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This article discusses targeted malware attacks, which are becoming more and more common, targeting anyone from executives, to civil society organizations to medium-sized businesses that lack significant intellectual property. Targeted malware attacks require a more granular approach to security controls. The article examines the double standard that is present in enterprise security control [...]  On Tuesday, January 18 2011, Facebook announced its decision to suspend the controversial feature allowing developers to access users’ home addresses and mobile numbers. The announcement comes just days after the social networking website decided to share users’ contact information with third party app developers. Privacy watchdogs have long decried Facebook’s privacy and security failings, which have affected its over 500 million users [...] It’s impossible to be online and not encounter social networking, which in recent years, has embedded itself in many facets of people’s online lives. Websites such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and LinkedIn offer their users huge forums for sharing information, establishing contact with others and maintaining ties to friends and family. This article examines social networking services from a privacy standpoint, looking at key issues such as access, control, limitations and trust. Websites’ privacy policies and their weaknesses are also examined, by using the well-known social networking service Facebook as an example of how these services can compromise users’ [...] Youth privacy is increasingly important, especially in light of how young people adeptly integrate the Internet and online serves into their daily lives. Under the United Nations 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child, privacy is a basic human right for everyone under the age of 18. In the United States, the FTC passed the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act in 1998, specifically protecting children under age 13. Canadian privacy legislation – the PIPEDA and the Privacy Act – also ensure that children’s privacy is protected in the private and public spheres. The Canadian Privacy Commissioner has made youth privacy one of the issues to focus on for [...] When Google launched its social networking tool, Google Buzz in February 2010, privacy advocates around the world raised concerns regarding its features. Although Google has since made significant changes, the compromises and intrusions of privacy still remain a troubling characteristic of many Web services and online networking [...] Original Post on 14-Jun-06 4:50pm Original Post on 12-Jun-06 9:24pm | ||||
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