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Next-gen networks need tiered, converged rules
News As momentum for next-generation networks picks up, this new ecosystem needs blend of differentiated and converged regulations, says consultant.
Tags: CommunicAsia 2009, Network infrastructure, Next-generation technology/networks, Regulator, Regulation, telecommunications, consultant, Ernst & Young LLP, network, network infrastructure
RFID privacy code useful in Asia
News Industry watchers welcome privacy assessments and greater transparency, but warn that costs of adhering to guidelines may be passed on to consumers.
Tags: RFID, Privacy, Security Management, Security implementation/standards, Security, Asia, RFID Tag, European Union, Privacy, Singapore
Four reasons why business will take to the cloud
Insight commentary Over the next five years, there will be a huge financial incentive to make the switch to cloud computing--and it will be hard to resist.
Tags: Cloud computing, IT Management, Mobile Broadband, Mobile, Jason Hiner, Broadband, Cloud computing, Server, CIO, WAN
Facebook ratchets up privacy controls, again
News This time the social network is responding to advocacy groups' and policymakers' concerns about the amount of user data exposed to third-party developers.
Tags: Web 2.0, Authentication and encryption, User Data, American Civil Liberties Union, Developer, API, product marketing, Facebook, blog, vice president
ACLU chapter flags Facebook app privacy
News Chapter aims to raise awareness of fact that not only can third-party apps on Facebook's platform access your data, they can see some of your friends', too.
Tags: Web 2.0, Security, Privacy, User Data, American Civil Liberties Union, sexual orientation, Northern California, photograph, e-mail, Facebook
Facebook fights Virginia's demand for user data, photos
News The state of Virginia has abandoned its US$200-a-day-fine aimed at forcing Facebook to divulge the complete contents of a user's account to settle a dispute over workers' compensation, narrowly avoiding a high-profile privacy battle in federal court.
Tags: Web 2.0, Insurance Company, User Data, Virginia, attorney, Compensation, photograph, accident, Facebook, Web 2.0
Yahoo to anonymize user data after 90 days
News Clearly, the race is on to the bottom on data retention policies. In particular, Google and Yahoo have been playing a game of privacy leapfrog.
Tags: Web sites, Internet advertising, Search, Data security, Security, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., data retention, User Data, Advertisement
Coming soon: Full-disk encryption for all
Techguide A lot has been written about full-disk encryption and its positive impact on reducing data theft. However, for a host of reasons, many organizations and data centers have yet to adopt the technology.
Tags: Personal storage, Authentication and encryption, Security, Western Digital Corp., Specification, Trusted Computing Group, Encryption, User Data, Storage, removable storage
Flipping through Facebook's privacy flap
Blogs The furore over Facebook's change (and reverting) of its user terms illustrates a few points about Internet companies. ...
Facebook Connect: Your 8,000 hidden friends
News Do Facebook Connect users understand how extensively their profiles and activities are used by third parties?
Tags: Privacy, MySpace, Site, Google Inc., User Data, Advertisement, social networking, movie, Facebook, network
UK govt will not investigate Phorm
News The U.K. Prime Minister's Office has said it will not investigate whether Phorm is legal under U.K. privacy laws.
Tags: Data security, Diagnostics and monitoring, User Data, Advertisement, Internet Service, U.K., Microsoft Office, data protection, Internet Service Provider, Prime Minister
Google data liberation project adds Docs, Sites
News Google says it wants to make it easy for users to export their data in hopes of satisfying customers, as well as critics who contend it has too much power.
Tags: Data Management, Databases, User Data, business strategy, Facebook, Silicon Valley, Internet, Google Docs, Internet company, incentive
Read It Later's API and iPhone app get big updates
News New feature allows iPhone users access to saved reading list even when they are not near any data connection.
Tags: Handhelds, Personal applications, App, User Data, Password, API, Apple iPhone, Personal applications, Handhelds
Google, Yahoo to appear before US Congress on ad data
News Facebook will join the two search leaders and privacy advocates to explain to U.S. Congress how they collect and protect data gathered as part of behavioral advertising.
Tags: Politics, Data security, Internet Advertising, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Princeton University, Advertisement, U.S. House of Representatives, Internet, U.S. Congress
2020: When the world and its toothbrush gets online
News Industry players at Ericsson's Business Innovation Forum give their take on how networks will cope with 50 billion connected devices over the next decade.
Tags: Data services, Mobile/Wireless, Network infrastructure, M2M, Intel Corp., Mobile, Business Model, Telecommunications, IP, Broadband
