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Privacy watchdog clears Google's Street View
News Google's Street View mapping system has been given the all clear by the UK's privacy watchdog. The pictures of streets linked to online maps was attacked by privacy campaigners. But now the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has said it is...
[August 1, 2008, 9:23]
Privacy tsar: Data protection should be 'way of life'
News Breaking the government's 'culture of secrecy' while protecting the privacy of UK citizens is one of the key challenges facing the new Information Commissioner as he settles into his role. Richard Thomas, 53, formerly the director of public policy...
[January 8, 2003, 9:52]
Privacy Protector
Downloads Privacy Protector creates a safe haven within your computer where everything you choose is encrypted and hidden from prying eyes. Powerful 128-bit encryption combined with a unique session-based program style provide the tools you need to secure...
[August 27, 2002, 8:00]
Privacy Inalienability and the Regulation of Spyware
White Papers A privacy-sensitive model for personal data trade should respond to five areas: inalienability, defaults, right of exit, damages, and institutions. A key element of such a privacy-promoting model is the employment of use-transferability...
[October 12, 2008, 1:23]
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Progress in Implementing the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Title V - Privacy Provisions
White Papers This paper presents the results of the authors' evaluation of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's (FDIC) implementation of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 (GLBA), Title V - Privacy provisions.
[September 27, 2005, 3:00]
Intel: Privacy is our concern as well
News "There are two elements here: Security and privacy," said Howard High, spokesman for the chipmaker. Security is inherently good, but at the cost of some privacy. The chip ID plan is expected to make e-commerce more secure, but has privacy advocates...
[January 21, 1999, 9:59]
Privacy Fox - A JavaScript-Based P3P Agent for Mozilla Firefox
White Papers Website operators and visitors are both interested in effective communication of the privacy policies of a website. However, privacy policies are either too long or difficult for visitors to read through, or do not provide the information that...
[February 24, 2006, 0:01]
Zero-Knowledge Device Authentication: Privacy & Security Enhanced RFID Preserving Business Value and Consumer Convenience
White Papers Multiple conferences warn that RFID take-up is likely dependant on solving the privacy and security problems early. Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) technology is expected to enhance the operational efficiency of supply chain processes and...
[February 10, 2006, 0:01]
Privacy Protection Against RFID Spying: Challenges and Countermeasures
White Papers The privacy threats of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) as inevitable ubiquitous computing technology require new approaches to avoid scenarios as the "Orwell 1984 State" or the "transparent citizen".
[February 10, 2006, 0:01]
Privacy Protection Depends on Network Security
White Papers This white paper reviews some of the laws that mandate consumer privacy protection and how network security helps ensure data privacy. In addition to potential legal ramifications of a security breach, malicious attacks result in actual financial...
[February 7, 2005, 2:00]
Our Data, Ourselves: Privacy Via Distributed Noise Generation
White Papers The purpose of the noise generation is to create a distributed implementation of the privacy-preserving statistical databases described in recent papers. In these databases, privacy is obtained by perturbing the true answer to a database query by...
[May 31, 2007, 1:00]
Privacy advocates confident about ID card defeat
News A leading privacy organisation claims government plans to introduce national ID cards will be defeated thanks to the publication of a new report from the London School of Economics (LSE). Speaking to ZDNet UK on Tuesday, Simon Davies, the director...
[May 17, 2005, 17:55]
Privacy in the UK: Where next?
News Consultation on privacy promised for new year Get the latest on spy networks such as Echelon and Carnivore, as well as privacy issues for companies and individuals alike, at ZDNet UK's Privacy News Section.
[December 19, 2002, 14:24]
Privacy activists demand Tesco boycott over RFID
News Consumer privacy advocates have launched a worldwide plan to boycott Tesco stores due to concerns over the retailer's increasing use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering...
[January 26, 2005, 13:05]
Privacy concerns skewing Web statistics
News An increasing number of people are blocking cookies or deleting them to protect their privacy or security, according to a new Jupiter Research study. The market researcher attributes the trend to heightened concern over privacy and security issues...
[March 16, 2005, 8:15]
Privacy watchdog airs Google Street View concerns
News There could be privacy concerns if the people are identifiable, because the images are available to anyone who can log onto the internet. The ICO was also waiting to hear from Simon Davies, the director of Privacy International, over his concerns...
[July 8, 2008, 13:16]
Privacy groups take efforts to European level
News Ten European privacy and civil rights groups, including two from Britain, have joined forces to create an international body for lobbying at a European level. The move comes as concerns grow over erosion of data privacy by the UK's Regulation of...
[June 13, 2002, 16:10]
Privacy International cries foul over ID cards
News Civil liberties group Privacy International lodged a complaint of maladministration with the parliamentary ombudsman on Thursday against the government over its handling of the consultation into entitlement cards.
[January 30, 2003, 17:55]
Privacy security
Talkback They are the only way that your use of Google's search engine and the like is privacy-protected. The flaws with the Google desktop are rather unsettling, but unless you have a service like anonymizer.com, you're in trouble anyway.
[February 23, 2007, 16:26]
Privacy issues online
Talkback What i find interesting about privacy laws online and specifically how the media seem to pick on google in this specific area is that the public have been giving this information up way before way the web was even a seed of though in Tim Berners...
[March 20, 2008, 11:47]
