Alex Rice announces a welcome decision on Facebook’s blog: This Friday is Data Privacy Day, an international effort by governments, businesses and advocacy groups to raise awareness about the importance of staying in control of personal information. A key part of controlling information has always been protecting it from security threats like viruses, malware and…
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Patriot Act’s Wiretapping & FISA Provisions Up for Renewal this Month
Julie Kent reports: With George W. Bush out of the White House, talks about the Patriot Act have significantly died down. Which is why it’s no surprise that few people even know that at the end of this month two controversial provisions of the Patriot Act – one that authorizes “roving” wiretapping and another that allows…
The Inside Story of How Facebook Responded to Tunisian Hacks
It was on Christmas Day that Facebook’s Chief Security Officer Joe Sullivan first noticed strange things going on in Tunisia. Reports started to trickle in that political-protest pages were being hacked. “We were getting anecdotal reports saying, ‘It looks like someone logged into my account and deleted it,’” Sullivan said. For Tunisians, it was another…
Car Gadgets Threaten Drivers’ Privacy
John P. Mello Jr. reports: For many drivers, the cockpit of their car is a sanctum sanctorum, a place where privacy is sacrosanct. That’s becoming less so, however, as high-tech gadgets are introduced to find out what you’re doing behind the wheel. For instance, American Family Insurance in Madison, Wis., has a voluntary program that monitors…