26 Jun 2008

The Internet is a public place

Some time in the distant past, or maybe just a couple of years ago, I signed up for the US-CERT Cyber Security Tips mailing list. Every week they send out an email concerning online security, targeting the average home user with a simple concept they... (posted on 26 Jun 2008 by Network Security Blog)

23 Jun 2008

An Analysis of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse “Chronology of Data Breaches” and Implications for Information Security Prof

Within the next few weeks—if not earlier—you should visit the “Chronology of Data Breaches” database available at the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse website (privacyrights.org). The database provides a listing of privacy-related security breaches... (posted on 23 Jun 2008 by bloginfosec.com)

19 Jun 2008

Court rules your boss can’t read your email & texts

By Mark O’Neill Contributing Writer, [GAS] In a landmark ruling, a US federal appeals court has declared that employers are not allowed to read employees work emails and text messages without getting a warrant first. But the ruling only applies to... (posted on 19 Jun 2008 by Geeks are Sexy Technology News)

6 Jun 2008

Stalker marketing

Leaked Report: ISP Secretly Added Spy Code To Web Sessions, Crashing BrowsersAn internal British Telecom report on a secret trial of an ISP eavesdropping and advertising technology found that the system crashed some unsuspecting users' browsers, and a... (posted on 6 Jun 2008 by Presto Vivace Blog)

2 Jun 2008

Privacy is dead

A friend of mine recently brought to my attention that the South Florida Sun-Sentinel recently decided to 'investigate' local school teachers on Facebook. Like far too many Facebook pages, some of the teachers were, shall we say, indiscreet about what... (posted on 2 Jun 2008 by Cyber Cynic)

28 May 2008

Big Brother’s Back: NASA Worker Suspended Over Blog Postings

By JR Raphael Contributing Writer, [GAS] A NASA employee is off the job because of what he posted on his blog. Federal Computer Week reports the man — a worker at Johnson Space Center in Houston — made posts soliciting donations and campaigning for... (posted on 28 May 2008 by Geeks are Sexy Technology News)

25 May 2008

I Blog, I Tweet, But Why

Fred Wilson has a great post up today titled Can We Live In Public?  If you go back in time to May 4, 2004 when I started blogging, you'll see that Fred was one of the key inspirations with his post Transparency to my question of To Blog or Not to Blog. ... (posted on 25 May 2008 by Feld Thoughts)

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