News tagged with personal data
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Consumers dictate their own 'rules of engagement' with retailers online
Consumers are taking back control of their personal data as more businesses are proactively seeking detailed information (buying habits, demographic data, etc.). While retailers may use new technology as a way to gain a competitive ...
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Sep 21, 2009 |
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Dell eyes tech services with $3.9B deal for Perot
(AP) -- Dell Inc. plans to buy the technology services company Perot Systems Corp. for about $3.9 billion as it tries to expand beyond the PC business and compete more aggressively with Hewlett-Packard Co. ...
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Review: Password management eases with Net storage
(AP) -- Do you use your kids' names? Your pet's? Your favorite color? We all use some dumb passwords that are too easy to guess.
Aug 12, 2009 |
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Watchdog: Facebook violates Canadian privacy law
(AP) -- Canada's privacy commissioner says the online social networking site Facebook breaches Canadian law by keeping users personal information indefinitely after members close their accounts.
Jul 16, 2009 |
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Unclear what happens to personal info with Clear
(AP) -- More than a quarter million people are wondering what will happen to their fingerprints, Social Security numbers, home addresses and other personal information now that a company that sped them through ...
Jun 27, 2009 |
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Is personal data safe at firms?
Making rules can be just as difficult as complying with them. Dutch researcher Marieke Thijssen investigated how well the Personal Data Protection Act (Dutch acronym Wbp) is harmonised with other rules that firms must comply ...
Jun 22, 2009 |
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Expert: Obama's cybersecurity response disappointing in scope
President Barack Obama's announcement today (May 29) that he will create a cybersecurity coordinator in the White House with responsibility for information security is a step in the right direction, but more has ...
May 29, 2009 |
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Security Alert: Beware of SMS Messages That Can Take Control of Your Phone
(PhysOrg.com) -- Trust Digital has proven that an attacker with the right knowledge and toolkits can remotely hijack a phone by sending an SMS message to it. The attack would be most effective if it took place ...
Apr 20, 2009 |
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Fujitsu Develops Secure USB Memory Device Featuring Automatic Data-Erase Function
Fujitsu Laboratories today announced the development of two new technologies designed to prevent the unwanted disclosure of data from lost universal serial bus (USB) memory devices and prevent uploads to file-sharing ...
Apr 17, 2009 |
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Steve Wozniak joins search startup advisory board
(AP) -- Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak - currently strutting his stuff as a competitor on the ABC show "Dancing With the Stars" - is joining the advisory board of search startup DeepDyve.
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Before you trash that phone, read this
If you own a cell phone, at some point you're likely to upgrade to a newer model. But what should you do with your old phone?
Mar 16, 2009 |
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