Privacy

Living Out Loud -- Should We All Be More "Open?": Corporate Secrecy and Personal Privacy are Opposites (Part 7 of 7)

Don Tapscott | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Google, Oversharing, Google Privacy, Online Privacy, Facebook Privacy, Internet Privacy, Facebook, Privacy, Technology News

Here is my bottom line: By all means, be as open as you want online; but realize that with openness can come vulnerabilities, especially for your children.

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Living Out Loud -- Should We All Be More "Open?": Big Brother 2.0 (Part 6 of 7)

Don Tapscott | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Google, Twitter, Internet Privacy, Google Chrome, Oversharing, Facebook Privacy, Online Privacy, Facebook, Privacy, Gmail, Technology News

If history is any guide, advances in privacy have tended to arise in the wake of widespread privacy abuses. Something similar may be happening today with data breaches and identity theft, as more and more people come to understand the pain and consequences of personal data misuse.

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Living Out Loud -- Should We All Be More "Open?": Corporations, the Main Beneficiaries of Personal Sharing (Part 5 of 7)

Don Tapscott | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Google, Oversharing, Online Privacy, Facebook Privacy, Internet Privacy, Facebook, Corporations, Privacy, Technology News

The most powerful forces making the case for sharing personal information are not philosophers or media pundits -- they are social media companies and other corporations who have a lot to gain from our social norms about privacy changing.

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FBI Forms Secret Online Eavesdropping Unit

The Huffington Post | Sara Gates | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Video, Internet Privacy, FBI Web Surveillance, FBI Eavesdropping, Online Privacy, Fbi, Privacy, FBI Surveillance, Fbi Internet, Technology News

With the Federal Bureau of Investigation's recent push for web wiretaps and increased Internet surveillance, the U.S. seems to be edging closer to the...

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Living Out Loud -- Should We All Be More "Open?": Real Dangers of Thoughtless Sharing (Part 4 of 7)

Don Tapscott | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Sexting, Oversharing, Online Privacy, Facebook Privacy, Internet Privacy, Privacy, Technology News

Just as parents caution their children about the dangers of playing in the street or running with scissors, they must also educate and work with their children in developing personal privacy strategies.

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Health Industry Scrambling to Comply With Revised HIPAA Privacy and Disclosure Rules

Steven Kurlander | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Hipaa, Hitech Act, Patient Medical Records, Health Care, US Department of Health and Human Services, Privacy, Electronic Medical Records, Politics News

When these changes are implemented by HHS, Americans will be able to the right to get a report from their medical providers or insurance companies detailing who has electronically accessed their protected health information.

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Google Beats All at Keeping Secrets... So Far

David Tereshchuk | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Sergey Brin, News International Phone Hacking, Secrecy, Facebook IPO, Rupert Murdoch, Andy Coulson, Larry Page, Privacy, Google, Media News

In Europe, where authorities' efforts have been more energetic, Google was forced to admit that its cars were drawing in material from households' unencrypted WiFi networks -- having at first denied it. Or rather claimed in Germany that it was a software programming mistake.

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Clueful Helps You Spy On Your Apps

The Huffington Post | Courteney Palis | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Iphone Location Tracking, Iphone Information, Clueful, Iphone Tracking, Bitdefender Clueful, Privacy, Itunes, Video, Apple, Clueful Itunes, Iphone App Privacy, Iphone Personal Information, iPhone Privacy, App Privacy, Clueful App, iPhone Apps, Technology News

A few months back, it was revealed that several major iPhone apps, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, were sending users' data to their server...

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Living Out Loud -- Should We All Be More "Open?": Privacy, the Self and Human Relationships (Part 3 of 7)

Don Tapscott | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Oversharing, Online Privacy, Facebook Privacy, Internet Privacy, Privacy, Technology News

Even though the human condition requires connection, we also need to feel confident that we can be alone and unwatched when we want to be. It may seem an odd notion today, but initially the Internet was a favorite refuge for many seeking privacy.

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DHS Seeks To 'Accelerate' Use Of Drones By Police

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Government Surveillance, Video, Police Drones, Drone Licensing, Faa, Homeland Security, Uavs, Surveillance, Border Security, Dhs, Drones, Predator Drones, Privacy, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The Department of Homeland Security has launched a program to "facilitate and accelerate the adoption" of small, unmanned drones by poli...

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Why EU Antitrust Focus on Google and Data Portability Matters -- and Why It's Probably Not Enough

Nathan Newman | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Antitrust, Data Portability, Privacy, Google, Google Advertising, Bing, Google Privacy, Business News

The four main concerns the EU has with Google include ones regularly discussed in the media, but it also includes more specific concerns about how it deals with advertisers.

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Living Out Loud -- Should We All Be More "Open?": To Share or Not to Share (Part 2 of 7)

Don Tapscott | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Sharing, Facebook Privacy, Privacy, Facebook Sharing, Technology News

Each of us needs a personal privacy strategy governing what information we release and to whom. Rather than default to openness we should default to privacy, and then choose to share information where the benefits outweigh the dangers.

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Living Out Loud -- Should We All Be More "Open?": The Upside of Sharing (Part 1 of 7)

Don Tapscott | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Sharing, Online Privacy, Facebook Privacy, Internet, Privacy, Technology News

A growing number of people argue that the notion of having a private life in which we carefully restrict what information we share with others may not be a good idea. And this is not just a fringe movement.

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Scans Faces Of Bar-Goers To Guess Age, Gender

AP | MARCUS WOHLSEN | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Scenetap App, Scenetap Bars, Scenetap, Privacy, Bar App, Technology News

SAN FRANCISCO — A watchful eye has arrived on San Francisco's bar scene, but not to keep you in check. It just wants to check you out. A new ap...

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Facebook Sued For $15 Billion In Suit Over User Tracking

Bloomberg | Kit Chellel and Jeremy Hodges | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Privacy, Social Media, Facebook, Facebook IPO, Technology News

Facebook Inc. (FB), which is scheduled to begin trading today, was sued by users of its social network in an amended class-action case claiming the co...

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What's Next for Facebook and Social Media? 5 Trends to Watch After the IPO

Ryan Holmes | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Social Media, Ipo, Mobile, Facebook IPO, Mark Zuckerberg, Freemium, Future, Facebook, Privacy, Social Media Business, Social Media Advertising, Social Media Networks, Technology News

The Facebook IPO is a watershed moment in social media. It leaves no doubt that social networks are a true cultural and financial force. Social media is here to stay. It's not a fad. And it's huge business. The big question is what's next.

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Privacy Is Important But What's Wrong With Letting People Share?

Larry Magid | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Facebook Privacy, Facebook, Privacy, Internet Privacy, Online Privacy, Technology News

People worry about what they choose to share on Facebook but may not even think about what they're already sharing with corporations.

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Why I'm Talking Back to Facebook

Jim Steyer | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Social Media, Social Networking, Children, Kids, Parenting, Facebook, Technology, Privacy, Technology News

Technology companies must take responsibility for their contributions to the challenges created by our 24/7 always-on culture and seize the opportunity to be part of the solution.

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Sharing Office Cubicles... and Diagnoses

Robert Klitzman, M.D. | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Stigma, Medical Ethics, Psychiatry, Confidentiality, Mental Health, Psychology, Mental Illness Stigma, Privacy, Politics, Health, Ethics, Genetics, Healthcare Reform, Bioethics, Anxiety, Medicine, Healthcare, Wellness, Healthy Living News

Coworkers occupy peculiar in-between roles in our lives. Most days, we spend at least half of our waking hours with them. Disclosing our personal problems to them can offer advantages, generating social support, or can prompt stigma and discrimination.

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Is Privacy Really THAT Special Anymore?

Joseph Rauch | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Google, Consumers, Target Stores, Internet Privacy, Facebook, Invasion of Privacy, Privacy, Big Brother, College News

Since privacy is a broad term and can be defined in many ways, it is not always clear what an invasion of privacy is. People can find out just about everything they want to know about you by using cookies and behavioral targeting since your Internet history is readily accessible.

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Consumer Reports Finds Very Small Percentage of Facebook Users 'Are Sharing Too Much'

Larry Magid | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Facebook Privacy, Facebook, Consumer Reports, Online Security, Internet Privacy, Web Security, Internet Security, Online Privacy, Privacy, Social Media, Technology News

When Consumer Reports decided to write about Facebook, it focused extensively on how it's possible for people to use the service in ways that jeopardize their privacy even though, based on their own statistics, the vast majority of users have mostly positive experiences with Facebook.

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CISPA and the Emergence of a Cyber Détente

Gil Laroya | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Internet, Cybersecurity, Cispa Bill, Privacy, Hackers, Cybercrime, Hacking, Cispa, Technology News

With the danger posed on both sides of the cyber-hacker war, is the internet bearing witness to an internet cyber-détente?

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The Empire Strikes Back: Attack of the Drones

John W. Whitehead | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Federal Aviation Administration, Fourth Amendment, General Atomics, Drones, Privacy, Shadowhawk, Technology News

We will find ourselves operating under a new paradigm marked by round-the-clock surveillance and with little hope of real privacy, short of living in a cave far removed from the reach of modern technology. Caves, by the way, are rather scarce.

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Nothing to Fear But Fear Itself

Susan Landau | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Network, Critical Infrastructure, Security, Privacy, Internet, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, Cispa Bill, Cyber Security, Cispa, Technology News

The hidden fact is that CISPA completely avoids the issue of protecting critical infrastructure. The bill's authors said the reason for CISPA not covering critical infrastructure was "that [was] outside of our jurisdiction."

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Get Sneaky: How To Hide From Face-Detection Technology

cnn.com | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Privacy, Technology News

If you take Adam Harvey's advice, here's what you might wanna wear to a party this weekend: A funny hat, asymmetrical glasses, a tuft of hair that...

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