Impact of Legislation on Internet Privacy and Data Security
The government's preferred method of dealing with the challenges posed by technology by simply passing new legislation is now spilling over into the debate over Internet privacy.. . .
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What Is Tor Browser & How Does It Impact Linux Security Teams?
Tor Browser is a privacy-focused web browser that routes traffic through the Tor network to obscure a user’s identity and destination—and that design has direct implications for Linux security teams. It’s built to limit tracking, resist surveillance,...
Comprehending Fingerprinting Risks Faced by Linux Users Today
Linux systems block a lot of noise that targets other p...
Linux VPN Explained: Simple Setup and Privacy Tips
You’ve got Linux installed, the terminal doesn’t scare ...
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U.K. Cyberlaws: Assessing Whether Company Data Is An Asset Or Threat
Is your company data an asset or a threat? The issue will be discussed with particular reference to the U.K. Information is a commodity. Indeed, for many companies it's the most valuable asset they possess, especially when it comes to customer relationships. . .
Enhancing Air Safety With Vendor Support For TSA Initiatives
If it had the political nerve, the Transportation Security Administration could guarantee air safety by collecting passenger information from public and private databases, industry executives said at a recent Washington forum sponsored by the Council for Excellence in Government. . .
Exploring Customer Data Misuse Risks and Privacy Challenges
As enterprises amass huge volumes of customer data in their CRM systems, there's a growing temptation to disregard customers' privacy. Think about all the information you divulge when you buy from an e-commerce site: your name, mailing address,. . .
Tulsa Police Cyber Crimes Unit Collaborates With University Students
In an unusual arrangement, Tulsa, Okla., police are teaming up with students at the University of Tulsa to help investigate and stop cybercrime. Within the next few weeks, the Tulsa police Cyber Crimes Unit is moving to a new office on the university campus. . .
Exploring Privacy Challenges in the Era of Digital Transparency
These days, people are seeing their privacy punctured in intimate ways as their personal, professional and online identities become transparent to one another. Twenty-somethings are going to search engines to check out people they meet at parties. Neighbors are profiling neighbors. Amateur genealogists are researching distant family members. Workers are screening co-workers.. . .
Swiss Surveillance Law: Email Logging Mandate Raises Privacy Risks
Swissinfo web site on 21 July; subheadings as published: A record of almost every email sent to and from Switzerland is to be logged and stored for at least six months, under a new Swiss surveillance law. Since the beginning of . . .
Innovative Tools for Circumventing Web Censorship and Enhancing Freedom
Well-intentioned hackers are creating tools to help people circumvent web browsing controls in countries where the net is censored. The group of technology experts have produced two programs that help people swap messages that would otherwise be banned or to set up their own networks that help them keep in touch.. . .
Protecting Sendmail from Spam and Viruses: A Comprehensive Guide
Repeat after me: "Spam and viruses bad. Locked down mail servers good. Leaving relaying open bad. Locked down mail servers good. Leaving virus avoidance for the end user to deal with bad. Locked down mail servers good." Okay, now that we've . . .
UK ISPs Face Data Interception Requirement Amid Legislative Concerns
From 1 August, ISPs in the UK will be required to be able to intercept your data. Yet the Home Office has failed to explain how they will be reimbursed. And the rules mean that criminals will easily be able to . . .
Global Privacy Laws Impacting Business Operations and Compliance in 2023
Dozens of laws, regulations, and self-regulatory programs govern privacy around the world. Further complicating a company's efforts to protect confidential client information are the nuances of privacy. Even when a practice that involves the sharing of some personal customer information is . . .
A5/3 Algorithm Enhances GSM Security Against Eavesdropping by ETSI
Scientists working for Europe's Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) have devised a new security algorithm, known as A5/3, that will provide network operators and users of GSM mobile phones with an even higher level of protection against eavesdropping than they have already. . . .
Advanced Email Filtering Techniques With Postfix And Procmail
This article is the second of three articles that will help systems administrators configure SMTP daemons and local mail delivery agents to filter out unwanted e-mails before they arrive in the end-users' in-box. . .
Exploring Microsoft's Palladium Trust Machine and Its Impact on Linux Users
Yesterday, as we all know, Microsoft fed an 'exclusive' story about its new 'Palladium' DRM/PKI Trust Machine to Newsweek hack Steven Levy (a guy who writes without irony of "high-level encryption"), presumably because they trusted him not to grasp the technology well enough to. . .
Exploring Random-Number Generation Flaws And Their Privacy Impact
Most of us register aliases, like John Doe and Juxta Position, on the Internet in return for information and services. The use of aliases maintains our privacy, reduces spam and thwarts. . .
Effective Email Filtering With Postfix And Procmail Techniques
Most folks dislike spam in their e-mail. Spam takes up our network, disk, and cpu resources. It requires that we weed through unwanted messages to find the ones that we requested. (I'm not going to try to convince you that spam is not good, you can check out some of the anti-spam resources listed in. . .
UK Government's Draft Privacy Laws Raise Privacy Concerns
Plans to increase the number of organisations that can look at records of what you do online could lead to widespread abuse of personal information, warn experts. The UK Government this week unveiled a draft list of organisations that will be . . .
FTC Acts on Inadequate Corporate Data Management Practices
Companies that release customer data as a result of security mistakes could find themselves in the cross hairs of the Federal Trade Commission, especially if that release points to poor security practices. The FTC has only brought one case against . . .
Senate Judiciary Committee Reviews DOJ Surveillance Guidelines Proposal
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday will examine proposed Justice Department guidelines that would give federal investigators new license to mine publicly available databases and monitor Web use. The changes, which come after a major FBI shakeup last week, have sparked . . .
UK Surveillance Centre Faces Challenges From Stronger Encryption
Criminals will just use stronger encryption, warns expert. The UK government's new internet surveillance centre will become operational this summer, but it could make it harder rather than easier to catch paedophiles and terrorists by encouraging them to use stronger encryption.. . .
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