A UK firm that turns mobile messages into text faces questions over its privacy standards, technology and finances following a BBC investigation. Spinvox’s service aims to convert voice messages into text messages using advanced speech recognition software. But claims to the BBC suggest that the majority of messages have been heard and transcribed by call…
Facebook: Australia piles on
Australian authorities are looking into whether Facebook is in breach of local privacy laws in the way it handles user data. A report released by Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart last week found “serious” flaws in some of the social networking site’s practises. […] Australian Privacy Commissioner Kartin Curtis this week said her office was…
Missouri to enact data breach notification law
Digestible Law has provided a short synopsis of key requirements of Missouri’s new data breach notification law, which goes into effect on August 28, 2009. ….. In addition to the more common elements of first name or initial and last name in combination with unencrypted Social Security Number, driver’s license number, financial account number, or…
New technology to make digital data self-destruct
A group of computer scientists at the University of Washington has developed a way to make electronic messages “self destruct” after a certain period of time, like messages in sand lost to the surf. The researchers said they think the new software, called Vanish, which requires encrypting messages, will be needed more and more as…