Infocus: Valuing Secure Access to Personal Information
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This article seeks to answer the question: is your personal data safe? Or do you give it away during almost every transaction you make with government or commercial entities?
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Data breaches contribute less to ID theft and fraud that most people think, according to a recent survey by Javelin Strategy & Research. Losing your checkbook or wallet is more likely to put you at risk.
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Worker apathy about PDA security is putting corporate data in jeopardy. The storage of the names and addresses of corporate customers on PDAs is now common - but security practices are struggling to keep up with technology usage.
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That plastic card, the one with the lousy photo that's jammed into your wallet or purse, isn't just a license to drive. It's the green light to buy a drink, the ticket to federal benefits, the must-have document to get aboard airplanes. Now it's also the flash point for an argument about how best to balance America's security needs with worries that personal privacy could be swept away.
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TechWeb - Multipurpose cell phones, data-storing pocket knives: Can you fear me now?
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Device adds location info to your digital camera's metadata.
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It takes effort and intelligence to keep personal information out of the hands of people and governments bent on misusing the data.
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The case for identifiable devices Trusted computing proponents may have found their best argument yet for incorporating specialised security hardware into every computer system.â¦
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Researchers at Pace University found that users of social networking sites are willing to share personal information even though they know the security is suspect.
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Rewards could be offered to people who inform on companies or individuals defrauding the government.
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Few companies know as well as ChoicePoint the consequences of failing to secure the personal information of consumers.
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There is a ready market for the data lost by the HMRC say computer security experts.
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Blog: Apple and AT&T are demanding subscribers to reveal their social security numbers.  How safe is that?
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InfoWorld - Technologies aimed at bolstering enterprise data protection remain tough to manage, but companies can derive significant benefits if they utilize the tools with a pragmatic approach, said security industry experts.
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Politicos just blowing smoke Opinion Data protection, privacy and information law have never been so high profile as in recent months. Following the loss of 25 million people's personal details by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), there has been what seems like a tide of gaffe after slip-up, all resulting in private personal details spilling out into the public domain.â¦
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A security researcher discovers that private Facebook profiles can reveal startlingly personal information.
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Worried about people accessing your  private information whenever you use a public computer? There  is a way to protect yourself: Devices as small as a keychain  allow you to use any computer without leaving a trail of  evidence.