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Internet Hangs in Balance as World Governments Meet in Secret  04 December 2012 
Source: Wired - Posted by Alex   
There’s a lot of sky-is-falling doomsday predictions about the World Conference on International Telecommunications, which opens Monday in Dubai with some 190-plus nations discussing the global internet’s future.
 
Majority of popular EU websites don't ask permission to install cookies  16 November 2012 
Source: Network World - Posted by Anthony Pell   
A majority of European Internet users expect companies to ask for permission to track their activities online using cookies, privacy management company Truste said Thursday. But despite the 2009 introduction of the European Union's so-called cookie directive requiring just that, only a small minority of websites ask for visitors' consent, according to a survey by the company.
 
How to devise passwords that drive hackers away  12 November 2012 
Source: Sydney Morning Herald - Posted by Alex   
Not long after I began writing about cybersecurity, I became a paranoid caricature of my former self. It's hard to maintain peace of mind when hackers remind me every day, all day, just how easy it is to steal my personal data.
 
AT&T Breaching Net-Neutrality Rules  09 November 2012 
Source: Wired - Posted by Anthony Pell   
AT&T continues to breach net-neutrality regulations despite an announcement that it would begin offering Apple’s FaceTime service to more of its iPhone and iPad subscribers, digital rights groups said.
 
License Plate Frame Foils Irksome Traffic-Light Cameras  22 October 2012 
Source: Wired - Posted by Dave Wreski   
Traffic-light tickets have ticked off a gazillion drivers, some of whom have had to fork over $500 for running a light. Now there’s a way for you to throw a monkey wrench into that money-making machine.
 
Fighting Hackers: Everything You’ve Been Told About Passwords Is Wrong  19 October 2012 
Source: Wired - Posted by Anthony Pell   
Security is not just about strong encryption, good anti-virus software, or techniques like two-factor authentication. It’s also about the “fuzzy” things … involving people. That’s where the security game is often won or lost. Just ask Mat Honan.
 
Privacy war heats up between ACLU, DOJ  03 October 2012 
Source: CSO Online - Posted by Dave Wreski   
Law enforcement authorities in the U.S. still need a warrant to listen in on your phone calls or to read your emails and text messages. But they don't need your permission or a warrant to track who you call, who calls you, who you text, email or vice versa. Plus, your activities on social media sites like Facebook are also fair game -- all in real time.
 
Scary Android Malware Story  01 October 2012 
Source: Schneier on Security - Posted by Alex   
Developed by Robert Templeman at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Indiana and a few buddies from Indiana University, PlaceRader hijacks your phone's camera and takes a series of secret photographs, recording the time, and the phone's orientation and location with each shot.
 
Your phone's secure? Think again  01 October 2012 
Source: asiaOne - Posted by Dave Wreski   
Smartphone arrogance is something I can tolerate. But I can't stand smart alecs who think their smart devices are absolutely secure.
 
Justice Department’s Warrantless Spying Increased 600 Percent in Decade  28 September 2012 
Source: Wired - Posted by Dave Wreski   
The Justice Department use of warrantless internet and telephone surveillance methods known as pen register and trap-and-trace has exploded in the last decade, according to government documents the American Civil Liberties obtained via a Freedom of Information Act claim.
 
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