Paul W. Swansen: PrivacyArticles and stuff dealing w/ Privacy issues(Untitled)- December 14, 2002 Slashdot Your Rights Online - SBC-Yahoo Partnership Cuts User Privacy. simeonbeta2 writes "The San Francisco Chronicle is running a story about Pac Bell's dsl partnership with Yahoo. Initially touted as a new service, Pac Bell is apparently now mailing existing dsl customers to urge them to install additional client software that will enable 'incredible new features and services'. While SBC's privacy policy is not excessively intrusive, use of the new software is covered by Yahoo's privacy.http://radio.weblogs.com/0112897/categories/privacy/2002/12/14.html#a764 (Untitled)- December 14, 2002 Adelphia's Cable Modems Compromised Slashdothttp://radio.weblogs.com/0112897/categories/privacy/2002/12/14.html#a763 (Untitled)- December 14, 2002 Turn about is fair play Discuss Keeping Track of John Poindexter. Online pranksters have turned the tables on the man behind the government's controversial Total Information Awareness effort. They are posting his personal information on hundreds of sites. By Paul Boutin. Wired Newshttp://radio.weblogs.com/0112897/categories/privacy/2002/12/14.html#a762 (Untitled)- December 14, 2002 A great essay by Tim O'Reilly on piracy. Read it. He clearly knows what he's talking about. Scripting Newshttp://radio.weblogs.com/0112897/categories/privacy/2002/12/13.html#a754 (Untitled)- December 13, 2002 InfoWorld - White House: Privacy, IT challenges in DHS. Securing huge volumes of new information, protecting the privacy of citizens and migrating to a unified technology architecture are just a few of the problems confronting the Bush administration and the federal government in setting up the new U.S. Department of Homeland Security, according to Robert Shepherd, director of information integration in the White House Office of Homeland Security. Shepherd gave the opening keynote address at...http://radio.weblogs.com/0112897/categories/privacy/2002/12/13.html#a748 (Untitled)- December 13, 2002 ZDNet: How to keep your private data safe from prying eyes. When I was in school, I shared a computer with several housemates. This arrangement meant there was little to no privacy when it came to our files, so I copied mine to a floppy disk and stored it in a safe place. Now I have my own computer, so I'm usually the only one looking at the contents of my hard drive. Still, for those times when friends and family come over to use my computer--and to protect myself should my PC fall into the...http://radio.weblogs.com/0112897/categories/privacy/2002/12/13.html#a747 (Untitled)- December 12, 2002 The Village Voice: Nation: Nat Hentoff: We'll All Be Under Surveillance. Without any official public notice, and without any congressional hearings, the Bush administration--with an initial appropriation of $200 million--is constructing the Total Information Awareness System. It will extensively mine government and commercial data banks, enabling the FBI, the CIA, and other intelligence agencies to collect information that will allow the government--as noted on ABC-TV's November 14...http://radio.weblogs.com/0112897/categories/privacy/2002/12/11.html#a718 (Untitled)- December 8, 2002 Wireless News from Wired News - Feds Label Wi-Fi a Terrorist Tool. Speaking at an 802.11 conference, experts who participated in government-sponsored working groups to examine Wi-Fi's security holes say the message is clear: Secure your wireless networks or face federal meddling. Privacy Digesthttp://radio.weblogs.com/0112897/categories/privacy/2002/12/08.html#a677 (Untitled)- December 8, 2002 This seems to be a rather excessive measure to cut down on spam and maintain some privacy, and, hey, if it works for you... Talk to the hand. The whitelisting begins. I haven't communicated with xy.com in quite some time. Yesterday I sent him (and a number of others) a message that likely would have interested him. Here's the reply: ... Jon's Radiohttp://radio.weblogs.com/0112897/categories/privacy/2002/12/08.html#a675 (Untitled)- December 7, 2002 SBC's Information Sharing Trickery Dan Gillmor's eJournalhttp://radio.weblogs.com/0112897/categories/privacy/2002/12/07.html#a659 |