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Companies tell employees not to use Google Drive for now
A number of companies, including The New York Times , voiced concerns this week about the privacy and intellectual property implications of using Google Drive.
Is big data a bigger threat than malware and phishing?
The practices of "data hoarders" like Google ( NASDAQ: GOOG ), Apple ( NASDAQ: AAPL ), Amazon ( NASDAQ: AMZN ) and Facebook create a greater threat to users than conventional threats like malware and
How Europe's proposed privacy rules could cost you
If there is considerable evidence that America's upcoming generations do not care much about privacy, why should CIOs care about it?For those whose companies do business across the Atlantic, the
Proposed E.U. data rules include 2 percent fine for lost data
Under a proposed update to the European Union's data protection law, companies could be fined as much as 2 percent of their annual sales for losing personal data or processing sensitive information
Facebook to submit to external privacy audits for 20 years
Facebook will submit to outside audits of its privacy practices every two years for the next 20 years under a proposed settlement announced Tuesday with the Federal Trade Commission. The agreement
Lawmakers, regulators boost rhetoric around privacy
Will Washington finally enact some data privacy laws in the coming year, or won't it? Right now, it's looking like a 50-50 bet. The massive data breaches at Sony and Epsilon this spring, combined
Does iPhone location tracking matter?
The big (not-entirely-new) news last week that Apple ( NASDAQ: AAPL ) is keeping tabs on iPhone users' every move elicited indignation in some corners and apathy in others. Consumers seem to widely
Data Privacy Day and Facebook
Leading up to Data Privacy Day this Friday, someone hacked into the Facebook fan page of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The company reportedly attributed the breach to a software bug and said
Report: Execs' privacy worries impede cloud migration
Chief executive officers, chief financial officers and chief operating officers are stopping their organizations from moving to cloud computing mostly out of concern for data privacy and security,
Why Facebook's "social inbox" may not be right for business
Facebook rolled out a new messaging system this week, incorporating email, instant messages, text messages and Facebook posts, among other things. The company's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, said this
