Showing posts with label Privacy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Privacy. Show all posts

Monday, February 18, 2013

Meet the New CISPA. Same as the Old CISPA. | Common Dreams

Meet the New CISPA. Same as the Old CISPA. | Common Dreams
"Last year, thanks to a public outcry, the effort to pass overreaching cybersecurity legislationstalled in the Senate. Now supporters have reintroduced the House version of that legislation — the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA).
The “new” version is in fact identical to the original CISPA — and poses the same threat to our digital civil liberties and our freedom to connect online."

Thursday, February 14, 2013

CISPA, the Privacy-Invading Cybersecurity Spying Bill, is Back in Congress | Common Dreams

CISPA, the Privacy-Invading Cybersecurity Spying Bill, is Back in Congress | Common Dreams
"It's official: The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act was reintroduced in the House of Representatives yesterday. CISPA is the contentious bill civil liberties advocates fought last year, which would provide a poorly-defined "cybersecurity" exception to existing privacy law."

Friday, February 1, 2013

What The FTC’s Latest Settlement Says About The State Of Mobile Privacy

What The FTC’s Latest Settlement Says About The State Of Mobile Privacy: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced today that it settled charges against the operator of the Path social networking app for allegedly deceiving consumers. The app was collecting personal information from mobile devices address books without the users’ consent and collecting the personal information of around 3,000 children under the age of 13 in violation [...]/p