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The in-depth guide to data destruction  07 February 2012 
Source: CSO Online - Posted by Dave Wreski   
A key part of any information security strategy is disposing of data once it's no longer needed. Failure to do so can lead to serious breaches of data-protection and privacy policies, compliance problems and added costs.
 
Google stirs up privacy hornet's nest  26 January 2012 
Source: Network World - Posted by Dave Wreski   
Google has whipped up a privacy brouhaha with a blog post announcing that the company is rewriting its privacy policy , consolidating user information across its services.
 
Hackers use videoconferencing cameras to spy on boardroom meetings  26 January 2012 
Source: Tech World - Posted by Dave Wreski   
Teleconferencing vendors say they're trying to strike the right balance between security and usability after security researchers found they could dial in to the conference lines of major companies and manipulate video cameras to spy on boardrooms.
 
Google to combine users' data across its services  25 January 2012 
Source: Network World - Posted by Alex   
Google will be able to combine data from several Google services when a Google Accounts user is signed in, as part of a rewritten set of privacy policies that the company announced on Tuesday.
 
Supreme Court GPS ruling called a win for privacy  24 January 2012 
Source: Network World - Posted by Alex   
Calling it a significant victory for privacy rights, civil rights advocates Monday hailed a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that requires law enforcement officials to obtain a search warrant before they can attach a GPS tracking device to a vehicle.
 
German cops hacked in revenge for dad spying on daughter  10 January 2012 
Source: The Register UK - Posted by Dave Wreski   
An infiltration of a German federal security system last year has been traced back to a botched attempt by an unnamed security official to use a Trojan to monitor his daughter's internet usage, Der Spiegel reports.
 
Privacy 2012: I know what you did at 3:30 a.m.  06 January 2012 
Source: CSO Online - Posted by Alex   
2011 saw a number of significant privacy events. From Facebook and Google Plus dueling over privacy policies to concerns over what information your mobile phone actually knows about you. However, technology keeps moving forward, and privacy issues are sure to follow. For a peek into what experts expect in the year and years ahead when it comes to privacy, we turned to Rebecca Herold (aka the Privacy Professor) for answers.
 
Anonymous hunts neo-Nazis with WikiLeaks-style site  04 January 2012 
Source: The Register UK - Posted by Anthony Pell   
Members of Anonymous have re-doubled their offensive against German neo-Nazis. The hacktivists of Operation Blitzkrieg this week launched a WikiLeaks-style website that aims to expose members of the far-right National Democratic Party (NPD) and other extremist groups, Der Spiegel reports.
 
Watching the watchers  23 December 2011 
Source: CSO Online - Posted by Anthony Pell   
While most attention today is placed on containing complex malware and outside hacking threats, enterprises could significantly improve their risk posture by taking a look at how well they manage the access they give privileged insiders, such as network and database administrators and other IT professionals. What most organizations find is that they don't have a firm enough grip on the access these users have.
 
How SOPA's 'circumvention' ban could put a target on Tor  21 December 2011 
Source: CNET - Posted by Dave Wreski   
A little-noticed section of the Stop Online Piracy Act could make it illegal to distribute Tor and other software that can "circumvent" attempts by the U.S. government to block pirate Web sites.
 
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