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Insight As far as security of your organization goes, your responsibility as a technology professional ends with the IT infrastructure, right?
Google: The search is never over
Insight There is still much to improve in search, notes Google CIO Douglas Merrill, who says the company's role is not to censor information but to be "a picture of the Internet".
Tags: Search, Web sites, Web 2.0, Security applications/tools
US citizens back encryption controls
News A poll finds widespread support for a ban on "uncrackable" encryption products, following proposals in Congress to tighten restrictions on software that scrambles data.
Privacy group targets Google Street View UK
News The driver's-eye view of British roadways and sidewalks causes "clear embarrassment and damage" to residents, Privacy International tells the U.K. government.
Tags: Privacy, Google Inc., Privacy, Britain, CEO, Privacy International, British Broadcasting Corp., Eric Schmidt, U.K., Microsoft Office
Stolen e-passports 'worth millions' on black market
News Thousands of blank U.K. e-passports stolen on Monday are likely to sell for up to £20 million (US$39.5 million) on the black market, say privacy experts.
Tags: Privacy, Biometrics, Authentication and encryption, E-passport, Security, Chip, Passport, London, University of Cambridge, Silicon.com
Google considers privacy dashboard
News Search giant is looking at a potential transparency drive as privacy group calls for an international summit to reach accord on data retention.
Tags: Web sites, Search, Web services, Privacy
Google slammed over privacy stance
News The Internet giant is last on a list of 20 Web-based companies ranked on their privacy practices over a six-month investigation.
Tags: Web sites, Web services, Privacy
eBay, Amazon take heat on privacy practices
News The Net giants incur the wrath of Privacy International, and eBay draws the attention of the U.K.'s Information Commissioner.
EU approves controversial data retention bill
News The European Union has given the final thumbs-up to a controversial data retention directive.
Tags: Privacy, Regulations, Politics
eBay acts over privacy fears
News The auction site is making it easier for users to close accounts, following a complaint from Privacy International in the United Kingdom.
Tags: Service level management, Web sites, Privacy
Scottish govt forms data privacy group
News To calm public fears about local authorities' handling of sensitive data, the Scottish government has formed a privacy and security scrutiny group.
Tags: Privacy, Government, Security, Mobile, IT Security, Privacy, Environment, phone, public sector, payment
U.S. moves closer to e-passports
News The State Department will begin issuing electronic passports with microchips that store biometric and other data by early next year.
Tags: Biometrics
Plan to extend police-hacking powers gathers pace
News The Home Office is working with the European Parliament on plans to extend police powers to remotely search PCs without a warrant.
Tags: Corporate law, Web 2.0, Hacking, Police, European Parliament, Officer, computer security expert, Computer, phone, Wi-Fi
UK Internet data-retention law comes into force
News From this week, Internet service providers will be obliged to retain details of Internet communications, including e-mail, for 12 months.
Tags: Privacy, Data, Mobile, data retention, e-mail, telephony, U.K., Internet Service Provider, Internet, monitor
EU considers Net traffic, email archive
News The European Commission backs the police with a proposal that all emails and other Internet traffic be logged and kept for up to seven years.
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