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Follow up to previous postings on government implementation of whole body scanning technology at airports, via EPIC new the organization has filed an open government lawsuit against the United States Marshals Service, EPIC has obtained more than one hundred images of undressed individuals entering federal courthouses. The images, which are routinely captured by the federal …
2010 Data Breach Investigations Report, A study conducted by the Verizon RISK Team in cooperation with the United States Secret Service “In some ways, data breaches have a lot in common with fingerprints. Each is unique and we learn a great deal by analyzing the various patterns, lines, and contours that comprise each one. The …
The Web’s New Gold Mine: Your Secrets – A Journal investigation finds that one of the fastest-growing businesses on the Internet is the business of spying on consumers. First in a series, by Julia Angwin: “The Journal conducted a comprehensive study that assesses and analyzes the broad array of cookies and other surveillance technology that …
Pew Internet: Reputation Management and Social Media – How people monitor their identity and search for others online by Mary Madden, Aaron Smith, May 26, 2010 “More than half (57%) of adult internet users say they have used a search engine to look up their name and see what information was available about them online, …
News release: “The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), a public-private partnership focused on educating a digital citizenry to stay safe and secure online, today launched its National Cyber Security Awareness Month Web portal with information on events, activities, promotions and educational materials to be used in preparation for the online safety month to be held …
[Federal Register: July 28, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 144)] [Notices][Page 44216-44223]: “The Department of Commerce’s Internet Policy Task Force is conducting a comprehensive review of the nexus between cybersecurity challenges in the commercial sector and innovation in the Internet economy. The Department seeks comments from all stakeholders, including the commercial, academic and civil society sectors, …
Exclusive – Google, CIA Invest in Future of Web Monitoring, By Noah Shachtman, July 28, 2010: “The investment arms of the CIA and Google are both backing a company that monitors the web in real time and says it uses that information to predict the future. The company is called Recorded Future, and it …
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission testified [July 22, 2010] about FTC efforts to protect consumer privacy and commented on legislative proposals to improve privacy protections before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The testimony presented by David Vladeck, Director of the FTCs Bureau …
Follow up to Several State Attorneys General Announce Probes of Google Wireless Data Collection, this news release: “Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today on behalf of the executive committee of a 38-state coalition asked Google whether it tested its Street View software before use — which should have revealed that the program collected data transmitted over …
Follow up to previous postings on government implementation of whole body scanning technology at airports, via EPIC: “On July 20, 2010, the Department of Homeland Security announced a substantial change in the deployment of body scanners in US airports. According to the DHS Secretary, the devices, which had once been part of a pilot program …
Follow up to previous postings on government implementation of whole body scanning technology at airports, today, EPIC filed a reply in its case against the Department of Homeland Security, EPIC v. DHS,10-1157. EPIC had previously filed a petition and motion for emergency stay, asking the court to suspend the use of the machines. EPIC argued …
“Metro today announced an enhanced Web site on which customers can check the balance of their SmarTrip card, monitor any SmartBenefits activity through their employers, and review their usage over time, including on their iPhones and Blackberrys. Users can also report cards online as stolen, lost, cracked or malfunctioning, though they can’t add to their …
