The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse has a very informative fact sheet with some data they’ve collected. If you are using any free or paid apps relating to health or fitness, I’d encourage you to read what they found and then check into the apps you’re using a bit more.
Category: Misc
Obama aides hold privacy talks
David Jackson reports: As President Obama flew to Phoenix for a housing speech, some top White House aides spoke with guests about another pressing issue: Privacy. Amid concerns about National Security Agency programs and other uses of technology, White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and other officials met Tuesday with more than a dozen…
Why you shouldn’t store your passwords in Google’s Chrome browser
Graham Cluley writes: Software developer Elliott Kember is upset with Google Chrome. Why? because of what he describes as its “insane password security strategy”. You see, unlike rivals like Firefox, when you tell your Chrome browser to remember a password it doesn’t give you the option to protect the information with a strong master password. Read…
Online Privacy & The Right To Be Forgotten
Jasmine McNealy writes: Most Americans now have extensive digital footprints comprised of the Tweets, Facebook posts, LinkedIn profiles, Instagram photos, and other material they share online.(a) And this easily accessible public persona is just the tip of the iceberg. We may think our web searches, shopping habits, browsing history, and email archives are private, but this…