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NewsWhy you should keep employees off Google+
Google+, the search engine giant's social network, has signed up about 25 million users in its first month, making its early popularity more impressive than Facebook's or Twitter's. And that's great Read more...
Facebook's privacy record fails the enterprise test
A wide range of businesses have seized on Facebook as a savvy tool for marketing, recruiting and other purposes, but the social media site's history of ignoring privacy rights does not bode well for Read more...
Q&A: Finance firm deploys message elimination system
TIP Capital, a telecom and tech equipment finance company, engages in a lot of business conversations with customers involving sensitive information. Email, instant messaging and voice calls are Read more...
Obama's e-Health record plan faces obstacles
The economic stimulus package, approved by Congress, includes billions of dollars to spur the creation of electronic health records, with the lion's share allocated as economic incentives for health Read more...
Google deficient at protecting privacy of its usersIn what will undoubtedly prove to be a controversial decision, Google ranked worse than any other Internet company when it comes to protecting the privacy of its users in an interim report by Read more... ALSO NOTED: To push out critical patch Microsoft held back other fixes; Software may boost airport security analysis; and much> To push out critical patch Microsoft held back other fixes. Read more... SPOTLIGHT: Why RFID is starting to stall a bit
At one point it looked like there was no stopping radio frequency identification technology (RFID) from permeating everything from retail operations to manufacturing systems and even security Read more...
Microchip technology draws privacy concernsThe increasing advancement of using microchips implanted in humans for medical and biomedical treatment is stirring up the debate over how invasive such chip technology is when it comes to privacy Read more... Data collection gains greater scrutinyPrivacy concerns about confidential data collection, specifically by the U.S. government, is prompting the Center for Technology & Democracy (CDT) to push for new and updated regulations on Read more... ALSO NOTED: French banks hit by Russian hackers; DoD IT funding not increasing; and much more...> French banks hit by Russian hackers. Article > Defense department IT funding not Read more... | Press ReleasesSocial Media Enthusiasts Continue to Connect, But Privacy Concerns Persist, New uSamp Datapoint Study RevealsAmid Facebook IPO, Are Potential Risks on Social Media Sites Tempering Users’ Urge to Share? ENCINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Eight hundred million Facebook users can’t be wrong, but they appear to Read more >> Nationwide Survey Reveals Privacy Concerns Impact Healthcare Decisions Among Canadian Patients and Outcomes of Patient CarReport Details Opportunities for Care Providers to Change the Course of Care Through Privacy by Design Principles and Transparent Communication with Patients about Privacy ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.--( Read more >> Research and Markets: A Brief Look at Data Privacy Concerns and Enterprise Cloud MigrationDUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b621c1/a_brief_look_at_da) has announced the addition of the "A Brief Look at Data Privacy Concerns and Read more >> Oculis Labs’ Mobile Worker Privacy Survey Finds 77 Percent Exposure of Confidential Data in Public Spaces89 Percent of Survey Respondents Have No Protection Against Over-The-Shoulder Eavesdroppers HUNT VALLEY, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Oculis Labs, a developer of data privacy software that protects mobile Read more >> Browser Bloat, Privacy Concerns Among the Top Tech Predictions for 2012 from SlimWare UtilitiesD'IBERVILLE, Miss., Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- An increase in browser-based bloat and malware, and growing concern over online tracking technology, will top the technology trends in 2012, according Read more >> |
