Contractors have been sorting through Salisbury householders’ rubbish to check whether they are recycling enough. But Wiltshire Council denies they were prying or invading people’s privacy. It says they were simply carrying out surveys to assess what was being thrown away in general, and not examining what was in any single bin. The former Salisbury…
Google safe browsing feature could compromise privacy
Turns out a browser security extension from Google for Chrome and Firefox browsers can actually put user privacy at risk, according to a researcher here at the Black Hat USA conference. Robert “RSnake” Hansen, CEO of SecTheory LLC, says he discovered that Google’s Safe Browsing anti-phishing and anti-malware feature for Chrome and Firefox actually gathers…
Major national security leak via P2P
Details about a U.S. Secret Service safe house for the First Family — to be used in a national emergency — were found to have leaked on a LimeWire file-sharing network recently, members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee were told this morning. Also unearthed on LimeWire networks in recent days were presidential…
FTC extends Red Flags Rule enforcement to November
The Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC” or “Commission”) is extending further its deferral of enforcement of the Identity Theft Red Flags Rule to November 1, 2009.1 This rule was promulgated pursuant to § 114 of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (“FACTA”). Congress directed the Commission and other agencies to develop regulations requiring “creditors”2…