Privacy icons summarize privacy policies
A group of students from Yale University have shared their final project for their Control, Privacy, and Technology course which offers the novel idea of using icons to brief …
Altus Mobile: Mobile location surveillance
Polaris Wireless announced Altus Mobile, a mobile location surveillance application, providing accurate mass location of all mobile devices operating on a cellular network, …
Healthcare concerns over data loss increase
While approaches to patient data protection have evolved over the past several years, the aggressive transition to electronic health records (EHR) and the consumerization of …
FBI wants social networks and IM services to be wiretap-friendly
Worried that technology advances will leave its agents incapable of conducting surveillance of online communications of potential criminals, the FBI is quietly lobbying top …
Government workers unprotected against visual data leakage
Oculis Labs released results from its “Government Worker Privacy” survey on privacy risks for mobile workers. 104 people were randomly surveyed at this …
Phishers mimic OpenID to steal credentials
New spam email campaigns are taking advantage of the users’ vague familiarity with the OpenID authentication method to phish their login credentials for a number of …
NetShade 5: Anonymous proxy for the Mac
NetShade makes your presence on the web anonymous by routing your connection through a proxy server. It keeps you from leaving your digital “calling card” at every …
Location-based apps thrive despite privacy concerns
Fifty-eight percent of consumers who have a smart device use location-based applications, despite concerns about safety and third-party use of their personal information for …
Skype bug allows capturing of users’ IP address
Skype users that might – for whatever reason – wish to remain anonymous are currently in danger of getting their remote and local IP addresses discovered via a …
Secure, isolate and protect documents
Copiun announced TrustedShare, an enterprise-grade mobile collaboration solution that lets workers securely access and manage documents on mobile devices while delivering …
Oculis Labs proactively protects data on computer displays
Oculis Labs announced PrivateEye Enterprise 4.0, a solution that proactively protects data on computer displays. This solution is built specifically to protect enterprise and …
Security and Privacy for Microsoft Office 2010 Users
Take control and put the built-in security and privacy features in Microsoft Office to work. Whether downloading documents, publishing a presentation, or collaborating online …