Julia Angwin and Scott Thurm report: Eleven of the nation’s largest website operators defended their privacy practices to lawmakers, saying it is impossible for them to monitor all the tracking technologies their sites install on visitors’ computers. The operators, including Microsoft Corp., Yahoo Inc. and AOL Inc., say they are improving disclosures about online tracking…
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AT&T, Voice Encryption and Trust
Adam Shostack writes: Yesterday, AT&T announced an Encrypted Mobile Voice. […] What’s funny (sad) about this is that there are a number of software encrypted voice systems available. They include RedPhone, CryptoPhoneand zFone. Some of these even work on pocket sized computers with integrated radios. But Apple and AT&T won’t let you install alternate voice applications. A lot of…
BlackBerry escapes blackout in UAE
Josh Halliday reports: BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) today won a reprieve on the threat of a blackout on its 500,000 smartphone users in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), just days before security agencies were due to enforce a ban on email, messaging and web browsing on the devices. After months of standoff between…
Internet Privacy Suits Filed Against Yahoo, Others
Greg Land reports: A set of potential class actions filed recently in Fulton County, Ga., Superior Court against three Internet powerhouses raises interesting questions about how law enforcement agencies get information about Internet users without their knowledge. While the suits address the government’s ability to see what people do on the Web, their viability may turn…