Personal PrivacyNews and information on matters impacting personal privacyPrivacy Concerns with Google Desktop Search- February 17, 2006 February 17, 2006 Google has just released the latest version of its desktop search software, and it some new features. One of them is the ability to share documents across multiple computers. While some may find this feature convenient, it may users to privacy intrusions or even worse.http://financialprivacy.blogspot.com/2006/02/privacy-concerns-with-google-desktop.html How Much Do You Spend at Victorias Secret The IRS Wants to Know!- February 15, 2006 February 15, 2006 If you think you dont have much in the way of financial privacy right now, you are correct. Banks can disclose your information to their affiliate companies without your permission (You can thank Congress for that). Database companies gather, store and resell your information (including your Social Security Number) to the highest bidder. But if you think financial privacy is lacking already, the Bush Administration is trying to hard to make the situation even worse. If they...http://financialprivacy.blogspot.com/2006/02/how-much-do-you-spend-at-victorias.html February 14, 2006 ACCESS has been concerned for months that the State Departments plan to include RFID chips in passports has not been well thought o- February 14, 2006 February 14, 2006 ACCESS has been concerned for months that the State Departments plan to include RFID chips in passports has not been well thought out. The original plan would have placed an RFID chip in every passport which would have contained unencrypted data about the passport holder. After a storm of protest, the State Department revised the standard to include some encryption. Now, a Dutch television news program has along and broken that encryption in less than two hours. The...http://financialprivacy.blogspot.com/2006/02/rfid-chips-in-passports-proven-to-be.html Secure Flight Dies Again- February 10, 2006 February 10, 2006 Yesterday, the Transportation Security Administration suspended work on Secure Flight; the agencies long awaited and very expensive airline passenger screening system. Development work on the system has been plagued with trouble for the past four years. And the system has faced stiff opposition from consumers concerned about privacy. But if Secure Flight has proven anything, its been that it has more lives than most cats. So is this the end of the program Unfortunately the...http://financialprivacy.blogspot.com/2006/02/secure-flight-dies-again.html Computer Worm Set to Attack Tomorrow An ACCESS Fraud Alert- February 2, 2006 February 2, 2006 A computer worm that is believed to have infected about 300,000 computers is set to attack tomorrow. The worm will begin destroying a variety of files on the computers that it resides on, including Adobe PDF files, Microsoft Word documents, and other files created in Microsoft Office.http://financialprivacy.blogspot.com/2006/02/computer-worm-set-to-attack-tomorrow.html |