I saw this social engineering demonstration on YouTube today. Stick with it it although you may find much of it sophomoric and/or annoying. What it demonstrates is that a collection agency, given a phone number by someone who calls in to them, then gives a caller the address and credit information to go with the…
Category: Business
Privacy by Design: Essential for Organizational Accountability and Strong Business Practices
From the introduction to the paper (pdf): Professor Paul A. Schwartz recently wrote: “Companies are now putting internal policies in place, centered on forward looking rules of information management and training of personnel. Such policies are, at the very least, a necessary precondition for an effective accountability regime that develops a high level of privacy…
CA: City activists angry at asset snooping
Ryan McCarthy reports: Researching and listing assets belonging to members of a citizens group smacks of Chicago-style politics and tries to intimidate residents challenging a major commercial project, Citizens to Preserve Marysville’s Parks members say. “We’re talking Russia,” Beverly Hayes said Friday. “We’re talking Chicago politics.” Hayes called the effort snooping, said it’s unprecedented and…
Facebook calls for feedback on proposed privacy changes
Facebook’s privacy policy will be changing — partly in response to changes requested by the Canadian government — and Facebook is seeking responses to the proposed changes. Yesterday, Vice president of communications and public policy Elliot Schrage, invited users to comment about the proposed changes. Members have until November 5 to submit comments. Our primary…