A group of 38 computer scientists, law professors and security experts is urging Google to do to more to protect Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Docs from snooping. Specifically, the group is asking Google to use a standard encryption technology, known as HTTPS, that is commonly used by online banks and other Web sites to…
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Data Breaches Undeterred by Laws or Common Sense
The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) has released a press release with some mid-year statistics on U.S. breaches this year based on the 250 incidents (pdf) they have recorded through June 15. One of their key findings is that both malicious attacks on databases and incidents involving paper breaches represent proportionally greater percentages of breaches…
Privacy, Liberty & Cybercrime – A Global Debate
Former Cabinet Office Minister for Digital Engagement, Tom Watson MP will be joined by an international cast of legal, industry and social experts to review the growing impact of cybercrime against the individual during the Digital Safety Conference being held in London on Friday June 19th. Lead speakers include Tanya Byron, author of The Byron…
EU: Google to delete Street View source images at privacy watchdogs’ request
Street View has raised privacy concerns wherever it has launched but the UK’s privacy regulator the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said that Google’s privacy protections are good enough to protect people’s privacy. A committee of all 27 EU member states’ privacy regulators, the Article 29 Working Party, has asked Google to ensure, though, that…