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Bell Canada’s use of deep packet inspection triggers complaint over privacy

May 13, 2008 — 6:45am ET | By Paul Mah

Bell Canada's use of deep packet inspection (DPI) technologies has resulted in a complaint raised over the potential invasion of privacy. The complaint was filed by the Canadian Internet Policy

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Compliance: More of an art than a science

April 9, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

Compliance with federal, state, and international privacy and security laws and regulations often is more an interpretive art than an empirical science, and is frequently a matter that requires... Read more...

Sharing sensitive information safely

March 11, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

Companies today have to be extremely careful not to let personal or private data get into the wrong hands. One way of doing this is called anonymization, which "shreds" information, allowing... Read more...

HP scandal grabs Congress' attention

September 14, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

I'm pretty sure that when HP leaders decided to embark on an investigation into board leaks to the media none of them expected the decision would land them in a public scandal that would draw... Read more...

Data-selling falls under close scrutiny

July 9, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

If your company relies on data for business operations and is busy buying up data records -- or even selling customer data to other businesses as a revenue line -- you need to make sure everyone's... Read more...

Minnesota tackles data, ID theft issues

March 6, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Last year more than 3,000 Minnesota residents were victims of identity theft and the growing concern is prompting state leaders to undertake a reform of how confidential and private data is... Read more...

Feds searching for better data mining tools

February 26, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

The Feds are on the hunt for better and more sophisticated data mining tools, even while current practices are gathering attention over privacy issues. The dust being kicked up over how much Uncle... Read more...

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