desktop software, avoid surfing to darker parts of the Web, etc. etc.
Those are all important but there are a few additional things you can do to secure your online presence and keep hackers at bay. Here are 10 little things that can provide big value.
