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Disguising Tor Traffic as Skype Video Calls  13 April 2012 
Source: Bruce Schneier - Posted by Dave Wreski   
To prevent the Tor traffic from being recognized by anyone analyzing the network flow, SkypeMorph uses what's known as traffic shaping to convert Tor packets into User Datagram Protocol packets, as used by Skype. The traffic shaping also mimics the sizes and timings of packets produced by normal Skype video conversations. As a result, outsiders observing the traffic between the end user and the bridge see data that looks identical to a Skype video conversation.
 
Got Privacy? Ubuntu Linux 12.04 Will Help Ensure It.  11 March 2012 
Source: PC World - Posted by Dave Wreski   
Say the word “privacy,” and most of us think of online privacy--along with the never-ending battle against spyware, tracking, and other opponents of the cause.
 
Google's New Privacy Policy Goes Live Today, Do You Care?  01 March 2012 
Source: PC World - Posted by Dave Wreski   
Despite opposition from privacy groups and regulators, Google's privacy policy update is set to go live today, March 1. But is this something that should have you worried, or is it much ado about nothing? Depends on who you ask.
 
Google says IE privacy policy is impractical in modern Web  21 February 2012 
Source: Network World - Posted by Dave Wreski   
Microsoft's privacy protection feature in Internet Explorer, known as P3P, is impractical to comply with while providing modern web functionality such as cookie-based features, Google said Monday in response to an accusation from Microsoft that Google had bypassed privacy protections in Internet Explorer.
 
Google also bypassed cookie settings in Internet Explorer  21 February 2012 
Source: H Security - Posted by Dave Wreski   
Following the revelation that Google and other online marketing companies have been bypassing the mechanism for blocking third-party cookies in Safari, the Internet Explorer development team asked themselves whether Google might be doing the same thing in IE.
 
Privacy Tool Lets Users Quickly Rank Websites on Privacy Policies  15 February 2012 
Source: Wired - Posted by Alex   
Website privacy policies, like end-user agreements, have become a morass of confusion that offer little in the way of clarity about what sites are and aren’t tracking. A new tool and website launched today purports to clear some of the fog around this issue.
 
Your address book is mine: Many iPhone apps take your data  14 February 2012 
Source: VentureBeat - Posted by Dave Wreski   
Last week, Path iPhone app users were surprised (and quite disgruntled) to learn that the innards of their address books contacts email addresses and phone numbers had been uploaded to and stored on Paths servers. After a public outcry, Path immediately amended its practice to request user permission, and deleted its records.
 
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.
 
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